Rosalie Mae Craig (born 30 May 1981) is an English actress, noted for her performances in musical theatre. In 2013, she received her first major award, a London Evening Standard Award for Best Performance in a Musical. In 2025 she took the lead in the BBC drama Riot Women.
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Early life and education
Craig was born, and grew up, in Nottingham. She studied for a BA in Actor Musicianship at Rose Bruford College, from which she graduated in 2001.
Career
Stage
After graduation Craig joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made her professional stage debut in an adaptation by Adrian Mitchell of Alice in Wonderland.
In 2007 she had her first leading role in a West End production, playing the character Arwen in the musical stage adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.
Since then her notable roles in theatre have included the title character in Tori Amos's The Light Princess at the National Theatre in 2013, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award, as well as winning her first major award, a London Evening Standard Award for Best Performance in a Musical.
She appeared in the musical London Road at the National Theatre and subsequently in Rufus Norris's film adaptation. Craig's other work with the National Theatre include: As You Like It and The Threepenny Opera. She appeared in the premiere of musical Wonder.land, at Palace Theatre, Manchester for the Manchester International Festival; also directed by Norris in association with the National Theatre.
In September 2018 Craig began appearing alongside Patti LuPone in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Company. She played the lead role of Bobbie, reimagined for the first time as a woman.
She also had leading parts in City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse), Finding Neverland (Leicester Curve) and Ragtime (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre).
Television
Craig's television work includes appearances in Spooks, a 2009 episode of Miranda, Endeavour, Lovesick, Midsomer Murders, Truth Seekers and The Queen's Gambit.
In 2021, Craig played the Whaletaur Shaman in Netflix's Centaurworld, and co-starred as Virginia Wilson in the Netflix series 1899 in 2022. In 2024, she portrayed Jeanne d'Albret in The Serpent Queen, and appeared in Moonflower Murders. Since 2005, Craig stars as Kitty Eckersley in the BBC television dramas Riot Women.
Personal life
Craig married actor and musician Hadley Fraser on 5 October 2014. They have a daughter.
