| Birth date | 12 December 1983 (age 42) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales |
| Occupation | Actress, director, screenwriter |
| Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Erin Richards (born 12 December 1983) is a Welsh actress, director and writer, best known for playing Molly Hughes in the television series Breaking In and Barbara Kean in the television series Gotham.
Life and career
Richards was born on 12 December 1983[1][2], in Penarth, Wales. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She presented the Welsh language teen magazine show Mosgito for S4C and appeared in short films before landing significant roles in BBC TV programmes Crash and Being Human.[3]
In 2012, she was cast in the FOX comedy Breaking In as an executive assistant with an exaggerated English accent.[4] She became a Breaking In regular in January 2012.[5][6]
She co-starred in the role of Sharon in Gonzalo López-Gallego's horror film Open Grave, alongside Sharlto Copley.[3][7]
From 2014 to 2019, she played Barbara Kean in the FOX Television series Gotham.[8] She directed the fifth season episode "The Trial of Jim Gordon", which premiered on 7 March 2019.[9][10]
A 2025 interview about the series Mudtown revealed Richards had a two year old son and was expecting her second child.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Expiry Date | Luce | |
| 2008 | Abraham's Point | Milly | |
| 2009 | 17 | Gemma | Short film |
| 2010 | Balance | Becki | |
| 2012 | Will Sampson (...and the Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Unintended Abstinence) | Sofia | |
| 2013 | Open Grave | Sharon | |
| 2014 | The Quiet Ones | Kristina 'Krissi' Dalton | |
| 2017 | That Good Night | Cassie | |
| 2018 | Hot Girl | Kara Quinn | Short film, her directorial debut |
| 2019 | The Christmas Kid | Patricia | |
| 2022 | Save the Cinema | Susan | |
| Grey Elephant | Alexa[12] | ||
| 2023 | Starve Acre | Harrie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Crash | Cheryl | "2.3" |
| 2011 | Being Human | Nancy Reid | "Daddy Ghoul", "Though the Heavens Fall", "The Wolf-Shaped Bullet" |
| 2012 | Breaking In | Molly Hughes | Season 2 (Main cast) |
| Merlin | Eira | "The Diamond of the Day: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| 2013 | Crossing Lines | Nicole | "The Terminator" |
| Misfits | Sarah | "5.7" | |
| 2014–2019 | Gotham | Barbara Kean | Main cast: 75 episodes |
| 2020 | The Brides | Renée Pélagie | Main cast |
| 2022–2023 | The Crown | Kelly Fisher | Season 5, episode 10 "Decommissioned" Season 6, episode 1 "Persona Non Grata" |
| 2024 | The Way | Willis | 1 episode[13] |
| Ar y Ffin/Mudtown | Claire Lewis Jones | Main cast | |
| I Will Find You | Cheryl Dreason | Upcoming miniseries |
Director
| Year | Title | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hot Girl | Short |
| 2019 | Gotham | Episode: "The Trial of Jim Gordon" |
| 2020 | God Friended Me | Episode: "The Atheist Papers" |
References
- ^ Richards, Erin (2022-05-12). "Dod i nabod | Get to know: Erin Richards (SEREN GOTHAM)" (video) (in Welsh). Heno. S4C. Retrieved 2023-09-06. – via youtube.com.
- ^ Richards, Erin & Bethan, Tara (2022-04-14). "#1 Intros, big hopes & fears and some willy chat.". Not Not Trying. pp. 20:05. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
It's December 12
- ^ Erin Richards at IMDb Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "South Wales actress Erin Richards". South Wales Evening Post. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Fox's 'Breaking In' to Add British Actress Erin Richards as New Regular". 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Breaking in Scoop: Erin Richards Poised to Join Cast as a Series Regular". 9 January 2012. Archived 25 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "New Cast Members Continue to File into an Open Grave". dreadcentral.com. 17 July 2014. Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Holy Bat girl! Five things about Gotham's Erin Richards". Wales Online. 6 May 2014. Archived 6 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Erin Richards: Ben McKenzie Penned 'A Love Letter to Gotham' for Final Episode". March 2019. Archived 25 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "(GTH-512) "The Trial of Jim Gordon"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Legal drama Mudtown putting Newport courts in the spotlight". BBC News. 2025-08-19. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (22 October 2020). "'Nightflyers' Eoin Macken To Helm Relationship Drama 'Grey Elephant'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived 2 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Michael Sheen's BBC drama The Way". Radio Times. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.