Silent Witness star Emilia Fox looks worlds away from her role on the BBC crime drama in images from her first big screen role. The actor was just starting out when she landed a part in the BBC's iconic 1995 Pride and Prejudice adaptation with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.
Fox took on the role of Mr Darcy's younger sibling Georgiana Darcy in Jane Austen's cherished romantic classic. The role saw her character Georgiana making friends with Ehle's witty Elizabeth Bennet, who was the object of her brother's affections.
A career launchpad
The role was just the beginning of an impressive career that saw Fox going on to feature in the BBC's 1999 Charles Dickens adaptation of David Copperfield, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), and Oscar-winning film The Pianist with Adrien Brody.
The BBC's 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice is still considered by many to be the most faithful screen adaptation of the literary classic. However, Netflix will be hoping to steal this crown when it launches its version of Pride and Prejudice starring Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden.
Fox's own reflections
Fox spoke last year on Kate Thornton's White Wine Question Time podcast about starring in Pride and Prejudice. She explained how she had "tiny, weeny, weeny part in it" in the Regency series. She went on to admit that she'd never actually seen Pride and Prejudice, despite starring in the series because she was at university at the time, studying at St Catherine's College, Oxford.
Nonetheless, Fox said she still had plans to watch Pride and Prejudice at some point. She praised the cast of the drama, which also includes David Bamber, House of Cards actress Susannah Harker, Gavin and Stacey star Alison Steadman and Jonathan Creek's Julia Sawalha.
An acting dynasty
Fox hails from an acting dynasty, with her brother being White House Farm and House of the Dragon star Freddie Fox. Meanwhile, her actor parents are Joanna David and Edward Fox. Her uncle is The Remains of the Day actor James Fox and her cousins are Lewis star Laurence Fox, Sanditon's Jack Fox, and Lydia Fox.
The star has been portraying forensic pathologist Dr Nikki Alexander in BBC series Silent Witness since 2004 after taking over as the show's lead from Amanda Burton. Despite being busy on Silent Witness, Fox has managed to squeeze in other projects, such as Legend Has It, Signora Volpe, The Trial of Christine Keeler, and Delicious. She is next going to be featuring in the forthcoming season of Silent Witness, which will be out in 2027. Pride and Prejudice is streaming on U and BBC iPlayer now.
