Erin Richards
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Erin Richards (born 12 December 1983) is a Welsh actress, director and writer, best known for playing Molly Hughes in the television series Breaking In and Barbara Kean in the television series Gotham.
Life and career
Richards was born on 12 December 1983, in Penarth, Wales. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She presented the Welsh language teen magazine show Mosgito for S4C and appeared in short films before landing significant roles in BBC TV programmes Crash and Being Human.
In 2012, she was cast in the FOX comedy Breaking In as an executive assistant with an exaggerated English accent. She became a Breaking In regular in January 2012.
She co-starred in the role of Sharon in Gonzalo López-Gallego's horror film Open Grave, alongside Sharlto Copley.
From 2014 to 2019, she played Barbara Kean in the FOX Television series Gotham. She directed the fifth season episode "The Trial of Jim Gordon", which premiered on 7 March 2019.
A 2025 interview about the series Mudtown revealed Richards had a two year old son and was expecting her second child.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Expiry Date | Luce | |
| 2008 | Abraham's Point | Milly | |
| 2009 | 17 | Gemma | Short film |
| 2010 | Balance | Becki | |
| 2012 | Will Sampson (...and the Self-Perpetuating Cycle of Unintended Abstinence) | Sofia | |
| 2013 | Open Grave | Sharon | |
| 2014 | The Quiet Ones | Kristina 'Krissi' Dalton | |
| 2017 | That Good Night | Cassie | |
| 2018 | Hot Girl | Kara Quinn | Short film, her directorial debut |
| 2019 | The Christmas Kid | Patricia | |
| 2022 | Save the Cinema | Susan | |
| Grey Elephant | Alexa | ||
| 2023 | Starve Acre | Harrie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Crash | Cheryl | "2.3" |
| 2011 | Being Human | Nancy Reid | "Daddy Ghoul", "Though the Heavens Fall", "The Wolf-Shaped Bullet" |
| 2012 | Breaking In | Molly Hughes | Season 2 (Main cast) |
| Merlin | Eira | "The Diamond of the Day: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| 2013 | Crossing Lines | Nicole | "The Terminator" |
| Misfits | Sarah | "5.7" | |
| 2014–2019 | Gotham | Barbara Kean | Main cast: 75 episodes |
| 2020 | The Brides | Renée Pélagie | Main cast |
| 2022–2023 | The Crown | Kelly Fisher | Season 5, episode 10 "Decommissioned" Season 6, episode 1 "Persona Non Grata" |
| 2024 | The Way | Willis | 1 episode |
| Ar y Ffin/Mudtown | Claire Lewis Jones | Main cast | |
| 2026 | I Will Find You | Cheryl Dreason | Main role |
Director
| Year | Title | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hot Girl | Short |
| 2019 | Gotham | Episode: "The Trial of Jim Gordon" |
| 2020 | God Friended Me | Episode: "The Atheist Papers" |