Bio: Tamzin Merchant is a British born actress, writer and director. She grew up in Dubai and was cast in her first professional role as Georgiana Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). She attended The University of Cambridge to read Education Studies and continued to develop her career as an actor alongside her studies.Merchant has starred in period dramas ranging from the Tudor period (The Tudors (2007)) right through to the 1940s (Murder on the Home Front (2013)) and in many contemporary productions. She also appears as Imogen Spurnrose in Amazon's Carnival Row (2019).She has written and directed four short films, all of which have picked up awards on the indie festival circuit.
Tivia: Was originally cast in the role of "Daenerys Targaryen" in Game of Thrones (2011) and filmed the pilot episode but asked to be released from her contract after the pilot shoot. The scenes were re-shot with Emilia Clarke.Appears on the cover of Belle & Sebastian's album, "Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance" (2015).Attended Homerton College, Cambridge. Graduated with a 1st Class degree in Education Studies.Appeared on the video for Groove Armada's "Song 4 Mutya".