Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Antonia Campbell-Hughes is a Northern Irish actress, writer and director who first drew notice as a fashion designer in her teens, selling her clothing line internationally. Born in Derry, she started in comedy, playing the daughter in Jack Dee's sitcom Lead Balloon, and in 2009 she created and starred in her own MTV show, Bluebell Welch. Her first notable film role was in Jane Campion's Bright Star (2009), and she took the lead in Kelly + Victor (2012) before playing Natascha Kampusch in 3096 Days. Later films include The Canal (2014), Les Cowboys (2015), Never Grow Old (2019), the title role in Cordelia (2019) and Marie-Antoinette in the series Dangerous Liaisons. She wrote, directed and appeared in It Is In Us All (2022), which won the Extraordinary Cinematic Vision award at SXSW and was nominated for two British Independent Film Awards.