Hanako Footman

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Hanako Footman
Born (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 32)
Wimbledon, London, England
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationsActress, writer
Years active2011–present

Hanako Footman is an English actress and writer. On television, starred in the BBC Two sitcom Defending the Guilty (2018–2019). Her debut novel Mongrel was published in 2024.[1]

Early life and education

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Hanako Footman was born to a Japanese mother and an English-Irish father[2] and grew up in Wimbledon, South London.[3] She has two sisters; her sister Erika is a musician.[4]

Footman took a year-long foundation course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[4]

Career

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Acting

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Footman made her television debut as Isabella in an episode of the 2012 ITV miniseries The Town. She starred in the 2015 production of Thyestes at the Courtyard Theatre, London and Modern Love, which was put on in 2016 at the Pleasance in London followed by a run at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden.[5]

She returned to television in 2017 when she guest-starred as Lily in a season 2 episode of the Netflix historical drama The Crown, titled "A Company of Men". She also made her feature film debut in the indie horror An American Exorcism.[citation needed]

The following year, Footman appeared in the comedy horror film Slaughterhouse Rulez and starred in the lead role of Pia in the BBC Two sitcom Defending the Guilty; the rest of the series aired in 2019.[6] Also in 2019, she had film roles as Nicole Mowbray in Gavin Hood's Official Secrets and Ruby in Jason Lei Howden's action-comedy Guns Akimbo.[7] She made guest appearances in the E4 sitcom Dead Pixels and the Amazon Prime thriller Absentia, and appeared in the Icelandic series Stella Blómkvist.[8]

In 2022, Footman originated the character Devon in Theresa Rebeck's play Mad House for its David Harbour-led world premiere and run at the Ambassadors Theatre, marking Footman's West End debut.[9] She then appeared in Not Yet Midnight, of the three translated plays featured in the Royal Court Theatre's New Plays: Japan presentation in January 2023.[10][11]

Writing

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Footman's debut novel Mongrel was longlisted for the 2021 Mo Siewcharran Prize and was published in February 2024 by Footnote Press.[12] It was then shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.[13] It was also longlisted for the Polari Prize in the First Book category.[14] Footman was one of several authors to withdraw her book from the Prize to protest the inclusion of John Boyne over his anti-transgender views.[15]

Footman has a forthcoming untitled young adult (YA) occult novel, set for a 2027 publication date via Doubleday.[16]

Personal life

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Footman is in a relationship with fellow actor Jack Farthing, who also appeared in the film Official Secrets.[17]

Bibliography

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  • Mongrel (2024)
  • Untitled YA novel (2027)

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Re-introduction Sarah Short film
An American Exorcism Tammy
2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez Poppet Chenvix-Trench
Uneatable The Creature Short film
2019 Official Secrets Nicole Mowbray
Guns Akimbo Ruby
2022 Canyon Del Muerto Elizabeth Bixler
2023 Skewered Fleur
2024 Canyon of the Dead Elizabeth Bixler

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Town Isabella 1 episode
2017 The Crown Lily Episode: "A Company of Men"
2018–2019 Defending the Guilty Pia Main role
2019 Dead Pixels Briony Episode: "Big Nose"
Absentia Petra Bishop Episode: "Bolo"
2021 Stella Blómkvist Alba Noel 2 episodes
2022 Toast of Tinseltown Sorry Johnson Episode: "Monster Mash"

Other

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  • "Girl Panic!" (2011) by Duran Duran (music video)
  • HUSH - Crane (2022), Alma (video game)
  • Baldur's Gate 3 (2023), Araj Oblodra (video game)

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Thyestes Aerope Courtyard Theatre, London
2016 Modern Love Ella The Pleasance, Edinburgh / Etcetera Theatre, London
2022 Mad House Devon Ambassadors Theatre, London
2023 Not Yet Midnight Woman Royal Court Theatre, London
Part of New Plays: Japan presentation

Audio

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Empress of All Seasons Narrator Novel by Emiko Jean
2019 The Flower Arranger Novel by JJ Ellis
2021 The Fall of Koli Narrator[a] Novel by MR Carey
The Pact Narrator Novel by Sharon J. Bolton
Toddler Hunting and Other Stories Short stories by Taeko Kono
Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World Book by Eleanor Cleghorn
The Fboy Podcast Host with Katharine Orchard and Hannah van der Westhuysen[18]
2023 A Day of Fallen Night Narrator[b] Novel by Samantha Shannon
2024 Butter Narrator Novel by Asako Yuzuki

Notes

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  1. ^ With Saffron Coomber.
  2. ^ with Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson

References

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