Emma Canning
Irish actress
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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).
Emma Canning | |
|---|---|
| Education | Guildhall School of Music & Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2021–present |
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The History of Sound | Clarissa Roux |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |