Rosalie Craig

Rosalie Craig, oh man, where do you even start with her? Born in Nottingham back in ’81, she’s basically theatre royalty at this point—and not just in the UK. She’s the kind of actress who pops up in stuff like Spooks (yeah, that classic British spy show—blink and you’ll miss her, but she’s there) and then swings around to giant, splashy stage productions that get beamed to cinemas all over the world. Remember National Theatre Live’s The Threepenny Opera in 2016? She killed it. Totally magnetic on stage, just eats up the spotlight in that one. Same vibe in Macbeth a few years earlier—she’s got that haunted, intense look, like she’s actually seeing ghosts. People always talk about how she can break your heart one minute and then have you laughing your head off the next. There’s something real about her performances, you know? Nothing feels put on or stiff. She’s married to Hadley Fraser—another West End powerhouse, so yeah, musical theatre’s kind of their family business. Since 2014, actually, and they’ve got a kid together. Imagine growing up with that as your normal, right? Anyway, Rosalie’s the type who can handle Shakespeare like it’s just casual banter and then turn around and belt out Sondheim like it’s no big deal. She’s got this chameleon quality—one minute she’s gritty and raw, next she’s singing her lungs out. Honestly, if you’re into British theatre or TV, her name’s probably cropped up more than once. She’s not just another face in the crowd—she’s the kind of performer people actually remember, for all the right reasons.