Olivia Chenery

Olivia Chenery (born March 11, 1989, London, England) is an English actor known for grounded, character-driven performances across film and television, as well as outspoken work in environmental advocacy. Raised in Croydon with two sisters, she trained early with the National Youth Theatre before graduating from the London School of Musical Theatre in 2010.

Chenery’s screen career began with a TV debut in the HBO/BBC comedy Family Tree (2013), followed by her feature debut as Sandy in the sci‑fi thriller The Anomaly (2014). She quickly expanded her range with roles in Legacy and a memorable turn in Penny Dreadful, building momentum as a versatile presence in genre and period storytelling.

She went on to lead films including Brotherhood (as Sariya) and 10x10 (as Alana), and brought regal intensity to Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr as Mary, Queen of Scots. On mainstream TV, she joined Bulletproof as Scarlett “Scooch” Hailton and later appeared in Netflix’s The One.

Recent highlights include Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (Lady Abigail) and Jericho Ridge (Dakota), alongside credits such as Dirty Boy and My Best Friend’s Wedding. In 2023, under her married name Olivia Grierson, she also entered local politics as a Green Party candidate.