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Bessie Carter

Bessie Carter

Actor · Born October 25, 1993 (33) · Westminster, London, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Bessie Carter is an English actress. She is known for her role as Evie Wilcox on the BBC television series Howards End (2017) and Prudence Featherington on the Netflix series Bridgerton.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 25, 1993 (33)
From
Westminster, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Bessie Carter's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Power
26%
Morality
20%
Society
7%
Self
6%
Survival
6%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
1
Dread
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bessie Carter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bessie Carter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Vivie Warren

  • Outrageous(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nancy Mitford

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Carole Findlater

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Pigs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer · as Laura

  • National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Fenny

  • I Hate Suzie Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Poppy Hunter

  • Bridgerton(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Prudence Dankworth · as Prudence Featherington

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Liar(2019)

    as Secretary

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Beecham House(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Violet Woodhouse

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: All My Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Lydia Lubey

  • Howards End(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Evie Wilcox

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Les Misérables(2012)

    as Ensemble Factory Women

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Outrageous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Nancy Mitford

Career shape

Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2012 to 2025.

Highest rated

Outrageous (2025)

Midcredits 74th

Film career

MilestoneNomination

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 13: 12 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thProducing1 of 13: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s5 · acting2020s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2021–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2021
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Bessie Carter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bessie Carter's MovieCove titles; David Fisher shares the most, 2.