Bessie Carter

Bessie Beatrice Carter (born 25 October 1993) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Prudence Featherington on the Netflix series Bridgerton, as well as Evie Wilcox on the BBC television series Howards End (2017) and Violet Woodhouse on the ITV television series Beecham House (2019). She most recently starred in the 2024 National Theatre revival of Dear Octopus.

Early life
Carter was born in Westminster to actors Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter. In 2007, the three appeared in the BBC series Cranford (Carter was Captain Brown, Staunton was Miss Octavia Pole and Bessie was the maid, Margaret Gidman).

She initially attended Francis Holland School before moving to Camden School for Girls, a state school, where she completed her A Levels. She took a year out, during which she auditioned for drama school. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2016 and winning the Spotlight Prize for Best Screen Actor that same year.