Emily Carey

Emily Joanna Carey^[1] (born 30 April 2003)^[2] is an English actor. They^[a] began their career as a child actor on stage and in the BBC One soap opera Casualty (2014–2017, 2021).^[3][4][5] They went on to play several young versions of characters, such as Diana Prince in Wonder Woman (2017), Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2018), and Alicent Hightower in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022). They also appeared in BBC iPlayer teen series Get Even (2020).

Emily Carey
Carey in House of the Dragon 2022
Born	Emily Joanna Carey (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 21) Barnet, Greater London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present

Early life

Carey was born in the London Borough of Barnet. From when Carey was three, they would help their grandmother, a former West End wardrobe supervisor, pair socks backstage.^[6] They were scouted by an agent when they were eight.^[7] They were invited by Michael Xavier, whom they met through The Sound of Music, to take weekend acting classes at his MX Masterclass, of which they are now a patron.^[8]

Career

Carey in 2014

Carey began their career in 2013 in the West End production of Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and as Marta von Trapp in The Sound of Music at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.^[9]

The following year, Carey joined the cast of Casualty as Grace Beauchamp, a role they played until 2017 and reprised in 2021. They also appeared in the video for Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé's cover of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".^[10] They played Mary Conan Doyle in the ITV drama Houdini & Doyle.^[11][12] Carey was listed in a The Huffington Post article as one of the top five child stars of 2016.^[13]

Carey made their feature film debut as young Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) in the 2017 DC Universe film Wonder Woman.^[14] This was followed by a role as young Lara Croft in the 2018 Tomb Raider reboot film.^[7] They signed with IMG Models in 2019.^[15]

In 2020, Carey played Mika Cavanaugh in the BBC iPlayer teen series Get Even, which was distributed internationally on Netflix, as well as the titular Anastasia in the film Anastasia: Once Upon a Time, also on Netflix.^[16][17] They voiced Anne Frank and Mila in the animated films Where Is Anne Frank^[18] and Monster Family 2 respectively.^[19]

In July 2021, it was announced Carey had been cast as young Alicent Hightower (with the older version of the character played by Olivia Cooke) in the 2022 HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fictional history book Fire and Blood.^[20][21] They also portrayed teenage Wendy in the film adaption of Laurie Fox's novel The Lost Girls.^[22]

In June 2023, it was announced that Carey would portray Harriet Manners in the Netflix adaptation of the Geek Girl young adult book series by Holly Smale,^[23] which came out on 30 May 2024.

Personal life

Carey identifies as queer,^[24] non-binary,^[25] and uses they/them pronouns.^[21] Carey helped The Children's Trust launch the #MyBrave campaign.^[26] They were in a relationship with musician Kellimarie Willis, who performs in the band RLY, for a year.^[27][28] Carey is autistic.^[29] In 2024, Carey revealed on Instagram that they are in a relationship with British actress Jessica Revell.^[30]

Filmography

Film

Emily Carey as Alicent Hightower with Milly Alcock as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon 2022

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Wonder Woman	Young Diana Prince	[31]
2018	Tomb Raider	Young Lara Croft	[32]
2020	Anastasia: Once Upon a Time	Anastasia	[17]
2021	Where Is Anne Frank	Anne Frank (voice)	[33]
	Monster Family 2	Mila Starr (voice)	[19]
2022	The Lost Girls	Teen Wendy Darling	[34]
2023	The Canterville Ghost	Virginia Otis (voice)	[35]
	Breaking Point	Abbie	[36][37]
2025	The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep	Sh'eenaz (Voice)	[38]
TBA	Walk With Me	Ellie	[39]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014–2017, 2021	Casualty	Grace Beauchamp	41 episodes	[40][41][42]
2016	Houdini & Doyle	Mary Conan Doyle	6 episodes	[17]
2019	Turn Up Charlie	Bea	1 episode	[43]
2020	Get Even	Mika Cavanaugh	Main role	[44]
2022	House of the Dragon	Young Alicent Hightower	5 episodes	[45][46]
2024	Platform 7	Ella Warren		[47]
	Geek Girl	Harriet Manners	Main role	[23][48]
TBA	Kensal Town	Juni Tosano		[49]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2014	"Baby, It's Cold Outside"	Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé	[50]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	The Sound of Music	Marta Von Trapp	Regent's Park Open Air Theatre	[51][52]
	Shrek The Musical	Young Shrek, Young Fiona	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane July 2012 – February 2013	[53]
2025	Before This New Year	Haley	The Duke on 42nd Street	[54]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Young Eunie	[55]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2022	Pena de Prata	Best Ensemble in a Drama Series	House of the Dragon	Nominated	[56]

Explanatory notes

1. Carey uses they/them pronouns.