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Christina Cole (born 8 May 1982) is an English actress known for portraying Cassie Hughes in the
Sky One
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supernatural
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television series
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''
Hex''.
Early life
Born in London, Cole is the eldest of three siblings. She has a younger sister, Cassandra, and a brother, Dominic. Her mother is a telecentre manager and her father is a driving instructor.
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BBC Press Office. 2004-03-30 Cole trained at the
Oxford School of Drama
The Oxford School of Drama is a drama school in the United Kingdom. It is based at Wootton, ten miles north of Oxford.
The school is an independent, vocational drama school which runs a three-year acting course and a one-year acting course, bot ...
, graduating in 2002.
Career
Cole won the role of Clarissa Payne in ''
What a Girl Wants'' (2003), while still at drama school. She graduated early to begin filming. She was then cast as Juliet in a production of ''
Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...
'' at
Clwyd Theatr Cymru
Theatr Clwyd () is a regional arts centre and producing theatre from Mold, Flintshire, in North East Wales. It opened as Theatr Clwyd in 1976, but was known between 1998 and 2015 as Clwyd Theatr Cymru, before reverting to its original name.
His ...
.
Cole's first lead role was that of Cassie Hughes in ''Hex''. She portrayed Cassie for the whole of the first season and the first three episodes of the second. Upon her departure, the character was killed off. Co-star
Jemima Rooper
Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is a British actress. Having started as a child actress in television series, she has appeared in numerous film and theatre roles.
Background
Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journ ...
has stated that the reason for Cole's exit from the series was that she wanted to move on.
After leaving ''Hex'', Cole went on to appear as Blanche Ingram in the critically acclaimed
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television serial ''
Jane Eyre
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'' and guest starred as
Lilith
Lilith ( ; he, Wiktionary:לילית, לִילִית, Līlīṯ) is a female figure in Mesopotamian Mythology, Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, Judaic mythology, alternatively the first wife of Adam and supposedly the primordial she-demon. ...
in the ''
Doctor Who
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'' episode "
The Shakespeare Code
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". She provided an audio commentary for the episode on the DVD release of the series' third series alongside
David Tennant
David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...
.
Other roles include a small part in the
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
film ''
Casino Royale'' (2006), as the receptionist at the Ocean Club
Hotel
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in
Nassau, Bahamas
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, and Diana Mann in the pilot episode of ''
Cane
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*Walking stick or walking cane, a device used primarily to aid walking
*Assistive cane, a walking stick used as a mobility aid for better balance
*White cane, a mobility or safety device used by many people who are b ...
'', Cole's first appearance on American television. She has also appeared as Mel on the ITV
sitcom
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''
Sold'', as Jenny Walker in ''
The Deaths of Ian Stone
''The Deaths of Ian Stone'' is a 2007 British-American horror film directed by Dario Piana. The film stars Mike Vogel and Christina Cole.
The story centers on an American man living in Britain, Ian Stone (Vogel), who is killed each day by myst ...
'' (2007), and as Charlotte Warren in ''
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
''Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day'' is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Bharat Nalluri, starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams. The screenplay by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Winifred Wat ...
'' (2008).
Cole once again played alongside Jemima Rooper as Caroline Bingley in ''
Lost in Austen
''Lost in Austen'' is a four-part 2008 British television series for the ITV network, written by Guy Andrews as a fantasy adaptation of the 1813 novel ''Pride and Prejudice'' by Jane Austen. Amanda, a woman from modern London, enters the plot ...
''.
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In 2009, Cole played Dr. Sarah King in ''
Poirot
Hercule Poirot (, ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays ('' Black Coffee'' and ''Alibi''), and more ...
'': ''
Appointment with Death
''Appointment with Death'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 2 May 1938 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retai ...
''. In 2009, Cole was cast in the lead role for a failed pilot prepared for
Fox
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush'').
Twelve sp ...
about a brilliant surgeon who endures adult-onset
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdra ...
.
That same year she also appeared in the films ''
Surviving Evil
''Surviving Evil'' (also known as ''Evil Island'') is a 2009 horror film directed and written by Terence Daw, and produced by David Pupkewitz, Anton Ernst and Malcolm Kohll. It stars Billy Zane, Christina Cole, Natalie Mendoza and Louise ...
'' and ''
Doghouse
A doghouse, also known as a kennel, is an outbuilding to provide shelter for a dog from various weather conditions.
Background
Humans and domesticated dogs have been companions for more than 15,000 years, beginning with the wolf and hunter–ga ...
''.
In 2012, Cole appeared in a music video for
Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings.
After beginni ...
's "Before You".
Since 2015, Cole has portrayed Dr. Paula Agard on a recurring basis in the
USA Network
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series ''
Suits,'' and appeared in an episode of the
NBC
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series ''
The Blacklist
''The Blacklist'' is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. The show follows Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily s ...
''. The same year she also portrayed Mrs Sprot in the BBC's ''
Partners in Crime'' series, in two episodes adapting
Agatha Christie
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's ''
N or M?
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''.
In 2016, Cole opened at the
Playhouse Theatre
The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square, central London. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt i ...
as Stevie in the world premiere of
Matthew Perry
Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is an American-Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004).
As well as starring in the short-lived television series ''Stud ...
's play ''
The End of Longing
''The End of Longing'' is a Black comedy, dark comedy Play (theatre), play written by Matthew Perry. The play, which marked Perry's playwriting debut, made its West End theatre, West End and world premiere at the Playhouse Theatre in February 2016 ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video Games
Theatre
* ''Romeo and Juliet'',
Theatr Clwyd
Theatr Clwyd () is a regional arts centre and producing theatre from Mold, Flintshire, in North East Wales. It opened as Theatr Clwyd in 1976, but was known between 1998 and 2015 as Clwyd Theatr Cymru, before reverting to its original name.
His ...
, October 2002 to November 2002 (playing Juliet)
* ''The Tempest'', Pegasus Theatre, February 2003 (role unknown)
* ''The Lightning Play'',
Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325-seat producing house with an international reputation, which takes its name from the street on which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre produces a diver ...
, November 2006 to January 2007 (playing Tabby Morris)
* ''
The Magistrate'',
National Theatre, 14 November 2012 to 10 February 2013 (playing Charlotte). Streamed live to cinemas across the UK.
* ''The End of Longing'',
Playhouse Theatre
The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square, central London. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt i ...
, February 2016 to May 2016 (playing Stevie)
References
External links
*
Christina Cole – The Placeholder Page
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1982 births
Living people
English film actresses
English stage actresses
English television actresses
Alumni of the Oxford School of Drama
Actresses from London
English Shakespearean actresses
21st-century English actresses