Michelle Bonnard
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Michelle Bonnard (born 14 September 1980)[1] is an English actress and screenwriter. She attended the Central Junior Television Workshop before studying at LAMDA.
Career[edit]
Michelle Bonnard has worked in television, theatre and film. She first came to prominence playing Helena in the BBC's 2005 adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream, called ShakespeaRe-Told.[2] Other roles include DCI Goodchild in The Fear for Channel 4 starring Peter Mullan, press officer Tops in BBC/HBO drama Five Days[3] (Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated), Raghad Hussein in Channel 4’s Saddam's Tribe[4] and Stephanie Blake in Law and Order UK.
Stage appearances include The Quiet House at Park Theatre (Off West End Award nomination for best actress), A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes at Tricycle Theatre directed by Indhu Rubasingham, Beasts and Beauties at Hampstead Theatre Melly Still, On The Record (Michael Longhurst), Macbeth (Max Stafford-Clark) and Europe (Douglas Rintoul) and The Mirror for Princes (Sulyman Al Bassam) (both at the Barbican Theatre).[5]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ray & Liz | Zeinab |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Backup | Elaine | Episode: "Badlands" |
| 1998 | Bernard's Watch | Mel | Episode: "Old Time" |
| 1998 | Dangerfield | First Nurse | Episode: "Double Helix" |
| 2004 | EastEnders | Trish | Episode dated 11 May 2004 |
| 2004–2010 | Casualty | Various roles | 5 episodes |
| 2004–2015 | Doctors | 10 episodes | |
| 2005 | Spooks | Delphine Lapin | Episode: "The Special: Part 1" |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told | Helena | Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
| 2006 | Eleventh Hour | Junior Doctor | Episode: "Resurrection" |
| 2007 | Five Days | Tops | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | Saddam's Tribe: Bound by Blood | Raghad | Television film |
| 2007 | My Boyfriend, the Sex Tourist | Narrator | |
| 2008 | Waking the Dead | Dr Emma McKenna | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Silent Witness | Kez | Episode: "Terror: Part 2" |
| 2008 | Apparitions | Sandra Tellor | Episode #1.3 |
| 2009 | Margot | Sally | Television film |
| 2010 | Law & Order: UK | Stephanie Blake | Episode: "Anonymous" |
| 2011 | Hustle | Secretary | Episode: "Silent Witness" |
| 2012 | The Fear | Janice Goodchild | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Holby City | Julie Horton | Episode: "Not Aaron" |
| 2013 | Blackout | Nurse Gabby | Television film |
| 2017 | Inspector George Gently | Liz Paton | Episode: "Gently and the New Age" |
| 2018 | Strike | Hazel Furley | Episode: "Career of Evil: Part 2" |
| 2018–2021 | Unforgotten | Sal | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | The Last Czars | Praskovya | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | We Hunt Together | Prof. Judy Hackwood | |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Brothel Madam | Episode: "The Green Council" |
References[edit]
- ^ "Michelle Bonnard". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Shakespeare Retold: A Midsummer Night's Dream". ABC Online. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Leonard, John (30 September 2007). "Five Days". New York. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ O'Donovan, Gerard (10 May 2007). "Leave Saddam to the historians". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Cargill, Peter (14 March 2007). "Europe". The Stage. Retrieved 1 February 2011.