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Georgia Groome | |
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| Born | Georgia Isobel Groome 11 February 1992 Nottingham, England |
| Alma mater | Trent College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Partner | Rupert Grint (2011–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Georgia Isobel Groome (born 11 February 1992) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the films London to Brighton (2006) and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008).
Early life
[edit]Groome was born on 11 February 1992[1] in Nottingham,[2] the daughter of Paul Groome (1963–2009), a publican and chef, and Fiona (née Tulloch) Watson, a drama and vocal coach.[3] She resided in Swarkestone, Derbyshire. She has two sisters.[4] Groome, at the age of nine, auditioned for a role in the touring stage version of the musical Annie Get Your Gun and got the part.[5] She trained at her mother's performing arts school, at Nottingham Television Workshop, Derby Youth Theatre, and Trent College.[6]
Career
[edit]Groome made her acting debut in the 2001 TV film, A Fish Out of Water. She subsequently played an orphan in an episode of the short-lived TV series, Dangerville.
When Groome was 14, she was cast in her first feature film role in the British independent film London to Brighton in 2006, playing an 11-year-old runaway.[7] That year, she was also one of the eight young adventurers on Serious Amazon for CBBC.[8] In 2007, Groome had a role in Elaine Wickham's short, My Mother.
In 2008, Groome had a minor role in the comedy-horror The Cottage. Her breakthrough role was as 14-year-old, boyfriend-searching Georgia Nicolson alongside Aaron Johnson in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, for which she won the award for Best Child Actor at the Buster International Children's Film Festival.[1] She also had a minor role in horror film The Disappeared.
In 2009, she made her stage debut in Tusk Tusk, a new play by Polly Stenham at the Royal Court Theatre in London.[1][9] The same year, she appeared in the short Leaving Eva and an episode of The Bill. In 2010, Groome appeared in an episode of British television detective drama Lewis, as well as the short Silent Things.
In 2011, Groome starred in two shorts, The True Meaning of Love[10] and Six Degrees. She also appeared in Susan Jacobson's The Holding[11] and had a lead role in The Great Ghost Rescue, a film adaptation of Eva Ibbotson's book of the same name.[12]
She appeared alongside Stephen Dillane in Papadopoulos & Sons, in which she played snobby fashion victim Katie. The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on 5 April 2013.
Personal life
[edit]Groome has been in a relationship with actor Rupert Grint since 2011.[13] They have two daughters, born in May 2020 and April 2025.[13][14][15]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | London to Brighton | Joanne | Film debut |
| 2007 | My Mother | Millie | |
| 2008 | The Cottage | Farmer's Daughter 1 | |
| 2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | Georgia Nicolson | |
| 2009 | The Disappeared | Sophie Pryor | |
| 2009 | Leaving Eva | Kiera | |
| 2010 | Silent Things | Amy | Short film |
| 2011 | The True Meaning of Love | Alice | |
| 2011 | Six Degrees | Young Girl | Short film |
| 2011 | The Holding | Gemma | |
| 2011 | The Great Ghost Rescue | Winifred | |
| 2012 | Papadopoulos & Sons | Katie Papadopoulos | |
| 2016 | Life In Orbit | Laura | Short film |
| 2017 | Double Date | Lulu |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A Fish Out of Water | Jenny | TV film |
| 2003 | Dangerville | Orphan Episode 1 | Episode: "Robots" |
| 2006 | Serious Amazon | Herself | |
| 2008 | Loose Women | Herself | |
| 2009 | The Bill | Paige Farrelly | Episode: "Powerless" |
| 2010 | Lewis | Briony Grahame | Episode: "The Dead of Winter" |
| 2013–15 | Up the Women | Emily |
Radio
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maidens' Trip | Nanette | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play, broadcast 8 October 2010 |
| 2012 | The Warrah | Amy | BBC Radio 4 From Fact to Fiction, broadcast 18 February 2012 |
| 2013 | The Cazalets | Clary | BBC Radio 4 15 Minute Drama, broadcast 1–11 January 2013 |
| 2016 | The Tunnel | Chloe | BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast 12 August 2016 |
| 2016 | Northanger Abbey | Catherine Morland | BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast December 2016 |
| 2016 | The Mysteries of Udolpho | Emily | BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast December 2016 |
| 2019 | The Diary of a Young Girl | Anne Frank | BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week reading, broadcast May 2019 |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tusk Tusk | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 2013 | Tutto Bene, Mamma? | Boy | The Print Room |
| 2016 | Clickbait | Nicola | Theatre503 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Georgia Groome, LoveFilm
- ^ "Georgia Groome interview". littlewhitelies.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Fiona Watson - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Eden Watson - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Pham, Jason (4 January 2022). "Rupert Grint's Relationship With His Girlfriend Is Just as Romantic as Ron & Hermione". StyleCaster. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "It's a year of ghosts, exams and erupting volcanoes for Georgia". thisisderbyshire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "From Nottingham to London to Brighton". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ BBC New Talent – Serious Amazon, BBC (9 July 2005)
- ^ "Review: Tusk Tusk", The Jewish Chronicle
- ^ "The True Meaning of Love". dual-reality.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "The Holding". leftlion.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "New Pics Of The Great Ghost Rescue". Empire. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ a b Pasquini, Maria; Leon, Anya (7 May 2020). "Rupert Grint Is a Dad! Actor Welcomes a Daughter with Longtime Love Georgia Groome". People. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Calvario, Liz (10 November 2020). "Rupert Grint Shares First Photo of Daughter and Reveals Her Name". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome Welcome 'Secret' Baby No. 2, a Girl". People. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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Georgia Groome | |
|---|---|
| Born | Georgia Isobel Groome 11 February 1992 Nottingham, England |
| Alma mater | Trent College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Partner | Rupert Grint (2011–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Georgia Isobel Groome (born 11 February 1992) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the films London to Brighton (2006) and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008).
Early life
Groome was born on 11 February 1992[1] in Nottingham,[2] the daughter of Paul Groome (1963–2009), a publican and chef, and Fiona (née Tulloch) Watson, a drama and vocal coach.[3] She resided in Swarkestone, Derbyshire. She has two sisters.[4] Groome, at the age of nine, auditioned for a role in the touring stage version of the musical Annie Get Your Gun and got the part.[5] She trained at her mother's performing arts school, at Nottingham Television Workshop, Derby Youth Theatre, and Trent College.[6]
Career
Groome made her acting debut in the 2001 TV film, A Fish Out of Water. She subsequently played an orphan in an episode of the short-lived TV series, Dangerville.
When Groome was 14, she was cast in her first feature film role in the British independent film London to Brighton in 2006, playing an 11-year-old runaway.[7] That year, she was also one of the eight young adventurers on Serious Amazon for CBBC.[8] In 2007, Groome had a role in Elaine Wickham's short, My Mother.
In 2008, Groome had a minor role in the comedy-horror The Cottage. Her breakthrough role was as 14-year-old, boyfriend-searching Georgia Nicolson alongside Aaron Johnson in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, for which she won the award for Best Child Actor at the Buster International Children's Film Festival.[1] She also had a minor role in horror film The Disappeared.
In 2009, she made her stage debut in Tusk Tusk, a new play by Polly Stenham at the Royal Court Theatre in London.[1][9] The same year, she appeared in the short Leaving Eva and an episode of The Bill. In 2010, Groome appeared in an episode of British television detective drama Lewis, as well as the short Silent Things.
In 2011, Groome starred in two shorts, The True Meaning of Love[10] and Six Degrees. She also appeared in Susan Jacobson's The Holding[11] and had a lead role in The Great Ghost Rescue, a film adaptation of Eva Ibbotson's book of the same name.[12]
She appeared alongside Stephen Dillane in Papadopoulos & Sons, in which she played snobby fashion victim Katie. The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on 5 April 2013.
Personal life
Groome has been in a relationship with actor Rupert Grint since 2011.[13] They have two daughters, born in May 2020 and April 2025.[13][14][15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | London to Brighton | Joanne | Film debut |
| 2007 | My Mother | Millie | |
| 2008 | The Cottage | Farmer's Daughter 1 | |
| 2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | Georgia Nicolson | |
| 2009 | The Disappeared | Sophie Pryor | |
| 2009 | Leaving Eva | Kiera | |
| 2010 | Silent Things | Amy | Short film |
| 2011 | The True Meaning of Love | Alice | |
| 2011 | Six Degrees | Young Girl | Short film |
| 2011 | The Holding | Gemma | |
| 2011 | The Great Ghost Rescue | Winifred | |
| 2012 | Papadopoulos & Sons | Katie Papadopoulos | |
| 2016 | Life In Orbit | Laura | Short film |
| 2017 | Double Date | Lulu |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A Fish Out of Water | Jenny | TV film |
| 2003 | Dangerville | Orphan Episode 1 | Episode: "Robots" |
| 2006 | Serious Amazon | Herself | |
| 2008 | Loose Women | Herself | |
| 2009 | The Bill | Paige Farrelly | Episode: "Powerless" |
| 2010 | Lewis | Briony Grahame | Episode: "The Dead of Winter" |
| 2013–15 | Up the Women | Emily |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maidens' Trip | Nanette | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play, broadcast 8 October 2010 |
| 2012 | The Warrah | Amy | BBC Radio 4 From Fact to Fiction, broadcast 18 February 2012 |
| 2013 | The Cazalets | Clary | BBC Radio 4 15 Minute Drama, broadcast 1–11 January 2013 |
| 2016 | The Tunnel | Chloe | BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast 12 August 2016 |
| 2016 | Northanger Abbey | Catherine Morland | BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast December 2016 |
| 2016 | The Mysteries of Udolpho | Emily | BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast December 2016 |
| 2019 | The Diary of a Young Girl | Anne Frank | BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week reading, broadcast May 2019 |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tusk Tusk | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 2013 | Tutto Bene, Mamma? | Boy | The Print Room |
| 2016 | Clickbait | Nicola | Theatre503 |
References
- ^ a b c Georgia Groome, LoveFilm
- ^ "Georgia Groome interview". littlewhitelies.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Fiona Watson - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Eden Watson - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Pham, Jason (4 January 2022). "Rupert Grint's Relationship With His Girlfriend Is Just as Romantic as Ron & Hermione". StyleCaster. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "It's a year of ghosts, exams and erupting volcanoes for Georgia". thisisderbyshire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "From Nottingham to London to Brighton". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ BBC New Talent – Serious Amazon, BBC (9 July 2005)
- ^ "Review: Tusk Tusk", The Jewish Chronicle
- ^ "The True Meaning of Love". dual-reality.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "The Holding". leftlion.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "New Pics Of The Great Ghost Rescue". Empire. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ a b Pasquini, Maria; Leon, Anya (7 May 2020). "Rupert Grint Is a Dad! Actor Welcomes a Daughter with Longtime Love Georgia Groome". People. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Calvario, Liz (10 November 2020). "Rupert Grint Shares First Photo of Daughter and Reveals Her Name". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome Welcome 'Secret' Baby No. 2, a Girl". People. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
External links
- Georgia Groome at IMDb