Issy Stewart

London-based New Zealand actor Issy Stewart started her career at the early age of eight in a Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe production of "Six Characters in Search of an Author" playing The Girl. She then very quickly moved into television, landing roles in some of New Zealand's most popular TV shows, "Sensing Murder" and "Double Lives" while still continuing with theatre in "Macbeth" as Macduff's daughter (a son in the original) and Cecily Cardew in "The Importance of Being Earnest". Throughout this time she was coached by internationally renowned acting coach Miranda Harcourt, who coaches actors as various as Nicole Kidman, Juliet Binoche, AnnaSophia Robb and Dev Patel. Miranda describes Issy as "a sparky, instinctive actress with a good look". Later theatre work included playing Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet", Olivia in "Twelfth Night" and Squealer in a musical adaptation of George Orwell's "Animal Farm", to name a few. At the age of 17 Issy was cast as the lead role of Lizzie in a