Tamzin Claire Merchant[1] (born 4 March 1987)[2] is an English actress and author, best known for her roles as Georgiana Darcy in the film Pride & Prejudice (2005), as Catherine Howard in the Showtime series The Tudors (2009–2010) and as Anne Hale in the WGN America series Salem (2014–2017).

[3] Merchant was educated at Windlesham House School and Brighton College,[4][5] although she has also lived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

[4] After twice deferring university places to concentrate on her acting career, she eventually studied English and Drama with Education at Homerton College, Cambridge.

[5] Merchant's early credits include Margo Durrell in the 2005 BBC television film My Family and Other Animals.

In early 2012, Merchant played the 17-year-old Rosa Bud in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood, written by Gwyneth Hughes.