Emma Paetz

Paetz was born in Edmonton, Alberta. She moved to Vancouver as an adult and worked as an au pair in Paris.^[1] She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 2016.^[2]

Paetz began her career as a child actress when she appeared in the 2005 CTV Network television film Selling Innocence as Stephanie Walker. A decade later, she made her feature film debut as Jennifer in the 2015 action horror film Final Girl.^[3]

After graduating from drama school, Paetz made her professional London stage debut in 2017 when she starred in You're Human Like the Rest of Them at the Finborough Theatre^[4] and opposite Ruth Gemmell in No Place for a Woman at Theatre 503.^[5] She returned to television in 2018 with guest appearances in the Hulu and BBC One series The Looming Tower and Press respectively, and voiced Grace in the film Juliet, Naked.^[6]

In 2019, Paetz had a recurring role as Catherine Rawson in the first series of the BBC One historical drama Gentleman Jack^[7] and began starring as Martha Kane (later Wayne), Batman's mother, in the DC Universe series Pennyworth on Epix.^[8][9] She would reprise her role as Martha in the second^[10] and third seasons, the latter of which was released in 2022 on HBO Max.^[11] In the meantime, Paetz appeared in 8 Hotel with Ben Cura and the Minerva Theatre^[12] as well as the 2020 Irish vampire comedy film Boys from County Hell.