Cara Theobold

Cara Theobold
Born Cara Louise Theobold
(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990
Wakefield, England
Nationality English
Alma mater Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation Actress

Cara Louise Theobold (born 8 January 1990)[1] is an English actress who trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her first acting role was Ivy Stuart in the third and fourth series of television period drama Downton Abbey and is also known for voice acting as Tracer in the video game Overwatch.

Life and career

Theobold was educated at Outwood Grange Academy before attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She initially auditioned for the role of Ivy over Christmas 2011, during her final year.[1] She was allowed to finish her final year of drama school early to begin filming the series at Easter.[1] Theobold characterised Ivy as "ambitious" and "a dreamer".[2] She returned for the fourth series of the show in 2013.[2] Her work on the series resulted in her being a co-recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

In 2014, Theobold made a guest appearance on the TV sitcom Lovesick (formerly known as Scrotal Recall).[3] In 2015, she appeared in two episodes of Last Tango in Halifax as Holly,[4] and an episode of Call the Midwife.[5] She starred as Sarah, a housekeeper at a stately home and one of the main characters, in the third series of The Syndicate which aired in spring 2015.[6] She is also the voice actress for Tracer in the video games Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm and starred in the E4/Netflix original series Crazyhead alongside Susan Wokoma.[7][8] In 2016, it was announced that Theobold would star in Absentia along with Stana Katic and Patrick Heusinger.

Filmography

Film

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2016Zombie Spring BreakersEllie
2018 Ready Player One Tracer [9]

Television

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2012–2013Downton AbbeyIvy StuartMain role
2014LovesickIlona McLeodGuest role
2015Last Tango in HalifaxHollyGuest role
2015Call the MidwifeMarie AmosGuest role
2015The SyndicateSarahMain role
2015TogetherEllenMain role
2015Harry Price GhosthunterSarah Grey (Housemaid)Main role
2016CrazyheadAmyMain role
2017–presentAbsentiaAlice DurandMain role
2018KiriLucyGuest role

Video games

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2016–presentOverwatchTracerVoice
2016–presentHeroes of the StormTracerVoice

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Outwood Grange pupil Cara Theobold to star in ITV 1 drama Downton Abbey". Wakefield Express. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Walker-Arnott, Ellie (11 November 2013). "Downton Abbey's Cara Theobold on the show's acting greats, her 'telly mummy' and what's next for Ivy". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scrotal Recall:Series 1, episode 3". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Last Tango in Halifax: Series 3 – Episode 4". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Walker-Arnott, Ellie (8 January 2015). "Call the Midwife series 4 trailer: Downton Abbey stars, social scandal and a proposal for Trixie". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Dowell, Ben (21 October 2014). "Lenny Henry, Anthony Andrews and Elizabeth Berrington to star in series three of The Syndicate". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Crazyhead, new series from Misfits creator, to debut on E4 & Netflix – Channel 4 – Info – Press". Channel 4. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Susan Wokoma [@susan_wokoma] (July 16, 2017). "Lots of people have asked & no, #Crazyhead is no more. Good to know @BuzzFeed (& so many of u lot) know a gem eh?! 😝(Chewing Gum here too)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 9, 2017 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Kim, Matt (2017-12-10). "New Ready Player One Trailer Has a Tracer and Chun-Li Cameo". USgamer. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
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