| Nathalie Armin | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech & Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Nathalie Armin is a British actress. She has appeared in a number of stage productions. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC Three comedy Juice (2023) and the BBC One drama Showtrial (2024).
Early life
Armin was born to Iranian parents. She studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Career
Armin appeared in David Hare's Behind the Beautiful Forevers, and the acclaimed 2015 production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Motherfucker with the Hat, both at the Royal National Theatre.
In her Evening Standard review of Steve Water's 2017 play Limehouse at the Donmar Warehouse, critic Fiona Mountford praised Armin as "one of this country's finest under-the-radar stage actresses".
Armin later performed alongside Juliet Stevenson in the original production of Robert Icke's critically acclaimed The Doctor at the Almeida Theatre, and in 2023 she starred in the English premiere of Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life directed by Ivo Van Hove.
Armin's screen credits include Peter Morgan's The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, the award-winning C4 comedy-drama Home, and the acclaimed TV adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's Magpie Murders.
In 2023 she appeared as series regular The Boss in Mawaan Rizwan's BBC Three comedy, Juice and she will lead Series Two of BBC Drama Showtrial, alongside Adeel Akhtar, in 2024.
Credits
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Local | Yasmin | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2002 | CrazyBlackMuthaF*ckinSelf | Kareema | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2004 | Othello | Bianca | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2007 | Damascus | Muna | Traverse Theatre / Kiln Theatre |
| 2009 | Arabian Nights | Kasim's Wife | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2012 | The Bomb | Irina | Kiln Theatre |
| 2015 | Behind the Beautiful Forevers | Poornima | Royal National Theatre |
| Dara | Jahanara | Royal National Theatre | |
| The Motherfucker with the Hat | Victoria | Royal National Theatre | |
| 2016 | Another World | Yasmin | Royal National Theatre |
| 2017 | Limehouse | Debbie Owen | Donmar Warehouse |
| 2018 | Machinal | Stenographer/Nurse | Almeida Theatre |
| Raleigh: The Treason Trial | Coke | Shakespeare's Globe | |
| 2019 | Anna | Marion Bourmer | Royal National Theatre |
| The Doctor | Flint | Almeida Theatre | |
| 2022 | Force Majeure | Charlotte | Donmar Warehouse |
| 2023 | A Little Life | Ana | Harold Pinter Theatre/Savoy Theatre |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Jury | Usher | Granada Television |
| 2005 | William and Mary | Nola | Meridian / ITV Series 1, 2 & 3 |
| Spooks | Joumana | BBC | |
| The English Harem | Firouzeh | ITV | |
| 2008 | Being Human | Eleanor | Touchpaper Television |
| 2009 | The Omid Djalili Show | Catherine of Aragorn | BBC |
| The Fixer | DS Rowe | Kudos | |
| 2015 | The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies | Melissa Chapman | Carnival Film & Television |
| 2016 | Maigret: Maigret's Dead Man | Nina Gaubert | PeKet Co-Productions Limited / ITV |
| Humans | Tabitha | Channel Four / AMC | |
| 2017 | Vera | Eva Motian | ITV |
| Unforgotten | Gill | Mainstreet Pictures / ITV | |
| Electric Dreams | State's Advocate | Channel Four/ Sony/ Left Bank | |
| 2018 | Marcella | Helen | ITV / Buccaneer |
| 2019 | Home | Yasmine | Series 1 Channel 4/Channel X |
| 2020 | Too Close | Prosecution | ITV |
| Home | Yasmine | Series 2 Channel 4/Channel X | |
| 2021 | Magpie Murders | Melissa Conway | PBS / Britbox |
| 2022 | Flatshare | Tania Joseph | BBC |
| Treason | Lydia Jena | Netflix | |
| Untitled Alfonso Cuaron Project | Nurse | Apple TV | |
| 2023 | Juice | The Boss | BBC Three |
| 2024 | Showtrial | Leila | Series 2 / World Productions |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Grow Your Own | Soraya | BBC Films |
| 2016 | Denial | Monica Du Champs | BBC Films |
| Earthy Encounters | Dr Keys | Short Film / Creative England | |
| 2018 | Final Score | Milson | Signature Films / Highland Film Group |
| 2022 | The Batman | ATF Leader | Warner Brothers |
| 2023 | Anna | Maaret | Good Films Collective |
References
- "Nathalie Armin Actress". Lou Coulson Associates. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- "Nathalie Armin Profile". London Voice Boutique. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- "Alumni News Roundup - Spring 2022". RCSSD. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- "Behind the Beautiful Forevers review". British Theatre. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- Billington, Michael (18 June 2015). "MotherfuckerwiththeHat Review". The Guardian.
- "Limehouse Review". Evening Standard Online. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "The Doctor at the Almeida". Almeida Theatre. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- "Nathalie Armin Little Life Interview". West End Best Friend. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "A Little Life In Pictures". The Guardian. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- "The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies Who's Who". Muni. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- "Nathalie Armin Comedy Credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- "Showtrial Returns for Series Two". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- "Juice - a brand new BBC Three Sitcom". Huffington Post. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.