Hanako Footman
Hanako Footman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wimbledon, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Hanako Footman is a British-Japanese[citation needed ] actress and writer. She starred in the BBC Two sitcom Defending the Guilty (2018–2019). Her debut novel Mongrel was published in 2024.
Early life and education
[edit ]Hanako Footman was born to a Japanese mother and an English-Irish father[1] and grew up in Wimbledon, South London.[2] She has two sisters; her sister Erika is a musician.[3]
Footman took a year-long foundation course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[3]
Career
[edit ]Acting
[edit ]Footman made her television debut as Isabella in an episode of the 2012 ITV miniseries The Town . She starred in the 2015 production of Thyestes at the Courtyard Theatre, London and Modern Love, which was put on in 2016 at the Pleasance in London followed by a run at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden.[4]
She returned to television in 2017 when she guest-starred as Lily in a season 2 episode of the Netflix historical drama The Crown , titled "A Company of Men". She also made her feature film debut in the indie horror An American Exorcism.[citation needed ]
The following year, Footman appeared in the comedy horror film Slaughterhouse Rulez and starred in the lead role of Pia in the BBC Two sitcom Defending the Guilty ; the rest of the series aired in 2019.[5] Also in 2019, she had film roles as Nicole Mowbray in Gavin Hood's Official Secrets and Ruby in Jason Lei Howden's action-comedy Guns Akimbo .[citation needed ] She made guest appearances in the E4 sitcom Dead Pixels and the Amazon Prime thriller Absentia , and appeared in the Icelandic series Stella Blómkvist .[citation needed ]
In 2022, Footman originated the character Devon in Theresa Rebeck's play Mad House for its David Harbour-led world premiere and run at the Ambassadors Theatre, marking Footman's West End debut.[6] She then appeared in Not Yet Midnight, of the three translated plays featured in the Royal Court Theatre's New Plays: Japan presentation in January 2023.[7] [8]
Writing
[edit ]Footman's debut novel Mongrel was longlisted for the 2021 Mo Siewcharran Prize and was published in February 2024 by Footnote Press.[9] It was then shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[10]
Personal life
[edit ]Footman is in a relationship with fellow actor Jack Farthing, who also appeared in the film Official Secrets .[11]
Bibliography
[edit ]- Mongrel (2024)
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Re-introduction | Sarah | Short film |
| An American Exorcism | Tammy | ||
| 2018 | Slaughterhouse Rulez | Poppet Chenvix-Trench | |
| Uneatable | The Creature | Short film | |
| 2019 | Official Secrets | Nicole Mowbray | |
| Guns Akimbo | Ruby | ||
| 2022 | Canyon Del Muerto | Elizabeth Bixler | |
| 2023 | Skewered | Fleur | |
| 2024 | Canyon of the Dead | Elizabeth Bixler |
Television
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Town | Isabella | 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Crown | Lily | Episode: "A Company of Men" |
| 2018–2019 | Defending the Guilty | Pia | Main role |
| 2019 | Dead Pixels | Briony | Episode: "Big Nose" |
| Absentia | Petra Bishop | Episode: "Bolo" | |
| 2021 | Stella Blómkvist | Alba Noel | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Toast of Tinseltown | Sorry Johnson | Episode: "Monster Mash" |
Other
[edit ]- "Girl Panic!" (2011) by Duran Duran (music video)
- HUSH - Crane (2022), Alma (video game)
- Baldur's Gate 3 (2023), Araj Oblodra (video game)
Stage
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Thyestes | Aerope | Courtyard Theatre, London |
| 2016 | Modern Love | Ella | The Pleasance, Edinburgh / Etcetera Theatre, London |
| 2022 | Mad House | Devon | Ambassadors Theatre, London |
| 2023 | Not Yet Midnight | Woman | Royal Court Theatre, London Part of New Plays: Japan presentation |
Audio
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Empress of All Seasons | Narrator | Novel by Emiko Jean |
| 2019 | The Flower Arranger | Novel by JJ Ellis | |
| 2021 | The Fall of Koli | Narrator[a] | Novel by MR Carey |
| The Pact | Narrator | Novel by Sharon J. Bolton | |
| Toddler Hunting and Other Stories | Short stories by Taeko Kono | ||
| Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World | Book by Eleanor Cleghorn | ||
| The Fboy Podcast | Host | with Katharine Orchard and Hannah van der Westhuysen [12] | |
| 2023 | A Day of Fallen Night | Narrator[b] | Novel by Samantha Shannon |
| 2024 | Butter | Narrator | Novel by Asako Yuzuki |
Notes
[edit ]- ^ With Saffron Coomber.
- ^ with Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson
References
[edit ]- ^ Lau, Yin Ting (18 July 2022). "Mad House's Hanako Footman: "If you don't see your lived experience, create the space yourself"". &Asian. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "hanako footman". i-D. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b Keaveney, Jim (28 June 2022). "Interview: Hanako Footman, 'People will walk away with a strong desire to talk it out'". The Understudy. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Carè, Christina (20 October 2016). "Review of Modern Love at The Etcetera Theatre". London Theatre. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ West, Amy (23 October 2023). "Defending the Guilty's future confirmed after series one finale". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Millward, Tom (6 May 2022). "Akiya Henry and more to join David Harbour and Bill Pullman in Mad House". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Hanako Footman". Royal Court Theatre. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Byard-Jones, Rosi (23 March 2023). "New Japanese playwrights shine on the London stage". The Japan Times. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Brown, Lauren (17 February 2023). "Footnote Press snaps up 'lyrical, precise and visceral' debut novel from actor Footman". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Knight, Lucy (19 June 2024). "Six 'bold and playful' novels shortlisted for Waterstones debut fiction prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Towers, Emily (24 February 2024). "Jack Farthing from The Serial Killer's Wife: Co-star lover and all his roles to date". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Fboy Launching This Week". Podcast Business Journal. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Hanako Footman at IMDb
- Hanako Footman at Spotlight
- Living people
- 1994 births
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actors from the London Borough of Merton
- Actresses from London
- British Asian writers
- British women podcasters
- English people of Irish descent
- English people of Japanese descent
- English podcasters
- English women novelists
- People from Wimbledon, London
- Writers from the London Borough of Merton