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Charlotte Riley (born 29 December 1981) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Catherine Earnshaw in the ITV adaptation of Wuthering Heights (2009) and as May Fitz Carleton in the BBC series Peaky Blinders. Her film credits include Edge of Tomorrow (2014), London Has Fallen (2016), and the upcoming Masters of the Universe (2026).

Full Name Charlotte Frances Riley

Date of Birth 29 December 1981

Place of Birth Grindon, County Durham, England

Alma Mater Durham University (BA), London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)

Occupation Actress

Years Active 2007–present

Spouse Tom Hardy (m. 2014)

Children 2

Early Life and Education

Riley was born in Grindon, County Durham, and grew up in the area. She attended Teesside High School from age 9 to 18. From 2000 to 2003, she studied English and Linguistics at St Cuthbert's Society, Durham University, where she performed with the sketch comedy group the Durham Revue and appeared in plays and musicals. She later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) from 2005 to 2007.

In 2004, she won the Sunday Times' Playwriting Award for Shaking Cecilia, which she co-wrote with Tiffany Wood.

Career

Early Career and Breakthrough

Riley made her television debut in 2007 with appearances in Grownups and Holby City. Her film debut came in 2008 with Easy Virtue, playing Sarah Hurst. Her breakthrough role came in 2009 when she starred as Catherine Earnshaw in ITV's adaptation of Wuthering Heights, opposite Tom Hardy. The same year, she appeared in the crime drama series The Take.

2010–2019: Television and Film Work

In 2012, Riley starred as Caris Wooler in the historical drama miniseries World Without End, a performance that earned her a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress on Television. She appeared in the sci-fi action film Edge of Tomorrow (2014) alongside Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.

From 2014 to 2017, she played May Fitz Carleton in the hit series Peaky Blinders. In 2016, she portrayed MI6 agent Jacquelin Marshall in the action film London Has Fallen. She also appeared in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and as Kate Middleton in the television film King Charles III (2017). In 2018, she took a lead role in the BBC drama series Press, and in 2019 she appeared as Lottie / Ghost of Christmas Present in the BBC miniseries A Christmas Carol.

Recent Work

Riley appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series The Peripheral (2022). In 2024, she joined the cast of the Apple TV+ comedy series Trying as Cat Reid. She is set to appear as Queen Marlena Glenn in the live-action film Masters of the Universe (2026).

Personal Life

Riley met actor Tom Hardy while filming Wuthering Heights in 2008, where they played lovers Cathy and Heathcliff. They began a relationship after filming the movie Warrior in 2009, and became engaged around summer 2010. They married on 4 July 2014. The couple have two sons together, born in October 2015 and December 2018. Riley is also stepmother to Hardy's eldest son from a previous relationship.

In 2017, Riley founded The WonderWorks, a network providing childcare support for people working in the television and film industry. She stepped away from acting for five years to raise her children and establish the company.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

2008 Easy Virtue Sarah Hurst

2008 Survey No. 257 Emma Short film

2014 Edge of Tomorrow Nance

2015 In the Heart of the Sea Peggy Gardner Chase

2016 London Has Fallen Jacquelin "Jax" Marshall

2018 Swimming with Men Swimming Coach

2026 Masters of the Universe Queen Marlena Glenn Post-production

Year Title Role Notes

2007 Grownups Chloe Episode: "Send"

2007 Holby City Tanya Cusan Episode: "Someone to Watch Over Me"

2008 Inspector George Gently Carmel O'Shaughnessy Episode: "The Burning Man"

2009 Wuthering Heights Catherine Earnshaw Television film

2009 The Take Maggie Summers 4 episodes

2010–2011 DCI Banks Lucy Payne 3 episodes

2012 World Without End Caris 8 episodes

2012 The Town Alice 3 episodes

2014, 2017 Peaky Blinders May Fitz Carleton Series 2 and 4

2015 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Arabella Strange

2016 Close to the Enemy Rachel Lombard

2017 King Charles III Kate Television film

2018 Press Holly Evans Miniseries

2018 Trust Robina Lund Miniseries

2019 A Christmas Carol Lottie / Ghost of Christmas Present Miniseries

2022 The Peripheral Aelita

2024–present Trying Cat Reid

2025 Malice Sophie

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result

2013 Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television World Without End Nominated

2022 Hollywood Shorts Fest HSF Award for Best Actress Apex (short film) Won