Enrolling in a girls' school in the City of London, Romola started studying performing arts. Once a school play with her participation visited the casting director of a new picture "The Last of the Blonde-beauties." He was looking for an actress to perform the role of the heroine Judi Dench in her youth, and found her in the face Romola Garai. So she made her debut on the screen.
Suddenly hitting on TV, Romola not leave school, continuing, however, to appear in small roles. After school, she enrolled at Queen Mary College in the Department of English Literature, intending to follow in the footsteps of mother and become a journalist. Acting capture her, but she was smart enough not to rush into this maelstrom without additional insurance in the form of education.
In 2002 its opinion on the matter changed. Then she first played a prominent role in the film "Nicholas Nickleby," received several nominations, including "Golden Globe". Romola she also was nominated for the "European Oscar" award from the European Film Academy. The ensuing supporting role in the movie "I Capture the Castle", which brought another prestigious nomination, finally convinced her to leave college and focus on her acting career.
Romola Garai next role was quite difficult for her, but not in terms of acting. In the 2004 film "Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights," she had a lot of dancing, which she never learned. However, it was a good thing, because her character was also not a professional dancer. Her scenario, this is just trained together with the art of love. When the film came out, Romola became known outside the UK.
In the same year on the screens out the drama Damien O'Donnell "Inside I'm Dancing." Having played an assistant and then girlfriend two guys with disabilities who did not want to put up with their fate and constantly draws her into various troubles, Romola attracted the attention of critics. This was confirmed she received the award of the London Assembly critics in 2005.
Romola Garai always carefully selects roles. Whether it's the main character (Mary Bryant in the same series, Angel in "Angel" Anna "1939") or secondary (Briony in "Atonement," Abigail in "other men"), she is able to convince the public of their sincere game. In 2009, the main role of Emma in the next adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen earned her a nomination for the "Golden Globe".