Zoe Brough

Brough was born in Slough, Berkshire.^[1] She attended the Arts Educational School's (ArtsEd) day school in West London.^[2]

At ten years old,^[3] Brough made her professional stage debut in the 2014 production of The Nether at London's Royal Court Theatre in the role of Iris,^[4] which she shared with Isabella Pappas, Jaime Adler and Perdita Hibbins. The production moved to the Duke of York's Theatre on the West End in 2015. Brough, Pappas, Adler and Hibbins were jointly nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards for their performances. This was followed by roles as Blousey in Bugsy Malone (2015) at the Lyric Hammersmith, which she alternated with Eleanor Worthington Cox and Thea Lamb,^[5][6] and Lily in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016) at the Palace Theatre.^[7]

Brough was cast as Diane in The Still Room at the Park Theatre in February 2020.^[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the production was rescheduled to run in 2022.^[9] Also that year, Brough made her television debut when she took over the role of Natalia Malinovsky in the BBC One medical soap opera Casualty from Lollie McKenzie.^[10]

In 2025, Brough starred as Nell Gwyn in Playhouse Creatures at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond.^[11] For her performance, she was nominated for Emerging Talent at the London Standard Theatre Awards. She made a guest appearance in an episode of Father Brown.^[12] Brough portrayed Jessica Mitford in the UKTV historical drama Outrageous, which premiered in June 2025.^[13][14]