Erin Doherty

Some Lesser Known Facts About Erin Doherty

• Erin Doherty grew up in Crawley, England.

• She was just four when her parents divorced.

• Erin’s paternal grandfather belonged to Carndonagh, a small town in County Donegal, Ireland.

• Growing up, Erin struggled to understand her grandfather’s strong Donegal accent, but it made her curious about how voices and accents influence the way people relate and connect with others.

• Erin was very young when she began attending Sunday drama classes with her older sister Grace Joséphine Doherty. Although she was shy at first, she soon found that acting helped her feel free and let go of her anxiety.

• Doherty once watched ‘Earthquakes in London’ at the National Theatre in London which inspired her so deeply to pursue acting that she later joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

• During her time at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Erin won The Stephen Sondheim Society’s Student Performer of the Year (2015) award for her performance of two songs. She also received a £1,000 prize.

• Doherty has worked in various theatre productions including ‘A Christmas Carol’ (2017) at The Old Vic, ‘Wolfie’ (2019) at Theatre503, ‘The Crucible’ (2022) at the Royal National Theatre, and ‘Unicorn’ (2025) at the Garrick Theatre.

  

• In 2017, Erin met actor Sophie Melville while working together in the play ‘The Divide.’ They soon fell in love with each other and began dating. The duo dated for seven years before breaking up in 2025.

  

• Erin appeared as ‘Fabienne’ in BBC One’s series ‘Les Misérables’ in 2018.

  

• She gained recognition through her performance as ‘Anne, Princess Royal’ in the series ‘The Crown’ (2019-2020), which premiered on Netflix.
  

• Doherty has worked in a few short films including ‘The Last Jeff’ (2020) and ‘If You’re Happy’ (2023).

  

• She has also worked in podcast series like ‘Hell Cats’ (2020), ‘Hell Cats 2’ (2022), and ‘Bess Loves Porgy’ (2023).

  

• In 2022, Erin appeared as ‘Becky’ in BBC One and Amazon Prime Video’s psychological thriller miniseries ‘Chloe.’

  

• In 2023, she played the role of ‘Anne Askew’ in the historical drama film ‘Firebrand.’

  

• She appeared as ‘Clare’ in the psychological thriller film ‘Reawakening’ (2024).

  

• Erin’s work as ‘Mary Carr’ in Disney+’s ‘A Thousand Blows’ (2025) and as ‘Briony Ariston’ in Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ (2025) was highly appreciated by the audience and critics.

Erin Doherty as ‘Briony Ariston’ in Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ (2025)