# Ami Metcalf
**Ami Metcalf** (born 1994) is a British actress known for playing WPC Peggy Button in the BBC crime comedy-drama *Sister Boniface Mysteries* and for winning the 2010 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress for her role as Sapphire Cox in the BBC soap *Doctors*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400/awards/) Her screen work also includes the films *Allied* (2016), *Pan* (2015), and *Crawl* (2019), alongside extensive British television, theater, and [BBC Radio](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-radio) credits.[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1994, Lewisham, London, England, UK[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) |
| Signature television role | WPC Peggy Button in *Sister Boniface Mysteries*, 38 episodes, 2022–2025[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) |
| Early breakthrough | Sapphire Cox in *Doctors*, 15 episodes, 2010[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) |
| Award | British Soap Award 2010, Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress, for *Doctors*[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400/awards/) |
| Hollywood films | Roxie in *Allied* (Robert Zemeckis, Paramount Pictures); Sister Thomas in *Pan* (Joe Wright, Warner Brothers); Lee in *Crawl* (Alexandre Aja, Paramount)[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/) |
| Radio | Kitty in *Home Front*, series 1–14, BBC Radio 4[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/) |
| Representation | Creative Artists Management[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/) |
## Early life
Metcalf was born in 1994 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) Her professional profile lists a native London accent, with high-standard accents in American-Standard, Manchester, West Country, American, and Southern American, and gives her height as 5'2" (1.57 m).[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/)
## Television
**Early roles.** Metcalf's first substantial television part was Sapphire Cox in the BBC daytime soap *Doctors*, appearing in 15 episodes in 2010.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) That performance won her the panel-voted Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress at the 2010 British Soap Awards, where she beat nominees from *Coronation Street*, *EastEnders*, and *Emmerdale*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400/awards/) • [4](https://dev.undress.workers.dev/read-http-www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a217728/british-soap-awards-2010-the-winners.html)
Through the following decade she accumulated a run of British television credits: Eunice in the BBC revival of *Upstairs Downstairs* (2010), Shannon in the BBC drama *One Night* (2012), Chantelle in the Baby Cow Productions comedy *Panto!* (2012), Poppy in *Bad Education*, and Chelsea in the [Channel 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-4) comedy *The Mimic*, where she played the role across 9 episodes from 2013 to 2014.[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) She also appeared as Lynette Duncan in *Call the Midwife* (directed by Phillippa Lowthorpe for Neal Street Productions/BBC1), as Alice in the [Catherine Tate](https://www.edgepedia.org/catherine-tate) vehicle *Catherine Tate's Nan* (2014), as Alice Bonham in *Father Brown*, as Jordan in ITV's *Birds of a Feather* (2020), and as Lisa Wilson in two episodes of *Silent Witness* (2016).[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) • [5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ami-metcalf/)
**Sister Boniface Mysteries.** Since 2022 Metcalf has played WPC Peggy Button, a main role in *Sister Boniface Mysteries*, a [BritBox](https://www.edgepedia.org/britbox) International and UKTV co-production created by Jude Tindall and a spin-off of *Father Brown*, set in the [Cotswolds](https://www.edgepedia.org/cotswolds) village of Great Slaughter in 1962.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) • [6](https://www.assignmentx.com/2022/sister-boniface-mysteries-actress-lorna-watson-and-executive-producer-will-trotter-on-new-britbox-series-exclusive-interview/) She appears alongside Lorna Watson as the crime-solving nun Sister Boniface, Max Brown as DI Sam Gillespie, and Jerry Iwu as DS Felix Livingstone.[7](https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/pr-sisterbonifacemysteries-s4uktv) By IMDb's count she had appeared in 38 episodes between 2022 and 2025, and she returned for the show's fourth series, which premiered on U&Drama in September 2025.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400) • [7](https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/pr-sisterbonifacemysteries-s4uktv) In the 2024 Christmas special, her character auditions for the part of [Cinderella](https://www.edgepedia.org/cinderella) in the village pantomime; Metcalf described Peggy as "very fond of Christmas" and noted the appeal of filming a 1960s Christmas with winter costumes.[8](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/sister-boniface-mysteries-christmas-special-2024-release-date-plot-guest-stars-interviews-and-everything-we-know)
## Film
Metcalf's film credits include three studio features. In [Robert Zemeckis](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-zemeckis)'s Second World War romance *Allied* (2016, [Paramount Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/paramount-pictures)) she played Roxie; in [Joe Wright](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-wright)'s *Pan* (2015, Warner Brothers) she played Sister Thomas; and in Alexandre Aja's alligator survival thriller *Crawl* (2019, Paramount) she played Lee.[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/) *Crawl*, starring Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper, later drew renewed streaming audiences and holds an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score based on 212 reviews.[9](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400/news/)
## Theatre and radio
On stage, Metcalf played Snout in Nicholas Hytner's production of *A Midsummer Night's Dream* at The Bridge Theatre, and Agatha/Rosalie in [Kathy Burke](https://www.edgepedia.org/kathy-burke)'s production of *Lady Windermere's Fan* at the Vaudeville Theatre; she also appeared in *The Wind in the Willows* at [Regent's Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/regents-park).[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/) Her radio work is extensive: she played Kitty across series 1 to 14 of the [BBC Radio 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-radio-4) drama *Home Front*, Ruby in *Listening to the Dead* (directed by Jessica Dromgoole), and Gemma in *The Interrogation* (directed by Mary Peate).[3](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/)
## Recent work
Metcalf is attached to *[Call the Midwife: Sisters in Arms](https://www.edgepedia.org/call-the-midwife-sisters-in-arms)*, the prequel to *Call the Midwife*; she played Lynette Duncan in *Call the Midwife* and young Kathy Burke in the 2012 [Sky Atlantic](https://www.edgepedia.org/sky-atlantic) series *Walking and Talking*.[9](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400/news/) • [5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ami-metcalf/) • [10](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/jun/23/ami-metcalf-walking-and-talking)
## References
1. [Ami Metcalf, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400)
2. [Ami Metcalf, Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400/awards/)
3. [Ami Metcalf, Creative Artists Management](https://cam.co.uk/talent/ami-metcalf/)
4. [British Soap Awards 2010: The Winners, Digital Spy](https://dev.undress.workers.dev/read-http-www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a217728/british-soap-awards-2010-the-winners.html)
5. [Ami Metcalf, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ami-metcalf/)
6. [Sister Boniface Mysteries: Actress Lorna Watson and executive producer Will Trotter on new Britbox series, Assignment X](https://www.assignmentx.com/2022/sister-boniface-mysteries-actress-lorna-watson-and-executive-producer-will-trotter-on-new-britbox-series-exclusive-interview/)
7. [Sister Boniface Mysteries, Series 4 Preview (U&Drama), TVZone UK](https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/pr-sisterbonifacemysteries-s4uktv)
8. [Sister Boniface Mysteries Christmas Special 2024, What to Watch](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/sister-boniface-mysteries-christmas-special-2024-release-date-plot-guest-stars-interviews-and-everything-we-know)
9. [Ami Metcalf, News, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3615400/news/)
10. [Ami Metcalf on Walking And Talking like Kathy Burke](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/jun/23/ami-metcalf-walking-and-talking)
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