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series ''

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'' and Philipa Featherington in Netflix's historical romance drama ''

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Early life and education

Cains is from

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. She took acting classes at a drama club called Circle Up for three years before going on to train at the Television Workshop.

Career

During her time with the Television Workshop, Cains was cast in short films roles as well as ''

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''. She became aware of auditions in

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for the series ''

'' and she was cast as Jem Walker. To prepare for the role, Cains watched documentaries about post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety while also talking to people with experience to portray them in a realistic manner. In 2015, Cains was cast as Louisa Blackwell in ''

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''. Since 2016, she has appeared in various supporting roles, including Lizzie Hallum for the crime series '' Vera'' and Jade Hopkirk in ''

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'' in early 2017. At the beginning of July 2017, it was announced that Cains would become a series regular in the second season of the ITV/Netflix series ''

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'', as single mum Gail Donovan. The second series began airing in February 2018, with Cains appearing in six episodes. Cains was a contributing performer of all-female comedy collective ''Major Labia'' until 2017. In 2019, Cains was as cast as Philippa Featherington in the 2020

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and

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period drama ''

'', based on the books by

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cains, Harriet Living people 1993 births 21st-century English actresses Actors from Nottingham