Tamzin Merchant
Tamzin Claire Merchant (born 4 March 1987) is an English actress and author. She is most notable for her roles as Georgiana Darcy in the film Pride & Prejudice (2005), as Catherine Howard in The Tudors (2009–2010) and as Anne Hale in Salem (2014–2017).
Tamzin Merchant

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- Name
- Tamzin Merchant
- Birth Name
- Tamzin Claire Merchant
- Born
- 4 March 1987
- Birthplace
- Haywards Heath, Sussex, England
- Occupation
- Actress and author
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Fields
- film, television, belletristic literature and British literature.
- Education
- Brighton College, Windlesham House School and Homerton College.
- Languages
- English.
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Tamzin Claire Merchant (born 4 March 1987) is an English actress and author. She is most notable for her roles as Georgiana Darcy in the film Pride & Prejudice (2005), as Catherine Howard in The Tudors (2009–2010) and as Anne Hale in Salem (2014–2017).
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Tamzin Merchant • Birth Name — Tamzin Claire Merchant • Born — 4 March 1987 • Birthplace — Haywards Heath, Sussex, England • Alma Mater — Homerton College, Cambridge • Occupation — Actress and author • Years Active — 2004–present
Early life
Early life
Merchant was born 4 March 1987, in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. She was educated at Windlesham House School and Brighton College, although she has also lived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. After twice deferring university places to concentrate on her acting career, she eventually studied English and Drama with Education at Homerton College, Cambridge.
Career
Career
Merchant's early credits include Margo Durrell in the 2005 BBC television film My Family and Other Animals, and Georgiana Darcy in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice. In 2006 she appeared in two more BBC dramas, as Sara Fox, the daughter of Alan Davies and Michelle Gomez, in the comedy The Good Housekeeping Guide, and as Probationer Eastwood in the historical drama Casualty 1900s. In 2007, while studying at the University of Cambridge, she performed in an audio production of Lady Windermere's Fan as Lady Agatha, while in 2008 she appeared in the ensemble drama Radio Cape Cod in which she plays a summer theatre camper. She appears in the music video for Jamie T's "If You've Got The Money" and in Belle and Sebastian's "Nobody's Empire". In 2009, she played Alice Davies in Princess Kaiulani. She was cast playing Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, in the third-season and its finale and features heavily in several episodes of the fourth (and final) season of The Tudors (2009). Merchant played Daenerys Targaryen in the unaired pilot of the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels. The pilot was poorly received, and as a result the first episode was completely remade. Merchant was replaced in her role as Daenerys by Emilia Clarke. She played Miranda in the DCI Banks episodes "Playing with Fire - Part 1" and "Playing with Fire - Part 2". In early 2012, Merchant played the 17-year-old Rosa Bud in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Merchant was a series regular for 3 seasons of Salem on WGN America from 2014 to 2017. In 2019 Merchant was cast as a series regular on the Amazon Prime series Carnival Row. The series premiered on 30 August and was renewed for a second season. In 2020, she starred as Lucy the lead role in the multi-award winning short film Gifts of the Heart, for which she won The Cutting Room International Short Film Festival Best Actress in a Short (CRISFF Award). In 2025, she starred alongside John Malkovich, Sean Bean, Miranda Richardson, and Anton Lesser in the biographical drama film: The Yellow Tie.
Other work
Other work
She wrote the children's book The Hatmakers (2021). Following this, she wrote and published three more books: The Mapmakers (2023), The Troublemakers (2024), The Mythmakers (2025).
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — My Family and Other Animals — Margo Durrell — Television film • 2006 — The Good Housekeeping Guide — Sara Fox • Casualty 1906 — Probationer Eastwood • 2008 — Bonekickers — Helena — Episode: "Army of God" • 2009–2010 — The Tudors — Catherine Howard — Main role (seasons 3–4), 6 episodes • 2009 — Game of Thrones — Daenerys Targaryen — Unaired pilot • 2011 — Red_Faction: Origins — Lyra — Television film • DCI Banks — Miranda Aspern — Episodes: "Playing with Fire - Part 1", "Playing with Fire - Part 2" • 2012 — The Mystery of Edwin Drood — Rosa Bud — Television film (2 parts) • 2013 — Murder on the Home Front — Molly Cooper — Television film • 2014–2017 — Salem — Anne Hale — Main role Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award - Best TV Supporting Actress (2017) • 2017 — Supergirl — Lyra Strayd — Recurring role, 5 episodes • 2019 — Thanks for the Memories — Joyce Conway — 2 episodes (the entire film) • 2019–2023 — Carnival Row — Imogen Spurnrose — Main role • 2023 — Tom Jones — Aunt Harriet — 4 episodes
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Title — Artist • 2006 — "If You Got the Money" — Jamie T • 2007 — "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" — Groove Armada feat Mutya Buena • 2014 — "Nobody's Empire" — Belle and Sebastian
Stage
Stage
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008 — Hay Fever — Jackie — Queens' College, Cambridge • 2008 — Dahling You Were Marvellous — Sister 3, Hanger-on — ADC Theatre • 2009 — Breakfast at Night — Chorus — ADC Theatre • 2009 — The 24hr Plays — Group 1 Producer — ADC Theatre • 2010 — Cigarettes and Chocolate — Gemma — ADC Theatre
Identity
Identity
Tamzin Merchant is recorded as actress, writer and film director.

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Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — Pride & Prejudice — Georgiana Darcy • 2008 — Radio Cape Cod — Anna • 2009 — Princess Kaiulani — Alice Davies • 2011 — Jane Eyre — Mary Rivers • Red Faction: Origins — Lyra Mason • 2012 — Second Wind — Anna • 2014 — Copenhagen — Sandra • 2015 — Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse — Rhonu — Direct-to-video film • The — Sarah • 2016 — The Dancer — Kate • 2017 — Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire — Queen Rhonu — Direct-to-video film • 2020 — Running Naked — Sara • 2020 — Gifts of the Heart — Lucy — Short film • 2022 — A Midsummer Night's Dream — Helena • James and Lucia — Helen Fleischmann-Joyce • 2025 — The Yellow Tie — Ortancia
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result — Reference(s) • 2017 — Fangoria Chainsaw Awards — Best TV Supporting Actress — Salem • 2017 — Oxford International Film Festival (OXIFF) — Best Screenplay — Juliet Remembered • 2020 — Global Independent Film Awards — Best Actress in a Lead Role (Bronze) — Gift of the Heart (short) • 2020 — The Cutting Room International Short Film Festival — Best Actress in a Short (CRISFF Award) — Gift of the Heart (short)
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- 1.A 'Tudors' tutorial. New York Daily News. 3 April 2009.
- 2.Tamzin Merchant. en.kinorium.com.
- 3.Tamzin Merchant. HuffPost.
- 4.Brighton College. Record Oxbridge Success. 28 June 2007.
- 5.Tamzin Merchant Biography. TV Guide.
- 6.Tamzin Merchant Credits. tvguide.com.
- 7.Hall, Jacob. 'Game of Thrones' Showrunners Get Honest About the Awful Pilot They Had to Reshoot. Slash Film. 4 February 2016.
- 8.Andreeva, Nellie. Shane West Set As Male Lead of WGN America's 'Salem', Tamzin Merchant Cast as Female Lead. Deadline Hollywood. 1 November 2013.
- 9.Petski, Denise. 'Carnival Row': Amazon Adds Four To Cast of Fantasy Drama Series. Deadline Hollywood. 22 September 2017.
- 10.Massabrook, Nicole. Will 'Carnival Row' Return For Season 2? Renewal, Cancellation Details. International Business Times. 1 September 2019.
- 11.Gift of the Heart. giftsoftheheartfilm.com.
- 12.The Yellow Tie. filmaffinity.com.
- 13.Hibberd, James. Tamzin Merchant on The Hatmakers and Carnival Row season 2 EW.com. Entertainment Weekly.
- 14.Tamzin Merchant. libraries.westsussex.gov.uk.
- 15.Hibberd, James. Tamzin Merchant breaks silence on playing Daenerys in original Game of Thrones pilot. Entertainment Weekly. 2021-01-28.
- 16.Petski, Denise. 'Carnival Row': David Gyasi, Karla Crome, Indira Varma & Tamzin Merchant Join Amazon's Fantasy Drama Series. Deadline. 22 September 2017.
- 17.Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!. FANGORIA®.
- 18.Awards. Oxford International Film Festival.
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