Bryony Hannah is a British actress, best known as Cynthia Miller in BBC One's Call the Midwife.
Early life The daughter of a teacher and a retired Royal Navy lieutenant-commander, Hannah comes from Portsmouth, and after leaving school worked in a pub in Southampton. She was then accepted to RADA, having won a Laurence Olivier Bursary.
Career Hannah received an Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for her role as Mary Tilford in The Children's Hour. Several reviews of that production mentioned that Hannah was a "virtual unknown" and "stole the show."
Her other stage roles include performances in Earthquakes in London, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, The Pillowman, The Merry Wives of Windsor and War Horse. In 2017, she appeared in the posthumous premiere of Olivier Award winner Kevin Elyot's final play Twilight Song, alongside Adam Garcia and Paul Higgins.
She also appeared in Dead Boss as Christine and provided the voice of Padget, Pando's carer, in the CBeebies TV series Bing.
She is best known for her work on Call the Midwife. Her character, Nurse Cynthia Miller, was in the initial cast of characters of season one. During the course of the show, Cynthia decided she was being called to a religious life, and she became a nun. Her character lived as a nun at Nonnatus House, where she also worked as a midwife. Hannah left the series after season six.
Personal life In 2014, Hannah gave birth to her first child.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Cemetery Junction Louise the Waitress2015Jupiter AscendingNurse Schultz2021The Last DuelAlice2023FirebrandEllen Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Reversals Female Student Minor role, TV movie 2011 Life's Too Short Brenda 1 episode 2012 Above Suspicion Felicity Turner Series 4: "Silent Scream" 2012–2017 Call the Midwife Cynthia Miller / Sister Mary Cynthia Main cast, series 1-6 2012 Dead Boss Christine 6 episodes 2014-2019 Bing Padget Recurring role 2017 Unforgotten Cath 4 episodes 2021 Death in Paradise Rebecca Morley 1 episode 2022 The Chelsea Detective Erin Murphy 1 episode 2024 Rivals Deirdre Kilpatrick Main role 2025 Talamasca: The Secret Order Ridge 4 episodes TBA The Detection Club Agatha Christie Upcoming ten-part detective drama Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2012 The Children's Hour Mary Tilford Olivier Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
References
External links
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art profile