Catrin Aaron is a Welsh actress who trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She is an associate for Theatr Clwyd and has been part of the Globe Ensemble at Shakespeare's Globe since 2018. She lives in London.
Early life Aaron was born and raised in Rhyl, Clwyd, where she attended Ysgol Bryn Hedydd and Rhyl High School. As a child, she often visited Theatr Clwyd with her mother.
Career In 2002, Aaron made her professional debut in Silas Marner at Theatr Clwyd. Since then, she has returned to Clwyd often, where she rose to fame as LV in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice in 2017. Wales Arts Review wrote of her performance: "Aaron’s beautiful renditions of classic songs were indistinguishable from the originals, the most moving being her performance of Edith Piaf’s ‘Non, je ne regrette rien’."
In 2015, Aaron was nominated for Best Female Performance in the English Language by the Welsh Theatre Awards for her role as The Manager in Contractions at the Chapter Arts Centre. The accolade was ultimately awarded to her Contractions co-star Sara Lloyd-Gregory, who played Emma.
Aaron is also a familiar face at Shakespeare's Globe, where she made her debut in the double-bill Hamlet and As You Like It, as Horatio and Phebe / Corin respectively. Her most recent performance there was in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the Globe's indoor theatre, as the Widow in All's Well That Ends Well.
Theatre +Year(s)TitleRoleTheatreRef.2002The Cherry OrchardAnyaRoyal Welsh College of Music and DramaSilenceSilenceSherman TheatreImMortalPerformerNoFit State Circus TheatreSilas MarnerEppieTheatr Clwyd2003Full CircleMrs E/SherpaHijinx TheatreTartuffeMarianneBasingstoke Haymarket Theatre2004The Three MusketeersConstanceOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestNurse FlinnTheatr ClwydLiving TogetherAnnieBasingstoke Haymarket TheatreRound And Round The GardenHobson's ChoiceVickeyTheatr Clwyd2005Flights of FancyVarious2006The Way It WasBerylThe VoyageMariThe Grapes of WrathRose of Sharon2007Of Mice And MenCurley's WifeTales From EuropeVariousThe Timeless Myths of the MabinogiBranwenA Toy EpicMrs Blackwell/Miss Todd/Anne/Iorwerth's Mother2008MacbethThird Witch2009Twilight TalesVariousMary StuartMargaret KurlThe Norman ConquestsRuthTorch TheatreFestenMetteTheatr Clwyd2010A Small Family BusinessHarrietDancing At LughnasaChristina Mundy2011GaslightBella ManninghamTaking StepsElizabethRootsPearl Bryant2012A Doll's HouseKristine LindeWhat People Do (Let's Get Visceral)JaneThe Old Vic TunnelsGod of CarnageAnnetteTheatr ClwydHumbugVarious2013XX (Festopia)BarbaraTheatre503Salt, Root and RoeMennaTheatr ClwydAristocratsAlice2014ContractionsThe ManagerChapter Arts CentreThe FeverThe TravellerThe Old Fire StationSex and the Three Day WeekCatherineLiverpool Playhouse2015The Forsythe SistersDianeGaggle BabbleThe Light of HeartFanTheatr ClwydAll My SonsAnn Deever2016Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMaeHenry VFluellenRegent's Park Open Air Theatre2017The Rise and Fall of Little VoiceLVTheatr ClwydThe Wizard of OzMiss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the WestSheffield Crucible2018HamletHoratioShakespeare's GlobeAs You Like ItPhebe / Corin2018/19MacbethLennoxSam Wanamaker Playhouse2019Orpheus DescendingBeulah BinningsTheatr Clwyd / Menier Chocolate FactoryThe Lovely BonesAbigail SalmonBirmingham Repertory Theatre / Tour2020Macbeth: A ConjuringLennoxSam Wanamaker Playhouse2021Missing JulieChristineTheatr ClwydIslaIsla / PC JonesTheatr Clwyd / Royal Court Theatre2023Romeo and JulieBarbNational Theatre2024Out of SeasonAmyHampstead TheatreRichard IIIHastings / TyrellShakespeare's GlobeOur Country's GoodLiz MordenLyric Hammersmith2024/25All's Well That Ends WellWidowSam Wanamaker Playhouse2026Henry VHostess / Queen Isabel / Governor of HarfleurRoyal Shakespeare CompanyAtlantisClaireTheatr Clwyd / Chichester Festival Theatre
Filmography Film +Year(s)TitleRoleRef.2018ApostleElaine2020What a Carve Up!2022IslaIsla / PC Jones
Television +Year(s)TitleRoleNotesRef.2006CasualtyKath BarberEpisode: "No Place Like..."2013The Indian DoctorMrs. Germin4 episodes2015The Bastard ExecutionerLady Trula2 episodes2017First Ladies RevealedEleanor Roosevelt2023Carnival RowMolly DombeyEpisode: "An Unkindness of Ravens"Coronation StreetMaggie2 episodes2024TrueloveNurse StephensEpisode 1.62025Dope GirlsSylvia ScottEpisode: "Butter Wouldn't Melt"
Radio Year(s)TitleRoleStationNotesRef.2023The MediciCatherine de' MediciBBC Radio 42 episodes2024The SpecialistMaggie3 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2015 Wales Theatre Awards Best Female Performance in the English Language Contractions Nominated
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