Hannah Murray

Hannah Murray
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Name:
Hannah Murray
Real name:
Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray
Who is:
Birth date:
(36 y.o.)
Place of birth:
Bristol, England
Height:
5'5 ft ()
Weight:
141 lb (64 kg)
Relationship:
single
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(characteristic)
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Hannah Murray's biography

Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray is best known for her starring role in the iconic Game of Thrones series, along with appearances in the musical God Help the Girl and dramas including Skins, Womb, Chatroom, and Bridgend. She's won the prestigious BAFTA Audience Award (the British equivalent of the American Emmy) and earned recognition at major film festivals including TriBeCa in New York, Evolution in Mallorca, Best Actress at the Ourense Independent Film Festival, and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. Her net worth is about $1 million.
British actress Hannah Murray
British actress Hannah Murray

Childhood

The future film star was born on July 1, 1989, in Bristol, England, where she spent her childhood. She was brought up in the family of local university professor Martin Murray and Rosemary Silvester, laboratory assistant at the Chemistry department of the same institution.
Hannah Murray with her parents
Hannah Murray with her parents
As an only child, she first attended a public boarding school before earning her degree in English Language at Queen's College, Cambridge.
Hannah Murray in her childhood
Hannah Murray in her childhood
As a teenager, Hannah attended workshops and participated in various productions at one of the country's leading youth theaters, the North Bristol Post 16 Centre.

'Skins'. First roles

At 17, Hannah discovered auditions were being held in her town for the teen series Skins, decided to give it a shot and made quite an impression on the producers. She landed one of the leading roles as Cassie, a girl struggling with various psychological issues. In 2009, her stunning transformation and portrayal of the complex character earned her a BAFTA award.
Hannah Murray in Skins
Hannah Murray in Skins
After starring in 19 episodes, Murray decided to leave the project to pursue other opportunities and grow professionally. However, her character was among the few whose story producers chose to continue, and she returned to star in two episodes of the final seventh season.

In May 2008, she made her stage debut in drama, which gave her career a considerable boost and earned her high praise from critics. She played Mia at Duke of York's Theatre in the play That Face, written by 19-year-old Polly Stenham.
Hannah Murray in That Face
Hannah Murray in That Face
A year later, she took on the role of Dorothy in an episode of Agatha Christie's Marple with Julia McKenzie, based on the mystery Why Didn't They Ask Evans? In 2010, she appeared in three more projects: Above Suspicion: The Red Dahlia, Womb and Chatroom, where she played leading roles including a girl named Emily. The plot follows a group of teenagers – Jim (Matthew Beard), Eva (Imogen Poots), Mo (Daniel Kaluuya), and Emily, who meet a guy named William (Aaron Johnson) online, unaware that he's manipulating people into suicide. The film received widespread critical and audience acclaim.
Hannah Murray in Agatha Christie's Marple
Hannah Murray in Agatha Christie's Marple
In 2012's horror-comedy Dark Shadows, she played Caroline, a hippie member of the Collins family descendants. She co-starred with Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnny Depp and Eva Green.

'Game of Thrones'. Career highlight

That same year, Hannah joined the cast of the legendary 'Game of Thrones' series in its second season, playing young Gilly, who endured a brutal life beyond the Wall after being abused by her own father and bearing his child.
Hannah Murray in 'Game of Thrones'
Hannah Murray in 'Game of Thrones'
Hannah's character appears in the second season and her storyline continues through the series finale. Her co-star was John Bradley, who played timid intellectual Samwell, and the two characters developed a truly touching friendship.

In 2013, while filming one of TV's most popular series, she appeared as Rachel in the action thriller The Numbers Station alongside John Cusack. He played a CIA agent who saves Hannah's character's life.

Around the same time, Murray appeared in the music video for "Your Cover's Blown" by Scottish band Belle & Sebastian from their album The Third Eye Centre.
Hannah Murray appeared in the music video of Belle & Sebastian Your Cover's Blown
A year later, Hannah surprised fans by landing the lead in comedy 'God Help the Girl', earning media praise as a rising star of British indie cinema. The film came from pop-indie musician Stuart Murdoch, Belle & Sebastian's founder, who made his debut as producer and screenwriter.
Hannah Murray in the movie 'God Help the Girl'
Hannah Murray in the movie 'God Help the Girl'
The project also featured concert and studio footage of his band with various vocalists. The drama premiered at Sundance in January, where the actress and her co-stars Emily Browning, Pierre Boulanger, and Olly Alexander won the Grand Jury Prize.

Also in 2014, while still filming 'Game of Thrones', Hannah starred in the play 'Martine' by French playwright Jean-Jacques Bernard, a key figure in the theatrical movement known as "the art of the unexpressed." Her performance, relying entirely on mimicry, gesture, and silence to convey emotion, earned her a nomination for Best Female Performance at the Off West End Awards for independent London theaters.
Hannah Murray in 'Martine'
Hannah Murray in 'Martine'
In 2015, the British actress appeared in independent American film 'Lily & Kat', where her character grapples with the transition to adulthood. The film follows two inseparable friends (played by Jessica Rothe and Hannah) as one prepares to move to England. Before the departure, the two decide to hit the town with a mysterious artist (Jack Falahee).

That's when the Danish movie 'Bridgend' came out, based on the real-life teenage suicide cases in the town. Hannah's transformation into the movie's heroine Sara earned high praise at the premiere, which was held at the TriBeCa Film Festival, earning her an award for the best female role. She was also named Actress of the Year at the Palma-de-Mallorca and Ourense festivals.
Jeppe Rønde, Hannah Murray, Josh O'Connor and Steven Waddington Q&A - Bridgend
In 2016, she starred in another film - the Spanish war drama 'The Chosen', based on the murder of Leon Trotsky. She played the role of Sylvia Ageloff, secretary to the globe-trotting revolutionary, the bride of his murderer, though she had no connection to the crime.
Hannah Murray in seasons 2 and 8 of 'Game of Thrones'
Hannah Murray in seasons 2 and 8 of 'Game of Thrones'
The following year, she appeared in the role of Julie in the crime drama 'Detroit', where she co-starred with Will Poulter, John Boyega, Algee Smith, and Kaitlyn Dever. The movie was based on the uprising from 1967 in the city of Detroit.

Hannah Murray's personal life

Murray keeps her private life largely out of the spotlight. Rumors swirled that she was dating her 'Game of Thrones' co-star John Bradley, and even that she was pregnant because she had gained some weight towards the end of the series.
Hannah Murray had gained some weight towards the end of 'Game of Thrones'
Hannah Murray had gained some weight towards the end of 'Game of Thrones'
Later, reports emerged online that she was in fact dating her other 'Game of Thrones' and 'Skins' co-star - Joe Dempsie. However, neither relationship was ever confirmed.

Murray is a committed vegetarian.

Hannah Murray now

She appeared in the movie 'Charlie Says' released in 2019, which tells the story of Charles Manson (played by Matt Smith), the founder of the hippie-commune 'Family' and his followers. Among the gruesome murders committed by his 'family' was that of model Sharon Tate (wife of producer Roman Polanski), in her own home while she was 9 months pregnant. They also murdered 8 more people. Hannah delivered an outstanding performance as a girl charmed by a criminal, for whom she abandoned her freedom, personality, name, and all responsibility.
Hannah Murray in 'Charlie Says'
Hannah Murray in 'Charlie Says'
In the same period, fans saw her final portrayal of Gilly and the other characters in the final 8th season containing the last 6 episodes of the fantasy series 'Game of Thrones'.

In 2020, The Expecting premiered, in which Hannah played Cara. According to the plot of the thriller series, the main character mysteriously becomes pregnant and tries to expose the conspiracy built around her.
The Expecting – trailer
  • I remember this actress for her role in «Game of Thrones», she really has a talent.
    2021-04-23 13:55:53
  • I saw Hannah only in the series Skins, where she showed herself cool!
    2021-04-14 22:30:53
  • A very talented young actress Murray, I love her work. I want to watch performances with her participation.
    2021-03-01 18:38:51
  • Murray has not changed much since childhood, but she remains very sweet.
    2021-02-17 14:12:35
  • Loved the series «Skins», Hannah Murray was one of the favorite characters in the role of the anorexic Cassie
    2021-01-01 13:32:21
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