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Kath Hughes is a Welsh actress, writer and comedian. She is known for portraying the role of Coleen in the
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drama series '' After Life'' and for being one quarter of the comedy sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop.


Life and career

Prior to acting, Hughes worked as an assistant editor on various short films, including ''Shed'' and ''Trauma'', as a production co-ordinator on the film ''
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'' and as a production manager for the mini-series ''Legends of Old''. Hughes is a member of the comedy sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop, alongside
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, Adam Scott-Rowley and Edward Easton. They have created and starred in a number of short films and comedy sketches and were nominated for Best Newcomer at the
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in 2014 and the
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in 2015. Hughes also provided the voiceover for a
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advert. In 2015, Hughes made her solo acting debut in the
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series ''
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'', portraying a caller in the episode " Cold Comfort". Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared as various characters in the
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series '' Drunk History''. In 2018, Hughes portrayed Laura in an episode of the
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'' and Miriam in the television sitcom '' Zapped''. In 2019, Hughes appeared as a supermarket checkout assistant in the first series of the
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black-comedy drama '' After Life''. Her character was later established as Coleen, who returns as a regular character in the third series as a new hire at the ''Tambury Gazette''. Hughes also made guest appearances in '' Years and Years'', ''
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'' and ''
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'' before portraying Hetty in the online comedy series ''Content'', a sitcom following the employees of a digital agency. Hughes also appeared in an episode of the
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series ''The Joy of Missing Out'', and the short films ''Petrichor'' and ''Pedwar'', the latter of which she co-wrote. In 2022, she had a recurring role as Jennifer in the
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comedy '' The Other One'' and is set to appear in the
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series ''Everyone Else Burns'' later in the year.


Filmography


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