Rosalie Craig’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Rosalie Craig (born 30 May 1981) is an English actress, noted for her performances in musical theatre. In 2013 she received her first major award, a London Evening Standard Award for Best Performance in a Musical. A profile in The Guardian in November 2014 commented that “actor Rosalie Craig is living proof that stars are not born but made – through a combination of talent, hard work, sheer grit and an ability to connect with audiences. She’s got all in abundance.”

Life and career

Craig grew up in Nottingham, and studied for a BA in Actor Musicianship at Rose Bruford College, from which she graduated in 2001. After graduation she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made her professional stage debut in an adaptation by Adrian Mitchell of Alice in Wonderland.

In 2007 she had her first leading role in a West End production, playing the character Arwen in the musical stage adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.

Since then her notable roles in theatre have included the title character in Tori Amos’s The Light Princess at the National Theatre in 2013, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award as well as winning an Evening Standard Award. She has also had leading parts in City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse), Finding Neverland (Leicester Curve) and Ragtime (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).

She appeared in the musical London Road at the National Theatre and subsequently in Rufus Norris’s film adaptation. Craig’s other work with the National Theatre include: As You Like It and The Threepenny Opera. She appeared in the premiere of musical Wonder.land, at Palace Theatre, Manchester for the Manchester International Festival; also directed by Norris in association with the National Theatre.

Her television work includes appearances in Spooks, Miranda, Endeavour, and Lovesick.

In September 2018, Rosalie began appearing alongside Patti LuPone in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Company. She played the lead role of ‘Bobbie,’ reimagined for the first time as a woman.

She is married to the actor Hadley Fraser. On 1 November 2016, Rosalie gave birth to the couple’s first child, named Elvie.

Theatre career

Awards and nominations