Bryony Corrigan

Bryony Corrigan
Born
Bryony Rebecca Corrigan

(1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 34)
Cullercoats, England
EducationLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Years active2014–present
Spouse
Peter Hannah
​
(m. 2025)​

Bryony Rebecca Corrigan (born 12 August 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her work in theatre, particularly with Mischief Theatre, and received a WhatsOnStage Award nomination. On television, she was apart of the cast in The Goes Wrong Show (2019–2021).

Early life

Corrigan was born in Cullercoats, North Tyneside. She attended Marden High School and St Thomas More RC Academy, as well as being a member of various local youth theatre and dance groups. She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Career

Corrigan joined Mischief Theatre, appearing in Lights! Camera! Improvise! at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2015, she made her television debut in episodes of the soap opera Holby City and Inspector George Gently and appeared in How I Learned to Drive at Southwark Playhouse. She did her first voice work for the video game Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel. Through Mischief Theatre, Corrigan made her West End debut as Sandra in The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre. She reprised her role in Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Apollo Theatre and had small roles in the television films Peter Pan Goes Wrong and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong. In 2018, she starred in the Live Theatre Company productions of My Romantic History and A Clear Light.

In 2019, Corrigan returned to the Mischief Theatre franchise. She starred as Chemise and Spitzmaus in the plays Groan Ups and Magic Goes Wrong respectively. The former premiered at The Lowry, while both had runs at the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End. She began starring as Vanessa Wilcox-Wynn-Carroway in the BBC One comedy series The Goes Wrong Show and played Virtue Device in the Amazon Prime series Good Omens.

Corrigan portrayed the late Jo Cox MP in the 2022 ITV true crime miniseries The Walk-In. She voiced Amy in the BBC Radio 4 audio drama Our Friends in the North and appeared in Good Luck, Studio. The following year, she starred as Cynthia Billen in Notes from a Small Island at the Watermill Theatre and Katie Jenkins in I, Daniel Blake at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. For her performance in the latter, Corrigan was nominated for Best Supporting Performance at the 2023 UK Theatre Awards and Best Supporting Performer in a Play at the 2024 WhatsOnStage Awards. She also had voice roles in the video games Baldur's Gate III and Dragon Age: The Veilguard and appeared in the Amazon Prime series My Lady Jane.

In 2025, Corrigan played in the ITV true crime drama I Fought the Law. She reunited with Mischief Theatre for the West End run of The Comedy about Spies at the Adelphi Theatre.

Personal life

In 2023, Corrigan became engaged to Scottish actor Peter Hannah. The couple married at Pitzhanger Manor in West London on 5 September 2025.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Holby City Josie Simmons Episode: "We Have the Technology"
2015 Inspector George Gently Nurse Episode: "Breathe in the Air"
2016 Peter Pan Goes Wrong Crew Member Television film
2017 A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong Receptionist Television film
2019 Good Omens Virtue Device 2 episodes
2019–2021 The Goes Wrong Show Vanessa Wilcock-Wynn-Carroway Main role
2022 The Walk-In Jo Cox 1 episode
2024 Dead Cells: Immortalis Laure Esposito Voice role, miniseries
2024 My Lady Jane Esther 2 episodes
2025 I Fought the Law WPC Elliot
TBA Anansi Boys Shanelle
TBA Damaged Goods Quinn Film

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel The Painter
2023 Baldur's Gate III Various
2024 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Rook
2025 GreedFall 2: The Dying World Vriden Gerr
TBA Star Citizen

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Lights! Camera! Improvise Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2015 How I Learned to Drive Teenage Greek Chorus Southwark Playhouse, London
2016 The Play That Goes Wrong Sandra Duchess Theatre, London
2017 Peter Pan Goes Wrong Apollo Theatre, London
2018 My Romantic History Amy Live Theatre Company, Newcastle upon Tyne
Clear White Light Alison
2019 Magic Goes Wrong Spitzmaus The Lowry, Salford / Vaudeville Theatre, London
2019 Groan Ups Chemise Vaudeville Theatre, London
2022 Good Luck, Studio Saoirse Salisbury Playhouse
2023 Notes from a Small Island Cynthia Billen Watermill Theatre, Newbury
2023 I, Daniel Blake Katie Jenkins Theatre Royal Stratford East
2026 The Comedy about Spies Elena Popova Adelphi Theatre, London

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Our Friends in the North Amy BBC Radio 4
2023 Call Jonathan Pie Callers

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2023 UK Theatre Awards Best Supporting Performance I, Daniel Blake Nominated
2024 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Performer in a Play Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Young, Peter (10 May 2018). "How Bryony became the Homecoming Queen". The Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bryony Corrigan". Theatricalia. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Loxton, Howard (20 October 2016). "Peter Pan Goes Wrong". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Venus, Leigh (27 April 2018). "STAGE REVIEW: My Romantic History @ Live Theatre (24.4.18)". Narc. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Fisher, Mark (26 October 2018). "Clear White Light review – a gem of psychiatric gothic-horror folk-rock". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Wood, Alex (11 October 2019). "Groans Ups in the West End: opening night video with the Mischief Theatre team". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Scott, Fiona (12 February 2020). "Interview: Bryony Corrigan Chats MAGIC GOES WRONG at the Vaudeville Theatre". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Watson, Fay (3 January 2020). "The Goes Wrong Show cast: Who stars in new BBC comedy series?". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ↑ Rojas Weiss, Sabrina (31 May 2019). "A Guide To Good Omens' Agnes Nutter Prophecies For The Impatient & Confused". Refinery29. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Hughes, David (3 October 2021). "The Walk-In cast: Who stars with Stephen Graham in ITV drama, filming location and how many episodes there are". The i Paper. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  11. ↑ Shepard, Eliott (7 October 2022). "REVIEW - Good Luck, Studio - Mercury Theatre". Theatre and Tonic. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Wallis, Rebecca (23 January 2023). "Interview: Actress Bryony Corrigan on NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND at The Watermill". West End Best Friend. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  13. ↑ Masso, Giverny (28 March 2023). "David Nellist and Bryony Corrigan among I, Daniel Blake cast". The Stage. Retrieved 23 May 2024.(subscription required)
  14. ↑ Lucas, James (11 November 2024). "It's Great To Hear An Actual Northern Accent In Dragon Age: The Veilguard". The Gamer. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  15. ↑ Biggs, Jade; Henry, Grace (1 September 2025). "I Fought the Law cast: All the actors and the real-life people they play from Sheridan Smith to Enzo Clienti". Cosmopolitan UK. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  16. ↑ Wood, Alex (28 May 2026). "The Comedy About Spies announces cast for West End return". WhatsOnStage.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Bryony Corrigan (26 March 2023). "❤️". Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via Instagram.
  18. ↑ Bryony Corrigan (15 September 2025). "Married by best friend 06.09.25…". Retrieved 10 May 2026 – via Instagram.
  19. ↑ "UK Theatre Awards 2023 nominations announced". West End Theatre. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  20. ↑ Millward, Tom (7 December 2023). "Nominations in full: the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 13 December 2023.