Zoë Tapper

Zoë Tapper
Born	(1981-10-26) 26 October 1981 Bromley, Greater London, England
Alma mater	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Oliver Dimsdale
Children	2

Zoë Tapper (born 26 October 1981) is an English actress who first came to prominence playing Nell Gwynne in Richard Eyre's award-winning film Stage Beauty in 2004. She is known for portraying Anya Raczynski in Survivors and Mina Harker in Demons.

Early life and education

Tapper was born in Bromley, Kent. She trained at the Academy Drama School and the Central School of Speech and Drama, from which she graduated in the spring of 2003, days before taking on her first film role.

Career

On stage Tapper has appeared in Epitaph for George Dillon in the West End, and Othello at Shakespeare's Globe.

Following her film debut in Stage Beauty, Tapper played Gwendolyn in Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005), alongside Joan Plowright, and Diana Shaw in These Foolish Things (2006), alongside Anjelica Huston.

Her television credits include Mary Collins in A Harlot's Progress for Channel 4, Jane in Oliver Parker's The Private Life of Samuel Pepys, Gemma in the first series of the Sky One drama Hex and Jenny Maple in the BBC miniseries Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky. She also played Hermia in ShakespeaRe-Told: A Midsummer Night's Dream, the 2005 BBC adaptation/modernisation of Shakespeare's play of the same name.

In 2008 Tapper portrayed Sheila Steafel in the BBC television play The Curse of Steptoe and Anya Raczynski in the BBC remake of Survivors, alongside Max Beesley, Paterson Joseph and Julie Graham. She also played Selina Dawes in the ITV adaptation of the novel Affinity, opposite Anna Madeley as Margaret Prior. It premiered at the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and in the UK on 28 December 2008 on ITV.

In 2009 she appeared in the ITV fantasy drama series Demons as blind vampire-turned-monster hunter Mina Harker. She played Effie Gray in the BBC Two period drama Desperate Romantics. In 2010, she played Hannah in the BBC television pilot Reunited.

In 2013 Tapper appeared as Ellen Love in Mr Selfridge.

Personal life

Tapper has one brother. She is married to the actor Oliver Dimsdale. In 2011, they had a daughter. They have since had another daughter.

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2003	The Private Life of Samuel Pepys	Jane	TV film
2004	Stage Beauty	Nell Gwyne
2004	Cutting It	Nanda Lavigne	Series 3 Episode 3
2004	Hex	Gemma	Recurring Role
2005	Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky	Jenny Mapel	TV mini series
2005	Jericho	Karen Gowler	Episode 'The Hollow Men'
2005	Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont	Gwendolyn	TV series
2005	ShakespeaRE-Told	Hermia	Episode 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
2006	Foyle's War	Susan Davies	Episode 'Invasion'
2006	Hotel Babylon	Mrs Radley	Series 1 Episode 2
2006	These Foolish Things	Diana Shaw
2006	A Harlot's Progress	Mary Collins	TV movie
2008	The Curse of Steptoe	Sheila Steafel	TV movie
2008	Demons	Mina Harker	Series 1 : 6 episodes
2008	Agatha Christie's Marple	Kay Strange	Series 3 : 1 Episode
2008	Affinity	Selina Dawes
2009	Desperate Romantics	Effie Ruskin / Effie Millais	Series 1 : 5 episodes
2008–2010	Survivors	Dr. Anya Raczynski	12 episodes
2010	Reunited	Hannah	TV movie
2010	Baseline	Jessica
2011	Zen	Donatella Pirotta	TV mini series, episode 'Ratking'
2013	Mr Selfridge	Ellen Love	Series 1 : 8 episodes
2013	Blood	Jemma Vern
2014	The Musketeers	Alice Clerbeaux	Episode: "The Challenge"
2015	Lewis	Elizabeth Capstone	Series 9, Ep 3, "What Lies Tangled"
2017	Safe House	Sam Stenham	Series 2 regular
2017	Liar	Katy Sutcliffe	Series 1 regular
2018	Nightflyers	Joy D'Branin	Recurring Role
2021	The One	Kate Saunders
2022	Rules of the Game	Vanessa Jenkins	TV mini series
2022–present	Grace	Cleo Moray

Video games

Year	Game	Role	Notes
2019	Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	Oracle of Light, Theva

External links

• Zoe Tapper at IMDb