Emily Bruni

Emily Bruni is an English actress. Bruni has worked extensively in theatre, TV and film playing leading roles across all genres. Bruni’s recent credits include playing the sniper Shooter in Martin Campbell’s action picture Dirty Angels, Slow Horses for Apple, and the one-woman play Psychodrama.

Born to an English mother and Italian father Bruni was raised in the UK but spent part of her childhood living in Italy. She is bilingual. Bruni lives in London and is married to the British playwright and director Matt Wilkinson. They have one son. Bruni is a long term meditator and yoga practitioner and has taught both practices under the moniker Emily Valente. Her other passions include food, dance and travel.

Bruni attended St Peter's High School, Exeter, Exeter Sixth Form College, National Youth Theatre and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

In theatre, Bruni spent three years at the Royal Shakespeare Company, at which roles included Esmeralda in Camino Real, directed by Steven Pimlott. Bruni starred as Jean Rhys in The Shared Experience production After Mrs Rochester, which opened the New Sydney Theatre. She played Lady India in Ring Round The Moon (Playhouse Theatre), choreographed by Wayne McGregor.In 2013 she played Claire in Yes, Prime Minister (Trafalgar Studios) written and directed by Jonathan Lynn.

In 2015, Bruni appeared in Donkey Heart and the one-woman play Before You Were Born, both by Moses Raine and both directed by Nina Raine at the Trafalgar Studios. In 2016, she starred in the Steven Berkoff double bill Lunch and The Bow of Ulysses (Trafalgar Studios), directed by Nigel Harman. in 2016 Bruni played Goneril in King Lear (Globe) directed by Nancy Meckler.