Martha West, the 10-year-old daughter of The Wire star Dominic West, is set to make her film debut at the British premiere of Creation, a film about Charles Darwin, on Sunday. She will join cast members Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly on the red carpet at the Curzon Mayfair in London.
Martha plays Annie, Darwin's daughter, whose death influenced his work on natural selection and The Origin of Species. She was cast after attending open auditions, suggested by her father's agent, despite West's initial reservations about his children acting.
Director Jon Amiel praised Martha's natural talent, noting she was 'everything I hoped for and then another 10 per cent'. He admitted he only discovered her parentage after casting her, suggesting acting talent might be genetic. West will accompany Martha to the premiere along with her mother, Polly Astor.
