Sharon Ruth Bradley is an

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actress. She is best known for playing Emily Merchant in ''

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'' (2011) and Karen Voss in ''

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'' (2015–18). She has also had recurring roles in ''Legend'' (6 episodes, 2006), ''

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'' (8 episodes, 2006–07), '' Plus One'' (6 episodes, 2009) and '' Love/Hate'' (seasons 1 and 2). She won the

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Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007 for '' Stardust''. Afterward, Bradley won a Best Actress award at the Milan International Film Festival 2010 for her starring performance in the film ''

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''.

Career

Bradley's first screen appearances were in 2002 in ''

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'' (as Georgia Gracey) and ''

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'' (as Angela). Since then, she has had recurring roles in '' The Clinic'' (3 episodes, 2003), ''Love Is the Drug'' (4 episodes, 2004), ''Legend'' (6 episodes, 2006), ''

'' (8 episodes, 2006–07), '' Plus One'' (6 episodes, 2009) and '' Love/Hate'' (seasons 1 and 2). She presented at the 4th Irish Film and Television Awards in 2007. She won the

Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007 for '' Stardust''. In 2009, Bradley starred in the film ''

'', the true story of an Australian teen who goes missing and is later found to have been murdered by her childhood friend (played by Bradley). Bradley won a Best Actress award at the Milan International Film Festival 2010 for her performance. In late 2010, she filmed the female lead in the Irish

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movie ''

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'', which opened in August 2012 and later screened worldwide. She had a recurring role as Emily Merchant in the fourth and fifth series of the ITV science fiction show ''

''. She played companion

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in the ''

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'' audio drama '' Dark Eyes''. She has appeared as DI Karen Voss in the Channel 4/AMC science fiction series ''

'' since 2015. In autumn 2019, she played Angie in the dark and comic BBC series ''

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''.

Personal life

Bradley was born in

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, Ireland to IFTA winning actress Charlotte Bradley. Bradley lived in

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from shortly after birth until she was five. She enrolled in

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to study drama and languages, but dropped out after three weeks and moved to

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, United Kingdom to pursue acting full-time.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Ruth 1987 births Living people Irish child actresses Irish television actresses Actresses from Dublin (city) Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom 21st-century Irish actresses