Patsy Ferran

Patsy Ferran
Ferran on stage at the Noël Coward Theatre, London
Born	Patricia Ferran (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 (age 36) Valencia, Spain
Education	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present
Known for	Full list
Awards	Full list

Patricia Ferran (born 25 November 1989) is a Spanish-British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before becoming known for her roles on stage and screen. She has received a number of accolades including a Laurence Olivier Award.

Ferran started her career acting on the London stage acting in a revival of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit (2014). She went on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role in the Tennessee Williams revival Summer and Smoke (2018). She was Olivier-nominated for her performance as Blanche DuBois in another Tennessee Williams revival A Streetcar Named Desire (2023).

She made her film debut in Tulip Fever (2017) she has since taken roles in Darkest Hour (2017), Living (2022), Firebrand (2023), and Mickey 17 (2025). On television, she had a regular supporting part in Jamestown (2017) and took roles in Black Narcissus (2020), Black Mirror (2025) and Miss Austen (2025).

Ferran was born in Valencia, Spain, in 1989.^[1] Her father is from Barcelona and her mother is from Valencia. The family moved to England when Ferran was a child.^[2] She attended Notre Dame School, an all-girls convent school in Cobham, Surrey.

She read Drama and Theatre Arts at Birmingham University,^[3] and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2014.^[4]

In 2017, Ferran made her early appearances in three films; the costume drama Tulip Fever, the romance drama God's Own Country, and the historical drama Darkest Hour. That same year she made her television debut acting in three projects; the Netflix miniseries Guerrilla, the British series Jamestown, and the TNT historical fiction series Will. In 2018 she acted in a Rebecca Frecknall-directed revival of the Tennessee Williams play Summer and Smoke playing Alma Winemiller at the Almeida Theatre. Michael Billington of The Guardian praised her performance declaring, that the production was built "around Patsy Ferran, who confirms her status as one of the most exciting actors on the British stage."^[5] For her performance she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress.^[6] In 2019 she played Björk in the coming of age film How to Build a Girl. The following year she played a nun in the miniseries Black Narcissus (2020).^[7]

In 2022, she had a supporting role in the drama Living starring Bill Nighy. That same year, she returned to the theatre taking a leading role as Blanche DuBois acting opposite Paul Mescal as Stanley Kowalski in the revival of the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. For the production she reunited with director Rebecca Frecknall. The play received positive reviews with critics praising her performance. Demetrois Mattheou of The Hollywood Reporter noted, "[Ferran] joined the production just before it was to open...when Lydia Wilson had to withdraw due to injury. The rescue act makes her heartbreaking, very individual performance even more remarkable." adding, "Ferran enthusiastically gobbles up Williams’ lines, capturing the wit of the wobbly flirt perfectly, accompanied by a dry, bitter self-knowledge".^[8] For her performance she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress losing to Jodie Comer in the one-woman show Prima Facie.^[9] She and Mescal reprised their roles at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2025.^[10]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Tulip Fever	Tart
	God's Own Country	Robyn
	Darkest Hour	Maid
2019	How to Build a Girl	Björk
	The Devil's Harmony	Kiera	Short Film
2021	Tom & Jerry	Joy
	Mothering Sunday	Milly
2022	Living	Fiona
2023	Firebrand	Mary I of England
2024	White Bird	Mille Petitjean
2025	Mickey 17	Dorothy
	Hot Milk	Nurse Julieta
	Jay Kelly	Brenda	[11]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Guerrilla	Gwen	Miniseries, 2 episodes
	Jamestown	Mercy Myrtle	Recurring role, 24 episodes
	Will	Peg	1 episode
2020	Black Narcissus	Sister Blanche	Miniseries, 3 episodes
2022	Life After Life	Pamela	Miniseries, 4 episodes
2025	Miss Austen	Jane Austen	Miniseries, 4 episodes[12]
2025	Black Mirror	The guide / Kelly Royce	Episode: "Eulogy"
2026	Zog	Doctor Princess Pearl	52 Episodes

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
2014	Blithe Spirit	Edith	Gielgud Theatre	[13]
	The Angry Brigade	Anna	Theatre Royal, Plymouth	[14]
			Oxford Playhouse	[15]
			Warwick Arts Centre	[16]
			Watford Palace Theatre	[17]
	Treasure Island	Jim	National Theatre	[18]
2015	The Merchant of Venice	Portia	Royal Shakespeare Company	[19]
2016	As You Like It	Celia	National Theatre	[20]
2017	Speech & Debate	Diwata	Trafalgar Studios	[21]
2018	My Mum's a Twat	Girl	Royal Court Theatre	[22]
	Summer and Smoke	Alma Winemiller	Almeida Theatre	[23]
			Duke of York's Theatre	[24]
2019	Three Sisters	Olga Sergeyevna	Almeida Theatre	[25]
2020	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	Honey	Booth Theatre	[26]
	A Christmas Carol	Various roles	Bridge Theatre	[27]
2021	Camp Siegfried	Her	Old Vic	[28]
2022	A Streetcar Named Desire	Blanche DuBois	Almeida Theatre	[29]
2023			Phoenix Theatre	[30]
2025			Noël Coward Theatre Brooklyn Academy of Music	[31] [32]
2023	Pygmalion	Eliza Doolittle	The Old Vic	[33]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	North and South	Margaret Hale	BBC Radio[34]
2024	The Mysterious Affair at Styles	Mary Cavendish	Audible original[35]

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2014	Critics’ Circle Theatre Award	Most Promising Newcomer	Blithe Spirit and Treasure Island	Won	[36]
2015	Evening Standard Theatre Award	Emerging Talent Award	Treasure Island	Nominated	[37]
2019	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Actress	Summer and Smoke	Won	[38]
	Critics’ Circle Theatre Award	Best Actress		Won	[39]
	WhatsOnStage Award	Best Actress in a Play		Nominated	[40]
2023	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Actress	A Streetcar Named Desire	Nominated	[41]

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