What my Acting Career has Taught me About Directing with Charlotte Hamblin

Charlotte Hamblin is a British actor, director and writer based in London.

She trained at RADA on the Foundation Course and studied English, Drama with Education at Cambridge University.

Charlotte's acting theatre credits include 'Strings' (Royal Court Upstairs) and 'Miss Julie' (Jermyn Street Theatre). 

Her acting TV credits Includes 'The Alienist': Series 2 (Netflix), 'McMafia' (BBC1), 'Downton Abbey' (ITV1), and her film credits include 'Operation Mincemeat' (Archery Pictures).

She's also performed in various well received short films, including 'Cubicle' directed by Chloë Wicks, and 'Extinction' directed by Jack Cooper Stimpson.

Charlotte has also been working as a professional screenwriter for the last six years. 

Her TV writing credits include writing an episode of ‘Hanna’ (NBC Universal/Working Title for Amazon prime), and participating in the writers room for black comedy series Personal Assistance.

As a director Charlotte’s debut short film 'Everybody dies sometimes…' won Best British Short at the British Short Film Awards, and was an official selection at Tribeca film festival.

It’s recently been released online on Omeleto, and Directors Notes. 

We speak about working with name talent, her festival journey with ‘Everybody Dies Sometimes…,’ how she approaches visuals, her writing process, and much more.

Links to Charlotte’s work:

Everybody Dies Sometimes… 

https://directorsnotes.com/2024/03/16/charlotte-hamblin-everybody-dies-sometimes/

Cubicle: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3paYPdpj9Y

Extinction: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD24LntwRow

Hanna, episode 6, season 2 (accessed with an Amazon Prime subscription):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hanna-Season-2/dp/B08BXPKS8D

Charlotte’s favourite short film: 

Shadow Brother Sunday (trailer):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCum3x7OIzA

Social Media:

Charlotte: Twitter & Instagram

Short Films, Big Questions: Instagram

Ieuan: Instagram

Will: Instagram