Draft:Charlotte Coles (actress)

Charlotte Coles
Born (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26)
Alma materArtsEd
OccupationActress
Years active2008

Charlotte Grace Coles (born 7 May 1998) is an English actress. She began her career in theatre. On television she is known for her roles as Genevieve Quinn in Paper Empire (2023–)[1] and as Virgilia in Coriolauns for the award-winning series[2] The Show Must Go Online (2020).[3]

Early life and education

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Coles grew up in West Yorkshire.[4] She started dance and drama at a young age, attending Stage 84, The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts in Idle. She regularly performed in musicals at the Alhambra Theatre while attending the youth stage school,[5] winning the Premier Award in 2011.[6]

For academic studies, Coles attended Bradford Grammar School, where she also played both netball[7] and table-tennis competitively.[8] She is also an Alumni of St Aidan's Sixth Form in Harrogate,[9] before moving to London to train as a dancer at London Studio Centre.[4] She was later awarded a scholarship to study Musical Theatre at Arts Educational, graduating with a first class honours degree.[10] She has also trained at The Berg Studios in Los Angeles.[11]

Career

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Coles’ career began as a child theatre actress in 2008 when she was cast in Roger’s & Hammerstein’s musical Carousel, alongside operastar Lesley Garret in the UK touring production.[12] Her next professional role was with Opera North in Madame Butterfly (2011) at the Grand Theatre, Leeds.[11][13]

After graduating from drama school, Coles' debuted in the role of Rosaline Capulet in Romeo & Juliet in London. She continued her career on the London stage, going on to play Marcy in Pasek and Paul’s Dogfight,[14] at the Southwark Playhouse, Elizabeth in a new production of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. She was part of the cast for the premiere of A Little Princess (2018) directed by Arlene Phillips at the Royal Festival Hall.[11][15]

Coles was involved in the workshop of Perfect Pitch’s The Guinea Pig Club[16] at the Royal & Derngate Theatre.[17] The actress has previously worked and performed at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester (2018–2019)[18] and performed at the Royal Albert Hall in the televised production of Disney's Broadway Hits[3] (as part of the series Friday Night Is Music Night)[19] and at the Olivier Awards, accompanying Tony Award winner Audra McDonald.[4][20][21]

In 2020, Coles played Virgilia in Coriolanus for The Show Must Go Online, the show received 3 awards and 1 nomination.[2][22][23][24] From 2021-2023, Coles toured the globe as a vocalist in World Of Musicals.[4][11]

Coles joined the cast of Paper Empire as series regular Genevieve Quinn for the shows third season in 2023.[25] She joins the current stars of the cast Robert Davi,[26][27] Kelsey Grammer,[28][29] Denise Richards,[30][31] Wesley Snipes,[32] Anne Archer,[33] Cuba Gooding Jr,[34] Steve Gutenberg[35] and  AnnaLynne McCord.[36] Filming is ongoing and continues through 2024 in Saudi Arabia[37] in connection with Film AlUla,[35] with showrunner Robert Gillings[38][39] at the forefront of production.[25][40][41][42]

Coles attended Cannes Film Festival[25] and the Paper Empire Premiere in 2023 along with other select cast members from the TV show.[43][44]

Coles has been cast as the female lead in a new action film franchise and in horror film Here, Live Devils. [citation needed] Coles has previously worked in music videos, commercials and as model.[10][11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Haul Anna
JIPIJIPI Ishtar Short
2024 Here, Live Devils Dora

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 TFI Friday Singer Episode #7.9
2016 Disney's Broadway Hits Singer
2017 Comic Relief Dancer
2020 Fumbling Sofia Pilot
2020 The Show Must Go Online Virgilia Episode #5.4
2023 Paper Empire Genevieve Quinn Series 3 onwards

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Carousel Eldest Snow child Manchester Opera House
2011 Madame Butterfly Ensemble Grand Theatre
2018 Romeo & Juliet Rosaline Capulet Secret Cinema
A Little Princess Ensemble Royal Festival Hall
The Guinea Pig Club Gramophone Girl Royal & Derngate
Jack & the Beanstalk Swing Mercury Theatre
2019 Dogfight Marcy Southwark Playhouse
Frankenstein Elizabeth The Gore
2021 Our Lonely City Celiné Workshop
2022 World Of Musicals Singer International Tour

Music Video

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Song Year Artist Notes
"You're Really Something" 2018 The Wild Things

References

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  9. ^ https://staidans.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/InTouch-Issue-10-July-FINAL.pdf
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