Originally from Glasgow, Emma trained at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Theatre credits include: The Grapes of Wrath (National Theatre); Henry VI Rebellion, The Wars of the Roses, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Royal Shakespeare Company); About Money (Theatre503); Anchors (Kidder Theatre); Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit (Complicite/CSSD)

Screen credits include: The Nevers (HBO); A Kind of Spark (BBC); Wonderblocks (BlueZoo)