Rosalie Craig

Stage

After graduation Craig joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made her professional stage debut in an adaptation by Adrian Mitchell of Alice in Wonderland.^[5]

In 2007 she had her first leading role in a West End production, playing the character Arwen in the musical stage adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.^[6]

Since then her notable roles in theatre have included the title character in Tori Amos's The Light Princess at the National Theatre in 2013, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award, as well as winning^[7] her first major award, a London Evening Standard Award for Best Performance in a Musical.^[1]

She appeared in the musical London Road at the National Theatre and subsequently^[when?] in Rufus Norris's film adaptation.^{[citation needed]} Craig's other work with the National Theatre include: As You Like It and The Threepenny Opera. She appeared in the premiere of musical Wonder.land, at Palace Theatre, Manchester for the Manchester International Festival; also directed by Norris in association with the National Theatre.^[8]

In September 2018 Craig began appearing alongside Patti LuPone in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Company. She played the lead role of Bobbie, reimagined for the first time as a woman.^[9]

She also had leading parts in City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse), Finding Neverland (Leicester Curve) and Ragtime (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre).^{[citation needed]}

Television

Craig's television work includes appearances in Spooks, a 2009 episode of Miranda,^[10] Endeavour, Lovesick, Midsomer Murders, Truth Seekers and The Queen's Gambit.^[11][12]

In 2021 Craig played the brief role of the Whaletaur Shaman in Netflix's Centaurworld, released on 30 July 2021. In 2022 she appeared as Virginia Wilson in the Netflix series 1899,^[13] and portrayed Jeanne d'Albret in The Serpent Queen in 2024.^[14]

Craig's television work includes the BBC television dramas Moonflower Murders and Riot Women.^[15]