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Antonia Campbell-Hughes
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Antonia Campbell-Hughes is an actress and former fashion designer from Northern Ireland, best known for appearing in Jack Dee's sitcom Lead Balloon and for portraying Natascha Kampusch in 3096 Days.
After the success of series one of Lead Balloon, Campbell-Hughes went on to be cast in a variety of comedy shows on British television, alongside Jennifer Saunders and Alex Macqueen, and went on to create her own one-woman show, Bluebell Welch, for MTV.
Biography
Campbell-Hughes was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, living there until the age of two. She has lived in the United States, Switzerland, Germany, and England.
Television
Campbell-Hughes has appeared in popular UK TV series such as Silent Witness, Casualty, Blackbeard: Terror at Sea and Spooks; in Channel 4's Scapegoat; in Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto; and on stage in productions such as Roberto Zucco. Her performances in Lead Balloon and Jennifer Saunders vehicle The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle have been praised by critic Sam Wollaston of The Guardian.
She wrote and starred in a series of comedy minisketches for MTV entitled Bluebell Welch. In April 2011, she appeared in series five of ITV's Lewis.
Fashion career
Campbell-Hughes had her own fashion label, started in her teens. She ran a clothing line that sold internationally under her own name and a diffusion line for high street store Topshop.
Film career
Campbell-Hughes' film work to date has been varied, including the BBC period drama Blackbeard, the Jane Campion feature film Bright Star, the psychological thriller The Other Side of Sleep, which premiered at Cannes 2011 Director's Fortnight, Lotus Eaters, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2011, and the BBC film When Harvey Met Bob.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Tonight Is Cancelled | Nesmir | |
| 2009 | Bright Star | Abigail O'Donaghue Brown | |
| 2009 | Once Upon a Time in Dublin | Marina | |
| 2010 | Five Day Shelter | Paula | |
| 2011 | The Task | Angel | |
| 2011 | Lotus Eaters | Alice | |
| 2011 | The Other Side of Sleep | Arlene Kelly | |
| 2011 | Albert Nobbs | Emmy | |
| 2012 | Storage 24 | Shelley | |
| 2012 | Kelly + Victor | Kelly | |
| 2013 | 3096 Days | Natascha Kampusch | |
| 2013 | Under the Skin | The Shadow Alien | |
| 2014 | The Canal | Claire | |
| 2015 | Les Cowboys | Emma | |
| 2015 | Swansong | Jamie | |
| 2015 | MindGamers | Agnes | |
| 2015 | Andron | Valerie | |
| 2015 | Fading Away | Leila | |
| 2015 | The Chameleon | Margaret | |
| 2016 | Split | Shelley | |
| 2018 | Black '47 | Brigid Ni Dhomhnaill | |
| 2018 | Paul, Apostle of Christ | Irenica | |
| 2018 | Zoo | Emily | |
| 2019 | She's Missing | Marina | |
| 2019 | Never Grow Old | Maria Pike | |
| 2019 | Rare Beasts | Cathy | |
| 2019 | Cordelia | Cordelia / Caroline | |
| 2020 | Zone 414 | Jaden | |
| TBA | It Is In Us All | Cara Daly | Directorial debut |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Casualty | Avril Skinner | "Enough's Enough" |
| 2006 | Blackbeard | Louis Arrot | TV miniseries |
| 2006 | Silent Witness | Fenella Lee | "Schism: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2006–2011 | Lead Balloon | Sam Spleen | Regular role |
| 2007 | Damage | Lauren Ward | TV film |
| 2007 | The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle | Abigail Wilson | Regular role |
| 2007 | Coming Up | Carly | "Scapegoat" |
| 2008 | Delta Forever | Miranda | "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Free Agents | Lucy | "1.2" |
| 2009 | Not Safe for Work | Claire Campbell | TV film |
| 2009 | Bluebell Welch | Bluebell Welch | TV series |
| 2009 | Spooks | Nina Gevitsky | "8.3" |
| 2010 | Material Girl | Plum | "1.4" |
| 2010 | When Harvey Met Bob | Marsha Hunt | TV film |
| 2011 | Lewis | Chloe Brooks | "Old, Unhappy, Far Off Things" |
| 2013 | Doll & Em | Miranda | "Six" |
| 2013 | The Vatican | Violetta | TV film |
| 2014 | Butterfly | Teri | TV short |
| 2015 | London Spy | Magician | "I Know" |
| 2016 | My Mother and Other Strangers | Kettie Brady | Regular role |
Awards
- Shooting Stars Award 2012: Antonia received this award at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012, annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by European Film Promotion.
