Ria Zmitrowicz

Ria Zmitrowicz is a British actress. She is known for her work in theatre, earning WhatOnStage and Manchester Theatre Award nominations, and her role in the BBC drama Three Girls.

Early life and education Zmitrowicz was born in Spain and grew up in Berkshire, Surrey, and Hampshire. She attended the Sixth Form College, Farnborough.

She joined the National Youth Theatre (NYT) at sixteen and moved to London when she was eighteen.

Career Theatre Playwright and actor Luke Barnes, whom Zmitrowicz met through the NYT, cast her in his play Chapel Street, which premiered at The Old Red Lion, Islington before going on to play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Bush Theatre. This helped Zmitrowicz secure an agent. She then landed a role in Arinzé Kene's God's Property alongside Kingsley Ben-Adir at Soho Theatre. and Mary Warren in The Crucible at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. The latter earned her a nomination at the Manchester Theatre Awards. and The Doctor with Juliet Stevenson at the Almeida Theatre, as well as The Welkin with Maxine Peake at the National Theatre in 2020. Her performance as Sami in The Doctor, a role she originated, earned Zmitrowicz a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Play.

Film and television In 2013, she played Wilma Grey in the two-part ITV crime drama Murder on the Home Front. She also had a recurring role as Jodie in the E4 comedy-drama series Youngers. The following year, she joined the cast of the sitcom The Midnight Beast as Hope for its second series, also on E4, and the ITV period drama Mr Selfridge as Sarah Ellis, a recurring role she would play for the latter three series.

Zmitrowicz made her feature film debut with a small role in the 2015 film Kill Your Friends.

She starred as Amber Bowen, one of the titular victims, in the BAFTA-winning three-part BBC One miniseries Three Girls, based on a true story with the names changed.

In 2018 Zmitrowicz was named a Breakthrough Brit in the BAFTA awards.

She plays Roxy Monke in the 2023 Amazon Prime adaptation of Naomi Alderman's science fiction novel The Power.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Tearaway Gemma Short films 2011 Hard to Say Kayley 2012 Pants Billy 2014 Pretty Bitch Louise Two Seas LaurenSome Candid Observation on the Eve of the End of the World Karen The Longing Elizabeth Mustard Penelope 2015 Kill Your Friends Songbird Chantelle 2017 Bad Drawings Grace Short film 2018 Entebbe Jan Almog Jellyfish Nightclub Girl Teen Spirit Hayley Futures Rosie Short film 2020 Misbehaviour Mair 2021 The Booker Prizes 2021: Great Circle Storyteller Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 Whitechapel Sasha Lowood Episode #3.5 2013 Murder on the Home Front Wilma Grey Television film 2013–2014 Youngers Jodie 10 episodes 2014 Casualty Emily Gambol Episode: "Brothers at Arms" The Midnight Beast Hope Main role; Series 2, 5 episodes Playhouse Presents Hayley Episode: "Nightshift" 2014–2016 Mr Selfridge Miss Ellis 9 episodes 2017 Three Girls Amber Bowen Mini-series; 3 episodes 2018 On the Edge Aimee Thomas Mini-series; 1 episode: "Through the Gates" 2020 The Third Day: Autumn Special 12-hour long live stream episode 2021 Foresight Ava (voice) Mini-series; 1 episode: "They Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar" 2023 The Power Roxy Monke Main cast; 7 episodes 2024 Sherwood Lisa Waters Series 2, 6 episodes

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2012 Skanky Kate Arcola Theatre, London Cortae Talawa Theatre Company Chapel Street Kirsty Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Bush Theatre, London 2013 God's Property Holly Soho Theatre, London 2015 Arcadia Chloe Coverly Theatre Royal, Brighton / UK tour The Crucible Mary Warren Royal Exchange, Manchester Four Minutes Twelve Seconds Cara Trafalgar Studios / Hampstead Theatre, London 2016 X Mattie Royal Court Theatre, London 2017 Plastic Jessica Ustinov Studio, Bath Bad Roads Journalist Royal Court Theatre, London 2018 Gundog Becky Dance Nation Zuzu Almeida Theatre, London 2019 Three Sisters Irnina Sergeyevna The Doctor Sami 2020 The Welkin Sally Poppy Royal National Theatre, London 2022 The Glow The Woman Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2015 Manchester Theatre Awards Actress In A Supporting Role The Crucible 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Play The Doctor