Amy Trigg (born in 1992) is a British actress and writer. She is best known for the role of Agnes in The Little Big Things, for which she won the Olivier Award as Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a musical in 2024.
Early life and education Trigg was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She grew up in Witham, Essex and loved theatre from a very young age.
She trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, graduating in 2013, and was the first wheelchair user to graduate from a performance course at the academy.
Acting career Trigg's first role was Laura in The Glass Menagerie at Nottingham Playhouse in 2016. Trigg was cast as Sally in a UK tour of The Who's Tommy in 2017, part of a project called Ramps on the Moon, funded by the Arts Council and aimed at highlighting disabled artists and performers.
She was part of the 2019 Royal Shakespeare Company season in the roles of Juliet in Measure for Measure and Biondella in The Taming of the Shrew. In an interview with the RSC she highlighted the importance of representation for audiences, as "it's still uncommon to have wheelchair-using actors onstage". During her time with the RSC she also wrote a regular blog as part of the Whispers from the Wings series, where she shares her experience, as well as chat with fellow cast members.
In July 2023 full cast for the musical The Little Big Things was announced, with Trigg joining in the role of Agnes. The show is based on the best-selling memoir of Henry Fraser of the same name. Trigg won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for this role in 2024, becoming the first disabled actor to win in this category (and only second to win an Olivier Award). The musical was added to the streaming platform "National Theatre at home" in April 2024, after its extended run and closure in March of the same year.
Theatre YearTitleRoleTheatre2016The Glass MenagerieLauraNottingham Playhouse2017The Who's TommySally SimpsonUK Tour2016Goth WeekendAnnaStephen Joseph Theatre and Live Theatre2019Measure for MeasureJulietRSC2019The Taming of the Shrew BiondellaRSC2020–2022Reasons You Should(n't) Love MeJunoPaines Plough tour, and Kiln Theatre2023MedeaThird Woman of Corinth@sohoplace2023–2024The Little Big ThingsAgnes@sohoplace
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2018Mamma Mia: Here We Go Againperformer2019RSC Measure for MeasureJuliet2020UnprecedentedEloiseTV series (1 episode)2020The BanishingAgnes Peerless2021Feel GoodFanTV series (1 episode)2022CasualtyLouise FletcherTV series (1 episode)2022The Other OnePension Office WomanTV series (2 episodes)2023Luther: The Fallen SunBullpen TechNetflix movie2023UnforgottenSheila Hussay BrentonTV series (1 episode)2023Everything NowMiss LambertTV series (4 episodes)2023The ReckoningLibbyTV series (1 episode)2023Such Brave GirlsClaireTV series (2 episodes)2024Father BrownShirley WarnerTV series (1 episode)
Writing career Trigg started focusing on writing after graduating because of a lack of jobs and accessibility for wheelchair users in theatre, as well as performing comedy shows. She was then approached by writer Scarlett Curtis to contribute to the book Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and Other Lies), to which big names also contributed, such as Keira Knightley and Gemma Arterton.
In 2020 Trigg was the joint recipient of the first Women's Prize for Playwriting for her full-length play Reasons You Should(n't) Love Me. Her play centres on a disabled young woman, Juno, and is meant to be performed by an actor using a wheelchair. The show premiered – with Trigg in the role of Juno – at the Kiln Theatre in 2021, returning to the venue in 2022 alongside a nationwide tour.
Trigg is one of the writers for the British TV series Ralph & Katie (a spin off of the BBC1/ITV Studios show The A Word).
She has been part of various writing programmes from the BBC TV Drama Writers' Programme (2021), 4Screenwriting (2021), BBC Drama Room (2020/21), BBC Writers' Access Group (2020/21), the Royal Court Introduction to Playwriting Group (2020/21) and BBC Children's New Voices (2020).
Personal life Trigg got engaged to actor Jordan Benjamin in Frinton-on-Sea in 2024. The two met rehearsing for the musical The Little Big Things.
Awards and nominations YearWorkAwardCategoryResult2016The RebrandColchester New Comedian of the Year2020Reasons You Should(n't) Love MeWomen's Prize for Playwritingn/a2024The Little Big ThingsWhatsOnStage AwardsBest Supporting Performer in a Musical2024The Little Big ThingsOlivier AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
References
External links
Women's Prize for Playwriting 2020 official website The Little Big Things official website