Carly Bawden

Carly Lucinda A Bawden (born 1988) is an English actress. She is known for her work in theatre.

Early life Bawden grew up on a farm in Milverton, Somerset near Taunton. She has an older sister and younger brother.

Bawden attended Wellington School, where she was a member of Gillard's. She joined the school's chapel choir, which included performing for the Pope. Bawden went on to graduate from the Guildford School of Acting in 2009.

Career Upon graduating from drama school in 2009, Bawden was cast as the Mistress in the Evita tour, arranged by Bill Kenwright.

In 2011, Bawden made her West End debut starring as Geneviève Émery in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg directed by Emma Rice at the Gielgud Theatre. She also played Catherine in Pippin at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The following year, she played Susan Pevensie in Rupert Goold's adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in Kensington Gardens and starred as Eliza Doolittle opposite Dominic West in My Fair Lady at the Sheffield Crucible.

Bawden returned to the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2014 for Assassins, that she starred as Lynette Fromme. In 2015, Bawden took over the role of Dahlia from Dianna Agron for the West End run of the play McQueen at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket and starred as Alice in Damon Albarn and Moira Buffini's musical Wonder.land. Bawden made her television debut in 2016 with a guest appearance in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors and a recurring role as Ruth in the BBC Two period drama Close to the Enemy. and played Maria in Twelfth Night, both at the Globe Theatre. She would later reprise her role in the former at the Bristol Old Vic in 2020. In the interim, Bawden played Clementine in the musical Sylvia at London's Old Vic in 2018 and Rose Red in Ghost Quartet at the Boulevard Theatre in 2019.

Bawden starred as Julie in the 2021 London revival of Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. She had a role as Anna in the 2023 musical adaptation of Rock Follies at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester.

Personal life Bawden is in a relationship with actor Harry Hepple.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2016 Doctors Beth Mallinder Episode: "Chromatic" Close to the Enemy Ruth Miniseries, 5 episodes 2020 Call the Midwife Laverne Bulmer 1 episode 2022 This England Jo Green 1 episode

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2009 Evita Mistress UK tour 2010 Whistle Down the Wind Swallow UK and Ireland tour Sleeping Beauty Princess Theatre Royal, Wakefield 2011 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Geneviève Émery Gielgud Theatre, London Pippin Catherine Menier Chocolate Factory, London 2012 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Susan Pevensie Kensington Gardens, London My Fair Lady Eliza Doolittle Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 2013 Tristan & Yseult Whitehands (narrator) Kneehigh Theatre Tour 2014 Dead Dog in a Suitcase Polly Assassins Lynette Fromme Menier Chocolate Factory, London 2015 McQueen Dahlia Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London Wonder.land Alice National Theatre, London 2017 Twelfth Night Maria Globe Theatre, London 2017, 2020 Romantics Anonymous Angélique Globe Theatre, London / Bristol Old Vic 2018 Sylvia Clementine Old Vic, London 2019 Ghost Quartet Rose Red Boulevard Theatre, London 2021 Carousel Julie Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London 2023 Rock Follies Anna Minerva Theatre, Chichester

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2010 TMA Theatre Awards Best Performance in a Supporting Rolein a Musical Evita 2020 Offie Performance Ensemble Ghost Quartet