| Cora Kirk | |
|---|---|
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Notable work | Your Christmas or Mine? |
Cora Kirk is a British stage and film actress. She starred in the film Your Christmas or Mine? (2022) and its sequel (2023).
Early life
From Moorside in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Kirk attended the Waterhead Academy in her home town. She attended the Oldham Theatre Workshop, before she trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Career
Stage
In 2017, Kirk played Lucy in a Sally Cookson stage adaptation of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in Leeds. She worked with Cookson again in 2020 on her adaptation of A Monster Calls, cast as Lily for a UK tour. She also played Wendy in an adaptation of Peter Pan at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London. She also appeared in Peter Pan when Sally Cookson took an adaptation to the National Theatre.
In March 2023, she played Aalyah in Federico García Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba in Manchester.
Film
In 2022, Kirk could be seen in the Daniel Stamm directed film Prey for the Devil. Kirk had a lead role playing Hayley, alongside Asa Butterfield, in the Tom Parry penned 2022 Christmas comedy film Your Christmas or Mine?, and the 2023 sequel Your Christmas or Mine 2.
Filmography
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wishin' and Hopin' | Veronica | Short film |
| 2020 | Don't Water the Vine | Helen | Short film |
| 2021 | Tony | Malaya | Short film |
| 2022 | Prey for the Devil | Emilia | |
| 2022 | Your Christmas or Mine? | Hayley Taylor | |
| 2023 | After Everything | Freya | |
| 2023 | Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Hayley Taylor |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Grantchester | Anita Carson | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Doctors | Holly Plummer | Episode: "Out There" |
| 2020 | Bard from the Barn | Juliet | Episode: "Juliet" |
| 2021 | Doctors | Morgan Scott | Episode: "One Point Six Percent" |
| 2022 | Midsomer Murders | Etta Derby | Episode: "The Blacktrees Prophecy" |
| 2023 | Father Brown | Lila Tate | Episode: "The Hidden Man" |
| 2023 | Vera | Eliza Wilmore | Episode: "The Rising Tide" |
| 2024 | Grantchester | Feathers | Episode: "Series 9, Episode 1" |
| Daddy Issues | Tamika | Episode: "Normal Men" |
References
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- "Don't look down!". Oldham Chronicle. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- "Welcome To The Oldham Summer Story Festival". Oldhamtheatreworkshop.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- "Alumni News Roundup - Autumn 2022". cssd.ac.uk. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Love, Catherine (7 December 2017). "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe review – Sally Cookson conjures magic of make-believe". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Franklin, Marc J. (15 January 2020). "Inside Rehearsal for the U.K. Tour of A Monster Calls". Playbill.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- "Cora Kirk". Openairtheatreheritage.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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- Johnson, Robin (17 June 2019). "Cast members fly into Peter Pan once more". Officiallondontheatre.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Fisher, Mark (31 March 2023). "Of All the Beautiful Things in the World review – Lorca moves to Moss Side". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Harvey, Dennis (October 27, 2022). "'Prey for the Devil' Review: A Passable Exorcism Horror That Says To Hell With Clerical Sexism". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Sarrubba, Stefania (2 November 2023). "First trailer for Sex Education star's new Christmas movie". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Cremona, Patrick (15 November 2023). "Sex Education's Asa Butterfield in trailer for Your Christmas or Mine 2". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 November 2023.