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Phoebe Fox (born 16 April 1987) is an English actress, who was nominated for Olivier and Evening Standard awards for work in theatre. She has appeared in the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011), The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (2015), The Hollow Crown: Wars of the Roses (2016), and The Great (2020–2023).
Phoebe Fox | |
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 Fox in 2014 | |
| Born | Phoebe Mercedes Fox 16 April 1987 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | Kyle Soller (m. 2010) |
Fox is the daughter of "jobbing actors" Stuart Fox and Prue Clarke. Despite their profession and surname, there is no relation to the Fox acting dynasty. Phoebe Fox grew up in West London.[1][2] Fox was educated at Chiswick School[3]
Fox trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).[4]
In 2010, Fox made her debut acting appearance in the play A Month in the Country at the Chichester Festival Theatre.[1] The following year she starred in As You Like It at the Rose Theatre, The Acid Test at the Royal Court Theatre upstairs and There Is A War at the National Theatre as part of their Double Feature in the Paintframe. Based on these performances she was nominated for the 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer.[5]
Fox was tipped in the 2011 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow list.[6]
In 2012, Fox appeared as Grace in Switch, a TV series about witches living in a city. In 2014 she appeared in The Musketeers as the Duchess of Savoy; in A Poet in New York as Liz Reitell, and also as Eve Perkins in The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death.
In 2014 Fox was nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in A View from the Bridge at the Young Vic, alongside Mark Strong who won best actor.[7] In 2015, Fox starred as Vanessa Bell in Life in Squares, a BBC drama about the Bloomsbury Group and in the thriller film Eye in the Sky.[1]
From 2020 to 2023, Fox starred as Marial, a main character in The Great alongside co-stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult.[1][8] She was part of the ensemble nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Comedy Series.[9]
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Fox is married to actor Kyle Soller, whom she met at RADA. They live in London.[10]
Film and television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | One Day | Nightclub Girl | |
| Black Mirror | Hallam | Episode: "The Entire History of You" | |
| 2012 | Coming Up | Masha Hawkins | Episode: "If We Dead Awaken" |
| New Tricks | Eleanor Higgins | Episode: "Old School Ties" | |
| Switch | Grace Watkins | Main role (6 episodes) | |
| 2014 | A Poet in New York | Liz Reitell | |
| The Musketeers | Duchess of Savoy | Episode: "The Good Soldier" | |
| War Book | Kate | ||
| 2015 | The Woman in Black: Angel of Death | Eve Parkins | |
| Eye in the Sky | Carrie Gershon | ||
| Life in Squares | Vanessa Bell | ||
| 2016 | The Hollow Crown: Wars of the Roses | Lady Anne Neville | Episodes: Henry VI, Parts 2 and 3 and Richard III |
| NW | Leah Hanwell | BBC Two TV film | |
| Close to the Enemy | Kathy | BBC2 TV mini-series, written & directed by Stephen Poliakoff, 6 Episodes | |
| 2018 | Blue Iguana | Katherine Rookwood | |
| 2019 | Curfew | Kaye Newman | Sky One TV series |
| The Aeronauts | Antonia | [11] | |
| Intrigo: Samaria | Paula | ||
| 2020–2023 | The Great | Marial | Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Comedy Series[9] |
| 2022 | Nobody Listens Anymore | Ruth | Short film |
| 2025 | Task | Sara | Upcoming miniseries |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A Month in the Country[12] | Vera Aleksandrovna | Chichester Festival Theatre |
| 2011 | As You Like It[13] | Celia | Rose Theatre, Kingston |
| There Is a War[14] | Anne | Royal National Theatre | |
| The Acid Test[15] | Ruth | Royal Court Theatre | |
| All the trees of the field in response to Isaiah[16] | Ash | Bush Theatre | |
| 2012 | King Lear | Cordelia | Almeida Theatre |
| 2014 | A View from the Bridge[17] | Catherine | Young Vic
Nominated - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| 2015/2016 | Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)[18] | ||
| 2017 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | Royal National Theatre |
| 2019 | Anna | Anna |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fugue State[19] | Polly/Cyclist | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2018 | Mythos: Glamis and Albion[20] | Cinderella Parker/Hermione Parker | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2018 | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward[21] | Lucy Hawthorne | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2019 | The Whisperer in Darkness[22] | Parker | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2020 | The Shadow Over Innsmouth[23] | Parker | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2022 | Who is Aldrich Kemp?[24] | Clara Page | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2023 | Who killed Aldrich Kemp?[25] | Clara Page | BBC Radio 4 |
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Fox was named one of Screen International Stars of Tomorrow in 2011.[6]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer | As You Like It, The Acid Test, There Is A War | Nominated | [5] |
| 2015 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | A View from the Bridge (Young Vic) | Nominated | [7] |
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