Francesca Mills

Francesca Mills is an actress, most known for portraying a versatile range of memorable TV roles such as Cherry Dorrington in Harlots (2017), Earthy Mangold in Worzel Gummidge (2019) and Meldof in The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022). Francesca Mills was nominated for the 2016 Ian Charleson Award for her performance in Nikolay Gogol's "The Government Inspector" at Birmingham Rep Theatre. Her notable theatre credits, among others, also include Rory Mullarkey's play "Pity" at The Royal Court in 2018, Arthur Miller's "The American Clock" at The Old Vic Theatre in 2019, Francesca Martinez's "All of Us" at the National Theatre of Great Britain in 2022 (National Theatre at Home: All of Us (2022)) and her widely acclaimed interpretation of the title role in John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse (Shakespeare's Globe) in 2024, as well as her Shakespearean performances at Shakespeare's Globe as The Jailer's Daughter in William Shakespeare's and John Fletcher's "The Two Noble Kinsmen" (Shakespeare's Globe: The Two Noble Kinsmen (2018)) and as Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 2023. For her aforementioned performance as Hermia, Francesca Mills was also honored with first prize at the 2024 Ian Charleson awards. Also, regarding her stupendous stage work, in 2025, Francesca Mills was largely praised for her great performance as Ophelia in National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2026) at the National Theatre of Great Britain where she exquisitely delivered a fantastic incarnation of the role with unparalleled uniqueness of groundbreaking brilliance gracefully enriched by her prolific sensitivity of profound excellence.