Emma Canning

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Emma Canning is an Irish stage, television and film actress. Her television roles include a young Tula Harkonnen in Dune: Prophecy (2024).

OccupationActress
Yearsactive2021–present
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Emma Canning
EducationGuildhall School of Music & Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2021–present
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Early life

She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2019.[1][2]

Career

Her first professional screen role was as Isabelle, a maid within a wealthy household, in the supernatural series The Irregulars. She also had an early role appearing as Young Antonia in the Roman-era historical drama television series Domina.[3][4]

In 2022, she played Judy Sears in the Alice Childress play Trouble in Mind at the Royal National Theatre’s Dorfman Theatre.[5][6] Her stage roles have also included a production of Tennessee Williams play The Night of the Iguana at the Noël Coward Theatre alongside Clive Owen and Anna Gunn.[7]

In 2024, she played Helen in Apple TV+ war drama Masters of the Air,[8] and Kathleen in Disney+ historical drama series Say Nothing set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.[9] She also has a role in action thriller television series Citadel: Honey Bunny.[10] She played the younger version of Elsa Lombardi (played by Emily Mortimer) in Apple TV+ World War Two set, biographical fashion drama The New Look which centres on the fashion houses of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior.[4]

In late 2024, she appeared as Young Tula in fantasy drama series adaptation Dune: Prophecy, playing the younger version of the character Tula Harkonnen, played by Olivia Williams.[11][12] In 2025, she was seen in the film The History of Sound alongside Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or prize at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.[13]

In 2026, Canning could be seen as a teenage Greta in How to Get to Heaven from Belfast.[14]

Filmography

Film

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2025 The History of Sound Clarissa Roux
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Television

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2021 The Irregulars Isabelle 1 episode
2021 Domina Young Antonia 5 episodes
2024 Masters of the Air Helen Miniseries, 3 episodes
2024 The New Look Young Elsa 1 episode
2024 Say Nothing Kathleen Miniseries, 2 episodes
2024 Dune: Prophecy Young Tula 3 episodes
2026 How to Get to Heaven from Belfast Young Greta
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