Golda Rosheuvel (born 2 May 1970) is a British actress and singer. She is known for her theatre work and a number of on-screen roles, most prominently for her portrayal of Queen Charlotte in the Netflix period drama series Bridgerton (2020–present) and its prequel Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023).
Early life Rosheuvel was born in Guyana to a Guyanese Anglican priest, Patrick Rosheuvel, and an English mother, Judith Evans. She moved frequently around Guyana due to her father's mission work, often staying with indigenous tribes. When she was five, her family moved in with her mother's brother in England before eventually settling in Hertfordshire. She has a brother.
Rosheuvel spent her teen years doing athletics with intent to be a professional athlete. She did the 100-metre sprint, javelin, and the long-jump. However, when she suffered an ankle injury, she turned her focus to theatre.
She studied for a diploma in performance at East Herts College, before going on to study musical theatre at the London Studio Centre.
Career Rosheuvel's first professional theatre credit was portraying Donna on a nine-month European tour of Hair, while she was still in college.
Rosheuvel's stage credits include Porgy and Bess, Macbeth, The Winter's Tale, Romeo and Juliet, Angels in America, Bad Girls: The Musical, and Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2018, Rosheuvel played a lesbian version of Othello in Othello. On television, she made her debut appearing in 2001 production of Jesus Christ Superstar aired as a part of Great Performances. She later made guest appearances on television series such as Casualty, The Bill, Torchwood, Luther, Coronation Street and Silent Witness. She had a supporting part in the 2016 period drama film Lady Macbeth.
In 2019, Rosheuvel was cast as Queen Charlotte in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton produced by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on 25 December 2020 with positive reviews from critics. As a cast member, Rosheuvel received Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2021. In 2023, Rosheuvel reprised her role in its prequel series, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
Rosheuvel later was cast in the romantic comedy film This Time Next Year, and the horror film Somewhere in Dreamland alongside Whitney Peak and S. Epatha Merkerson.
In 2024, Rosheuvel appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Space Babies" as Jocelyn.
Personal life Her wife is writer and playwright Shireen Mula. She is a patron of An Tobar and Mull Theatre, a multi art-form creative hub on the Hebridean island of Mull.
Filmography Film
Year Title Role Notes2001Lava Warden2005Coma Girl: The State of GraceKathy Fields2006On the Other Hand ChantelleShort film2014I Remember You GraceShort film2016Lady MacbethAgnes2020Muse TinaShort film2021DuneShadout Mapes2024Orion and the DarkUnexplained NoisesVoiceThis Time Next Year Tara2025 Eye for an Eye Patti Grow Dinah
Television Year Title Role Notes2000Great PerformancesMaid By FireEpisode: "Jesus Christ Superstar"2005The BillPatsy RichardsEpisode: "306: Show of Force"2006Casualty Doctor LorrimerEpisode: "Going Under"2008TorchwoodDr Angela ConnollyEpisodes: "Exit Wounds" and "Dead Man Walking"2008Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & BoonHospital ReceptionistTelevision film2011LutherSally ThomasEpisode: "2.3"2012Coronation StreetDoctor RenshawRecurring roleDead BossLennieSeries regular, 6 episodesThreesomeVicarEpisode: "I Don't"Mr StinkA local Starbucks coffee shop serverTelevision film2014Rev. Hostel WorkerEpisode: "3.4"2015I Live with ModelsPhotographerEpisode: "The Suit"EastEndersMidwife Jenni2019Silent WitnessLyndsey MorrisonEpisodes: "Betrayal: Part 1" and "Betrayal: Part 2"2020–presentBridgertonQueen CharlotteSeries regular2020Death in ParadiseAlice JoyceEpisode 2, Series 102023Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton StoryQueen CharlotteMiniseries; lead role2024Doctor WhoJocelynEpisode: "Space Babies"TBAThe Dream LandsIonaUpcoming drama series
Theatre YearTitleRoleDirectorVenueNotesRef.1988HairDonnaEuropean tour1991Carmen JonesSimon CallowThe Old Vic1995FameMiss ShermanAldwych TheaterReplacement; Original London Production1996- 1997TommyLoutette / Ensemble / Acid Queen (understudy)Des McAnuffShaftesbury TheatreNational premiere1998Jesus Christ SuperstarMary MagdaleneGale EdwardsBritish tour2001South PacificEnsign Rita GonzalezTrevor NunnRoyal National Theatre2005HairHudDaniel KramerThe Gate2006Julius CaesarCalphurniaSean HolmesRoyal Shakespeare TheatreRoyal Shakespeare CompanyThe TempestGoddess / Ariel (understudy)Rupert GooldRoyal Shakespeare TheatreAntony and CleopatraCharmianGregory DoranSwan Theatre2007Novello TheatreThe TempestGoddess / Ariel (understudy)Rupert Goold2008The White DevilJonathan MunbyMenier Chocolate Factory2009The Winter's TalePaulina, Time, Old ShepherdessSimon GodwinNuffield TheatreRomeo and JulietLady CapuletBill BuckhurstShakespeare's Globe2010MacbethLady MacbethSteve MarmionRegent's Park Open Air TheatreJuliet and Her RomeoNurseTom MorrisThe Old Vic2011Maret/SadeAnthony NeilsonRoyal Shakespeare TheatreRoyal Shakespeare Company2013The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightMrs. ShearsMarianne ElliottNational Theatre 2014The Gershwin' Porgy and BessSerenaTimothy SheaderRegent's Park Open Air TheatreElectraChorusIan RicksonThe Old Vic2015- 2016Wonder.landBiancaRufus NorrisRoyal National TheatreWorld premiere2016A Pacifist's Guide to the War on CancerLauraBryony KimmingsHOME TheatreReplacement2017Romeo and JulietMercutioDaniel KramerShakespeare's Globe2017- 2018A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Present / Mrs. FezziwigMatthew WarchusThe Old Vic2018OthelloOthelloGemma BodinetzEveryman Theatre2019The American ClockIrene / Mrs. Taylor / Rose 3Rachel ChavkinThe Old Vic2020Rare Earth MettleCalista McLean / Nayra QuispeHamish PirieRoyal Court Theatre
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2021Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesBridgerton align="center"2024 Black Reel Awards for TelevisionOutstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama SeriesQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story align="center"NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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