Madeleine Mantock
Madeleine Mantock | |
|---|---|
 Mantock at Comic-con in 2018 | |
| Born | 26 May 1990 Nottingham, England, UK |
| Alma mater | Arts Educational Schools, London (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable credit | Macy Vaughn in Charmed |
Madeleine Mantock (born 26 May 1990) is a British actress. She is known for her main role television work on the series Into the Badlands[1] and a remake of the series The Tomorrow People.[2] She played one of the main roles as Macy Vaughn in the reboot of Charmed from 2018 to 2021 on The CW. She appeared in The Long Song as Miss Clara in a supporting role.
Early life and education
[edit]Mantock is of “Afro-Caribbean and Caucasian” heritage.[3] She attended Arts Educational Schools, London where she obtained her BA in Musical Theatre.[4]
Career
[edit]Mantock primarily works in television, starring as main character Scarlett Conway in Casualty, before she graduated drama school.[4] She was part of the series for 36 episodes from 2011 to 2012. She then appeared on Lee Nelson's Well Funny People in 2013, before moving to the United States to be a main character, Astrid, on The Tomorrow People, which was canceled after one season. She then played the small role of Julie in the film Edge of Tomorrow. In 2015 she was cast in a main role, Veil, on AMC's Into the Badlands. Her character for Into the Badlands has received positive response.[5]
Mantock then had a role in the 2017 film Breaking Brooklyn, and filmed her main role in Age Before Beauty.
In March 2018, she was cast in the lead role of Macy Vaughn in The CW's fantasy drama series Charmed, a reboot of the 1998 series of the same name. The reboot centers on three sisters in a college town who discover they are witches.[6] In July 2021, Mantock announced that she would be departing Charmed before the airing of the third season finale.[7]
She also appeared in the supporting role of Miss Clara in the 2018 BBC adaptation of Andrea Levy's novel The Long Song, set in nineteenth century colonial Jamaica.
In 2023, Mantock made her Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Agnes/Anne Hathaway in their production of Hamnet (co-produced by Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions).[8] Based on the best-selling novel by Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet is adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi) and directed by Erica Whyman. After a sold-out run at the RSC, Hamnet transferred to the West End, for a run at the Garrick Theatre from September 30 2023 through February 17 2024.[9]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Casualty | Scarlett Conway | Regular role |
| 2013 | Lee Nelson's Well Funny People | Miss Summers | |
| 2013–14 | The Tomorrow People | Astrid Finch | Main role |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | Julie | |
| 2015–17 | Into the Badlands | Veil | Main role; seasons 1–2 |
| 2016 | The Truth Commissioner | Laura | |
| 2017 | Breaking Brooklyn | Faith Bryant | |
| 2018 | Age Before Beauty | Lorelei | |
| 2018–2021 | Charmed | Macy Vaughn | Main role; seasons 1–3 |
| 2018 | The Long Song | Miss Clara |
References
[edit]- ^ "Veil". AMC. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Highfill, Samantha (6 November 2013). "'The Tomorrow People': Madeleine Mantock on romance, Jedekiah's boss". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ @missmads (5 July 2018). "I am Afro-Caribbean and Caucasian. The internet is wrong about a lot of things!" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 July 2018 – via Twitter.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Madeleine Mantock". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "The Carcosa Interview: Madeleine Mantock Talks Into the Badlands - Black Nerd Problems". blacknerdproblems.com. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (5 March 2018). "Charmed: Madeleine Mantock Set as Third and Final Sister in CW Reboot". TVLine. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ Swift, Andy (19 July 2021). "Charmed Shocker: Madeleine Mantock to Exit After 3 Seasons — Read Full Statement About 'Difficult Decision'". tvline.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "RSC's Hamnet casting announced | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Hall, Margaret (5 September 2023). "Royal Shakespeare Company Production of Hamnet Extends West End Run, Announces Cast". Playbill. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
