# Rowan Robinson
**Rowan Robinson** is an actress from Salford, born and bred in the town.[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) • [6](https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/a-taste-of-hone-royal-exchange-23110.pdf) She trained in musical theater at Pendleton College and at RADA, graduating in 2022, during which she was a Warner Bros Creative Scholar and won the Sir Alec Guinness Award.[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) She played Alicia Drake in [Kenneth Branagh](https://www.edgepedia.org/kenneth-branagh)'s *A Haunting in Venice* (2023)[10](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4213841-rowan-robinson), and her television roles include Vicki Martin in *A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story* (2025), Katie Wells in *Passenger* (2024), Zaya in *[The Wayfinders](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-wayfinders)* (2025–present), and Ally in the final series of *Brassic* (2025).[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) On stage she made her professional debut as Jo in *A Taste of Honey* at the Royal Exchange Theatre in 2024[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) • [6](https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/a-taste-of-hone-royal-exchange-23110.pdf), and has played Nancy Holmes in *When We Are Married* at the Donmar Warehouse (2025–26) and Franky in *Heart Wall* at the Bush Theatre (2026).[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) • [3](https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/donmar-warehouse-announces-cast-for-when-we-are-married_1699691/) • [4](https://officiallondontheatre.com/show/heart-wall-111464979/)
A different namesake, Christopher Rowan Robinson (1915–2011), was an English actor active in 1939 television[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1662226/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Training | Musical theater at Pendleton College, then RADA; graduated 2022[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) |
| Awards | Warner Bros Creative Scholar; Sir Alec Guinness Award winner, 2022[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) |
| Film | Alicia Drake in *A Haunting in Venice* (2023), directed by Kenneth Branagh[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) |
| Forthcoming | Rowan "Red" Fossoway in HBO's *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms* (2026)[9](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/373873/rowan-robinson) |
| Stage | Jo in *A Taste of Honey* (Royal Exchange, 2024); Nancy Holmes in *When We Are Married* (Donmar Warehouse, 2025–26); Franky in *Heart Wall* (Bush Theatre, 2026)[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) • [3](https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/donmar-warehouse-announces-cast-for-when-we-are-married_1699691/) • [4](https://officiallondontheatre.com/show/heart-wall-111464979/) |
## Early life and education
Robinson is from Salford. She studied musical theater at Pendleton College and later trained at RADA (the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), graduating in 2022[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/). During her training she was a Warner Bros Creative Scholar and won the Sir Alec Guinness Award in 2022[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/).
## Television and film
Her screen profile rose with a series of regular roles: Vicki Martin in the ITV drama *A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story* (2025), Katie Wells in the [Andrew Buchan](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrew-buchan)-written ITVX thriller *Passenger* (2024), Zaya in the Angel fantasy series *The Wayfinders* (2025–present, after the 2023 pilot), and Ally in the final series of the Sky Max comedy *Brassic* (2025)[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/).
Her film work is Kenneth Branagh's *A Haunting in Venice* (2023), in which she played Alicia Drake[10](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4213841-rowan-robinson). On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a critics' score of 75 percent[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rowan_robinson).
## Theatre
Robinson's stage career began immediately after graduation. At RADA she appeared in productions including *Richard II* (2021, as [John of Gaunt](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-of-gaunt) and Henry Percy), *Bold Girls* (2022, as Cassie), and *The Wolves* (2022, as #46)[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/). She played Juliet and Isabella in Sir Trevor Nunn's *Shakespeare: A Man For All Time* at the Boulevard Theatre in 2022[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/).
**Professional stage debut.** In 2024 she played Jo, the teenage lead of Shelagh Delaney's *A Taste of Honey*, at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, directed by Emma Baggott; a British Theatre Guide review noted she was Salford born and bred and making her professional stage debut in the role[2](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/) • [6](https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/a-taste-of-hone-royal-exchange-23110.pdf).
**London theater.** She played Nancy Holmes in Tim Sheader's revival of J.B. Priestley's *When We Are Married* at the Donmar Warehouse, which ran from 6 December 2025 to 7 February 2026[3](https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/donmar-warehouse-announces-cast-for-when-we-are-married_1699691/). She then took the lead role of Franky in Kit Withington's *Heart Wall* at the Bush Theatre, a world premiere running from 7 April to 16 May 2026, directed by Katie Greenall; reviews described her performance as enigmatic and querulous[4](https://officiallondontheatre.com/show/heart-wall-111464979/) • [7](https://viewfromthegods.co.uk/2026/04/16/heart-wall-bush-theatre/).
## Namesakes
The name Rowan Robinson has also belonged to other performers. Christopher Rowan Robinson (1915–2011), born in Woolwich, London, was an actor whose credits include the 1939 television productions *The Fame of Grace Darling* (as [John Nicholson](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-nicholson), Survivor), *Behind the Schemes* (a waiter), *L'avare* (Brindavoine), and *Money for Jam* (Wilhelm); he died on 17 June 2011 in [Ely, Cambridgeshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/ely-cambridgeshire)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1662226/). The astrophysicist [Michael Rowan-Robinson](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-rowan-robinson) (born 1942) carries a hyphenated surname of the same elements[8](https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/rowan-robinson-michael-1942).
## References
1. [Christopher Rowan Robinson, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1662226/)
2. [Rowan Robinson, Independent Talent](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/rowan-robinson/)
3. [Donmar Warehouse announces cast for When We Are Married, WhatsOnStage](https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/donmar-warehouse-announces-cast-for-when-we-are-married_1699691/)
4. [Heart Wall, at Bush Theatre, Official London Theatre](https://officiallondontheatre.com/show/heart-wall-111464979/)
5. [Rowan Robinson, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rowan_robinson)
6. [A Taste of Honey review, British Theatre Guide](https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/a-taste-of-hone-royal-exchange-23110.pdf)
7. [Heart Wall, Bush Theatre review, View from the Gods](https://viewfromthegods.co.uk/2026/04/16/heart-wall-bush-theatre/)
8. [Rowan-Robinson, Michael 1942–, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/rowan-robinson-michael-1942)
9. [Rowan Robinson | TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/373873/rowan-robinson)
10. [Rowan Robinson — The Movie Database (TMDB), themoviedb.org](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4213841-rowan-robinson)
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