Amanda Henderson
Born (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 37)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
TelevisionCasualty

Amanda Henderson (born 26 September 1986)[1] is a British actress, known for her role as Robyn Miller in the BBC medical drama Casualty. She also appeared in the West End musical Oliver! and the 2012 film Les Misérables. In 2015, she accompanied performer Lee Mead on his musical tour. An appearance on Celebrity Mastermind in 2020 attracted further media attention for the actress.

Career

Henderson has performed in the West End theatre in the musical Oliver! and appeared in the 2012 film Les Misérables as part of the ensemble.[2] In 2012, Henderson was cast in her first regular role as nurse Robyn Miller in the BBC medical drama series Casualty. The character made her on-screen debut in January 2013.[3] For her role as Robyn, Henderson was nominated in the Newcomer category at the 19th National Television Awards.[4] The actress has also appeared as Robyn in the drama's spin-off series, Holby City. She first appeared in a 2017 episode,[5] before returning for episodes in 2018 and 2019.[6][7]

Henderson joined Casualty co-star Lee Mead on his 2015 tour, performing "Hollywood musical classics". They collaborated because they are both from musical theatre backgrounds.[2]

In January 2020, Henderson appeared as a contestant on BBC TV's Celebrity Mastermind. While appearing on the quiz show, Henderson incorrectly answered a question about climate activist Greta Thunberg, calling her Sharon. A clip of this circulated on social media, which went viral.[8] In response to this, Thunberg changed her name on social network Twitter to Sharon in jest.[8] Henderson received some online backlash, which her Casualty co-star Amanda Mealing criticised and publicly called for it to stop.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Mount Pleasant Candidate 1 episode
2011 Wild Bill Steph's Funny Friend Film
2012 Les Misérables Ensemble Film
2013–2023 Casualty Robyn Miller Series regular
2017–2019 Holby City Robyn Miller 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Work Result
2014 National Television Awards Newcomer Casualty Longlisted

References

  1. ^ Casualty [@BBCCasualty] (26 September 2020). "Happy Birthday Amanda Henderson! 🎈🎉 #Casualty" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Reilly, Elaine (20 May 2015). "Lee Mead to tour Hollywood musical classics with Casualty co-star Amanda Henderson". What's on TV. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ McLennan, Patrick (3 January 2013). "Casualty set for intake of new nurses". What's on TV. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (16 May 2017). "Holby City spoilers: Lee Mead reveals all about Lofty's big return and his clash with Dom". Metro. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. ^ Reilly, Elaine (4 December 2018). "Holby City and Casualty crazy crossover spoiler: Robyn comforts Lofty!". What's on TV. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  7. ^ Dainty, Sophie (17 December 2019). "Here's why Casualty's Max Walker and Robyn Miller are really crossing over to Holby City". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to 'Sharon' after game show error". BBC News. BBC. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. ^ Seddon, Dan (3 January 2020). "Casualty's Amanda Mealing defends co-star Amanda Henderson over Celebrity Mastermind backlash". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

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