Esmé Augusta Bianco (born 25 May 1982) is a British actress and
neo-burlesque performer, who is best known for her recurring roles as
Ros on ''
Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...
'' and Jane Chatwin on ''
The Magicians''.
Career
Bianco has posed for painters
Christian Furr
Christian Furr (born 1966, Heswall, Wirral, England) is an English painter. In 1995 he was commissioned to paint Queen Elizabeth II.
Education
Furr was educated at Ladymount Primary School, Heswall and St Anselm's College, Birkenhead. He lat ...
and Peregrine Heathcote.
Bianco's feature films parts include ''
Burlesque Fairytales'', in which she played "Mother" in one of the tales. She also appeared in ''
Chemical Wedding'', ''
Dead Man Running
''Dead Man Running '' is a 2009 British crime comedy film directed by Alex De Rakoff, written by De Rakoff and John Luton, and starring Tamer Hassan and Danny Dyer. Football players Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand served as executive producers. ...
'', ', and ''
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power''. Bianco appeared as the character Ros, a prostitute in King's Landing, in the
HBO
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series ''
Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...
''. She first appeared in the series premiere "
Winter Is Coming
"Winter Is Coming" is the series premiere of the HBO medieval fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones''. The first episode of the first season, it was written by series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, in an adaptation of the first ...
", returning for 13 more episodes, often in the show's "
sexposition
In visual media such as television and film, sexposition is the technique of providing exposition (literary technique), exposition against a backdrop of sex or nudity. The ''Financial Times'' defined sexposition as "keeping viewers hooked by com ...
" scenes, before her character is murdered in the season 3 episode "
The Climb".
In 2020, Bianco made an appearance on the
Puscifer
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album ''
Existential Reckoning
''Existential Reckoning'' is the fourth studio album by rock supergroup Puscifer. The album was released on October 30, 2020, by Alchemy Recordings and BMG Rights Management.
Critical reception
''Existential Reckoning'' received generally pos ...
'' on the song "UPGrade".
Personal life
In February 2021, Bianco accused musician
Marilyn Manson
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer of the band which shares his name, of which he remains the only constant member since it ...
of physically abusing her during their relationship in 2011, after she had split from her husband. In April 2021, Bianco sued Manson for sexual assault,
human trafficking
Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extrac ...
, and abuse. Bianco alleged that she was given drugs and alcohol, and also subjected to threats of violence and rape. Bianco also alleged that Manson tied her to a prayer kneeler, beat her with a whip, and raped her.
Marilyn Manson responded to Bianco through his attorney, stating that Bianco's allegations were "provably false".
They reached an out-of-court settlement in January 2023, with the terms of agreement not disclosed.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Actors from St Albans
Actresses from Hertfordshire
Actresses from London
British neo-burlesque performers
English female models
English film actresses
English people of Italian descent
English television actresses
English voice actresses
21st-century English actresses