Biography
Holliday Clark Grainger, also credited as Holly Grainger, is an English actress. She was born on 27 March 1988 in Didsbury, Manchester. She began acting as a child after being scouted at the age of five and appeared in numerous television series and independent films before studying English literature, first at the University of Leeds and later completing a first-class honours degree through the Open University in 2012.
Grainger is known for roles including Anastasia Tremaine in Cinderella (2015), Baroness in Anna Karenina (2012), Miriam Webber in The Finest Hours (2016), Diana Rivers in Jane Eyre (2011), Sophia in Merlin (2008), Lauren in The Riot Club (2014), Maria in Tulip Fever (2017), Louise in My Cousin Rachel (2017) and Red Hair in Mickey 17 (2025). On television she has played Lucrezia Borgia in The Borgias (2011), Robin Ellacott in the Strike series (2017–) and DI Rachel Carey in The Capture (2019–). She is the partner of actor Harry Treadaway.
