Vanessa Emme

Vanessa Emme
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
TelevisionThe Chelsea Detective

Vanessa Emme is an Irish stage and television actress. Her television roles include Layla Walsh in British police drama The Chelsea Detective (2023-2025).

Early and personal life

Emme is of Filipino descent through her mother, who graduated from university in the Philippines before moving abroad to teach. Emme told The Irish Examiner in 2018 that she is distantly related to Filipina freedom fighter Marcela Marcelo who led a group of revolutionaries against the Spanish.[1]

Emme graduated from The Lir Academy in 2014 with a Bachelor in Acting.[2] She moved from Ireland to be based in London in the late 2010s.[1]

Career

Stage

In 2015, she appeared on stage in an adaptation of Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.[3][4]

In 2017, she appeared in Mosquitoes at the National Theatre in London alongside Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams.[5]

In 2018, she appeared in an adaptation of John Osbourne's Look Back in Anger at the Gate Theatre in Dublin.[6][7]

Film & television

She appeared in Dublin Murders[8] and Bloodlands.[9] She also appeared in A Discovery of Witches in 2022, as well as a role in long-running British procedural crime series Midsomer Murders.[10]

She has a voice role in the animated film A Greyhound of a Girl adapted from the book by Irish author Roddy Doyle.[11]

She has a lead role alongside Adrian Scarborough in series two of The Chelsea Detective as no-nonsense police detective Layla Walsh from 2023, broadcast on Acorn TV.[12][13] In March 2025, it was confirmed that her character would be returning for the third season of the show with filming completed ahead of an April 2025 broadcast.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2014 The Shadows Female Shadow [15]
2017 The Observer Effect Maeve Short film [16]
2023 A Greyhound of a Girl Dr. Heaney Voice role [11]

Television

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2016 The Fall Dr. Doyle Episode: "Silence and Suffering" [17]
2017 Little Boy Blue Police Liaison Officer Miniseries; 2 episodes [18]
2018 Holby City Rochelle Plympton Episode: "All Lies Lead to the Truth" [19]
2019 Manhunt Vanessa Episode: "The First Day" [20]
Dublin Murders Abby Stone Miniseries; 4 episodes [21]
2020 Doctors Ruth Garrod Episode: "New Follower" [22]
2021 Three Families Rachel Donleavy Miniseries; 2 episodes [23]
Midsomer Murders Danni Karras Episode: "Happy Families" [24]
2022 A Discovery of Witches Joy Connelly Episode: "Series 3, Episode 2" [25]
Bloodlands Leah Hardy Recurring role; 3 episodes [26]
2023- The Chelsea Detective DS Layla Walsh Series regular; 4 episodes [27]

References

  1. ^ a b "A question of taste:Irish-Filipino actress Vanessa Emme". Irish Examiner. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Vanessa Emme". The Lir. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Dancing at Lughnasa review: A thoughtful, adept 25th-anniversary revival". The Irish Times. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ Killeen, Padraic (17 October 2015). "Theatre review: Dancing at Lughnasa, Gaiety Theatre". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Review: Mosquitoes at the National Theatre". Exeunt Magazine. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. ^ Upshaw, Jordan (20 February 2018). "New take on Look Back In Anger Should Delight Fans". Dublin Gazette.
  7. ^ "Look Back In Anger review: Deconstructing a nasty piece of work". The Irish Times. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  8. ^ Crawley, Peter (5 October 2019). "On the set of Dublin Murders: Tana French's crime novels come to TV". The=Irish Times. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  9. ^ Starr, Michael (28 March 2023). "Meet Vanessa Emme's 'zero filter' cop on 'The Chelsea Detective'". New York Post. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Who is Vanessa Emme: Rising Star in Hollywood". Bol News. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Family Film/ A Greyhound of A Girl". HOME. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  12. ^ Butler, Karen (September 18, 2023). "Vanessa Emme: 'Chelsea Detective' cop Layla says what's on her mind". upi.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  13. ^ Whittock, Jesse (October 12, 2022). "'The Chelsea Detective': 'Dublin Murders' Star Vanessa Emme Lands Co-Lead Role As Second Season Of Acorn TV And ZDF Drama Enters Production". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  14. ^ "The Chelsea Detective Season 3: Release Date, Cast, Story, Trailer & Everything We Know About The Acorn Mystery Series". Screen Rant. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  15. ^ "THE SHADOWS". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  16. ^ Porzio, Stephen (26 September 2017). "Irish Short Film Review: The Observer Effect". Film Ireland. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  17. ^ "The Fall, Series 3, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Little Boy Blue Finale Recap". reelmockery.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  19. ^ "All Lies Lead to the Truth". BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Manhunt: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  21. ^ Whittock, Jesse (12 October 2022). "'The Chelsea Detective': 'Dublin Murders' Star Vanessa Emme Lands Co-Lead Role As Second Season Of Acorn TV And ZDF Drama Enters Production". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  22. ^ "New Follower". BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  23. ^ Mitchell, Molli (5 May 2021). "Three Families BBC cast: Who is in the cast of Three Families?". Daily Express. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  24. ^ Goodall, Reece (8 October 2021). "'Midsomer Murders': Happy Families". The Boar. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  25. ^ "A Discovery of Witches - Season 3 Episode 2". Sky UK. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  26. ^ Butler, Karen (18 September 2023). "Vanessa Emme: 'Chelsea Detective' cop Layla says what's on her mind". United Press International. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  27. ^ Moser, Zachary; Bruce, Amanda (13 October 2024). "The Chelsea Detective Season 2 Recap & Ending Explained". Screen Rant. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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