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Nicola Jane Walker (born 15 May 1970) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various
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programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of
Ruth Evershed Ruth Evershed is a fictional Senior Intelligence Analyst seconded from GCHQ to MI5, featured in the British television series '' Spooks'', also known as ''MI-5'' in the United States. Ruth was played by Nicola Walker from the time the charact ...
in the spy drama '' Spooks'' (2003–2006 and 2009–2011) and DCI Cassie Stuart in ''
Unforgotten ''Unforgotten'' is a British crime drama television series, which initially aired on ITV on 8 October 2015. It was created and written by Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson. The programme follows a team of London detectives led by DCI Cas ...
'' (2015–2021). She has also worked in theatre, radio and film. She won the 2013
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for Best Supporting Actress for the play ''
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title refers to an observation by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes (created by Arthur Conan Doyle) in the 1892 short story ...
'', and was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for the
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drama ''
Last Tango in Halifax ''Last Tango in Halifax'' is a British comedy-drama series that began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 November 2012 until its final episode which was broadcast on 15 March 2020. Screenwriter Sally Wainwright loosely adapted the story of her mothe ...
''.


Early life

Walker was born in
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in the
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and has an elder brother. She attended Saint Nicholas School at
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in
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, and
Forest School, Walthamstow Forest School is an independent day school in Walthamstow in the London borough of Waltham Forest. The school occupies a large campus around its original Grade II listed Georgian and Victorian terraced buildings. The school has more than 1,430 ...
, and undertook acting classes from the age of 12 in order to speak to boys. Interviewed in 2014 by ''
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'', she said, "I was really encouraged by my mother. My dad thought it was a ridiculous thing to do." Walker studied English at
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, becoming the first member of her family to go to university. She started her acting career with the
Cambridge Footlights Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, founded in 1883 and run by the students of Cambridge University. History Footlights' inaugural ...
. Her contemporaries included ''Spooks'' writer
David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft (born 16 July 1969), is an American-born British screenwriter and author. He is best known as creator of the BAFTA award-winning TV spy drama '' Spooks'' and its spin-off series, '' Spooks: Code 9''. Early life Wolstencroft wa ...
and comedian Sue Perkins, who were all part of the 1990 national tour. Perkins, then an older undergraduate, was assigned to be her "college mother", although Walker later said: "She was the worst college mother I could have had. They're meant to hold your hand. She asked to borrow my bike, got drunk, and I never saw it again." Walker acted on stage as Perkins's stooge, and years later their partnership was resumed when Perkins cast Walker in her sitcom '' Heading Out''.


Career

Offered a place at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sen ...
on graduation from Cambridge, Walker already had some roles and an agent, so she decided to pursue her acting career. Based in London, she shared a flat with Perkins,
Sarah Phelps Sarah Phelps is a British television screenwriter, radio writer, playwright and television producer. She is best known for her work on ''EastEnders'', a number of BBC serial adaptations including Agatha Christie's ''The Witness For the Prosecut ...
, and
Emma Kennedy Emma Kennedy (born Elizabeth Emma Williams on 28 May 1967) is an English actress, lawyer, comedian, and travel writer, comedian, television presenter and author. Early life and education The daughter of teachers,
, and acted at the
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and the
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.


Television

Walker's first major television roles were in 1997, as Gypsy Jones in Channel 4's adaptation of ''
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'', and as English teacher Suzy Travis in two series of
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's school-based sitcom ''
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''.''After the Chalk Dust Settled'', featurette on ''Chalk'' Series 1 DVD, ReplayDVD.co.uk, prod. & dir. Craig Robins She has also appeared in guest roles in episodes of series such as ''
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'', ''
Jonathan Creek ''Jonathan Creek'' is a long-running British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the titular character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage magician while also solvi ...
'', ''Pie in the Sky'', and ''
Broken News ''Broken News'' is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in late 2005. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "breaking news". It had six thirty-minute episodes. Having previo ...
''. She played the leading part of DI Susan Taylor in the
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thriller serial ''
Touching Evil ''Touching Evil'' is a British television drama serial following the exploits of a crack squad on the Organised & Serial Crime Unit, a rapid response police force that serves the entire country. The serial was produced by United Productions f ...
'' in 1997, co-starring opposite
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. She also appeared in its two sequel serials in 1998 and 1999. Also in 1999, she took the lead role in the
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drama serial '' The Last Train'', also screened on ITV (and written by future ''Spooks'' writer
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). Also in 2003, Walker played
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in the BBC Radio adaptation of ''
Neuromancer ''Neuromancer'' is a 1984 science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. Considered one of the earliest and best-known works in the cyberpunk genre, it is the only novel to win the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and ...
'' by
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. In 2003, with the production team of Kudos Television looking to replace the character played by
Jenny Agutter Jennifer Ann Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in '' East of Sudan'', ''Star!'', and two adaptations of '' The Railway Children''—the BBC's 1968 television seria ...
in Series 1 of ''Spooks'', the part of
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was specially written for Walker from Series 2. She remained with the show until the fifth series, during the production of which it was announced she was expecting her first child and would be leaving. She returned in 2009 and continued until the series ended in 2011. Benji Wilson of ''
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'' praised Walker's performance, stating: "an actress who has squeezed every drop out of TV’s greatest ever largely dumbstruck doormat for the best part of a decade. Her scenes with
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, another fine player, have become self-contained little bubbles of
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within every recent episode". In 2007, Walker had a prominent supporting role as a child snatcher in the ITV1 drama serial '' Torn'' and appeared in the BBC adaptation of '' Oliver Twist''. In 2009, she appeared as a maid in a new BBC adaptation of
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' ''
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'', which also starred
Michelle Dockery Michelle Suzanne Dockery (born 15 December 1981) is an English television and film actress. She is best known for her leading performance as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015), for which ...
and Sue Johnston. In 2010, Walker appeared as a beleaguered wife (Linda Shand) of a murderer in an episode of the BBC1 crime thriller ''
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''. In February 2011, she appeared as nervous social worker Wendy in the BBC TV series '' Being Human''. In February 2012, she played a major character in the one off BBC crime drama ''
Inside Men ''Inside Men'' is a British television drama series, consisting of four episodes, transmitted from 2 to 23 February 2012 on BBC One. The series was filmed in Bristol between June and August 2011, with filming taking place over a 10-week perio ...
''. From 2012 to 2020, she appeared as Gillian Greenwood (née Buttershaw) alongside
Derek Jacobi Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared in various stage productions of William Shakespeare such as ''Hamlet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''Macbeth'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''The Tempest'', ''King ...
,
Anne Reid Anne Reid, MBE (born 28 May 1935) is a British stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera '' Coronation Street'' (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom '' dinnerladies'' (1998–2000); and her role ...
and
Sarah Lancashire Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire (born 10 October 1964) is an English actress from Oldham, England. She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1986 and began her career in local theatre, whilst teaching drama classes at the ...
in five series of the
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...
original drama ''
Last Tango in Halifax ''Last Tango in Halifax'' is a British comedy-drama series that began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 November 2012 until its final episode which was broadcast on 15 March 2020. Screenwriter Sally Wainwright loosely adapted the story of her mothe ...
''. In February and March 2013, Walker reunited with her former
Cambridge Footlights Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, founded in 1883 and run by the students of Cambridge University. History Footlights' inaugural ...
colleague Sue Perkins in the BBC comedy '' Heading Out''. She then appeared in the second series of ''
Prisoners' Wives ''Prisoners' Wives'' is a BBC drama series, created and written by Julie Gearey and starring Polly Walker, Pippa Haywood, Emma Rigby, Natalie Gavin, Sally Carman and Karla Crome, with supporting cast including Iain Glen, Adam Gillen, Jonas Arm ...
'' and the third series of ''
Scott & Bailey ''Scott & Bailey'' is a British police procedural series that debuted on ITV on 29 May 2011 and concluded on 27 April 2016. The series stars Suranne Jones, Lesley Sharp, Amelia Bullmore, Nicholas Gleaves, Danny Miller and Pippa Haywood. The s ...
'' playing Helen Bartlett. Walker was again nominated for a Television BAFTA for "Best Supporting Actress" in 2014 for her role in ''Last Tango in Halifax'', but the award was won by her co-star Sarah Lancashire. In 2015, she appeared as Jackie "Stevie" Stevenson, the colleague of DI John River played by
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, in the BBC drama series ''
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''. Walker starred, alongside actor
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, in series one through four (2015–2021) of the ITV drama series ''
Unforgotten ''Unforgotten'' is a British crime drama television series, which initially aired on ITV on 8 October 2015. It was created and written by Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson. The programme follows a team of London detectives led by DCI Cas ...
'' as DCI Cassie Stuart. From 2018 to 2022 Walker starred as Hannah Defoe Stern, a divorce lawyer, in all three series of the BBC drama series '' The Split''. Also in 2018, she played Reverend Jane Oliver in the BBC2 serial ''
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''. Walker was number 10 on the "''
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'' TV 100" list for 2018, a list said to be determined by television executives and broadcasting veterans. In 2021, she starred in the British
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television series ''
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'', based on the
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''Annika Stranded'', with Walker reprising the title role. Produced by
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for
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and
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, the first episode aired on 17 August 2021. This is the eighth different police officer or detective role she has played on British TV. In 2022 Walker appeared in Stefan Golaszewski's drama, ''Marriage'' alongside
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. The series received mixed reviews from both critics and viewers.


Theatre

Walker won an
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in 2013 for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Judy, the main character Christopher's mother, in ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time''. The play won seven Olivier Awards, equalling '' Matilda the Musical's'' record win in 2012. In 2014, she starred alongside
Mark Strong Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963), is a British actor, best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in ''Stardust'' (2007), Archibald in '' RocknRolla'' (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in ''Sherlock Holmes'' (20 ...
and
Phoebe Fox Phoebe Fox (born 16 April 1987) is an English actress, who was nominated for Olivier and Evening Standard awards for work in theatre. She has appeared in the ''Black Mirror'' episode " The Entire History of You" (2011), '' The Woman in Black: A ...
in
Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), ''Death of a Salesman'' ( ...
's play ''
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'', at the Young Vic theatre. The play received extremely positive reviews from critics and transferred to
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in London's West End in 2015 and to the Lyceum Theatre on
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. In 2022 she starred as Miss Lily Moffat in the National Theatre revival in London of ''
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'', the 1938 autobiographical play by
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.


Film

In film, Walker's roles have tended to be smaller supporting parts. Her most prominent role was as one half of the folk duo in ''
Four Weddings and a Funeral ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It is the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant, and follows the adventures of Charles (Grant) and his circle ...
'' (1994), who sing " Can't Smile Without You" during the first church service. She also appeared in the feature film adaptation of the television series '' Thunderbirds'' (2004). In 2005, she portrayed a British journalist caught up in the
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in ''
Shooting Dogs ''Shooting Dogs'', released in the United States as ''Beyond the Gates'', is a 2005 film, directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring John Hurt, Hugh Dancy and Clare-Hope Ashitey. It is based on the experiences of BBC news producer David Belto ...
''.


Audio

In 2002, Walker co-starred in the BBC radio production of
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's cyberpunk novel ''
Neuromancer ''Neuromancer'' is a 1984 science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. Considered one of the earliest and best-known works in the cyberpunk genre, it is the only novel to win the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and ...
''. In July 2011, she played the significant supporting role of Medtech
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in the
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''
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'' audio drama ''
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'', opposite
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as the
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. The Chenka character proved popular both with producers and listeners, and in February 2014 Walker returned to the role, this time as a foil for
Paul McGann Paul John McGann (; born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial '' The Monocled Mutineer'' (1986), then starred in the dark comedy '' Withnail and I'' (1987), which wa ...
's
Eighth Doctor The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Paul McGann. The character was introduced in the 1996 TV film ''Doctor Who'', a back-door pilo ...
in '' Dark Eyes 2''. The character was sustained throughout'' Dark Eyes 3'' and '' Dark Eyes 4,'' at the end of which it was revealed that Chenka was to continue as the Doctor's established travelling companion. Walker returned to the role in the follow-up 4-volume ''
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'', '' Ravenous'' and '' Stranded''. Walker reprised the role of Chenka in 2022 in ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures: What lies inside?'' and ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Connections''. She also played the role in an 18-part series titled ''The Robots'', starring along side ''
Claire Rushbrook Claire Louise Rushbrook (born 25 August 1971) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Roxanne in '' Secrets & Lies.'' Early life Claire Louise Rushbrook was born on 25 August 1971 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. She attended Fearnh ...
''. In 2017, she starred in the company's adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel ''
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''. Since 2013, Walker has voiced the Norwegian detective Annika Strandhed in six series of the BBC Radio 4 drama series '' Annika Stranded'' by Nick Walker and produced by Sweet Talk. From 2018 to 2020 she played the role of Dr. Eleanor Peck in the RedHookStories BBC Radio 4 production ''
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'' of three H. P. Lovecraft stories, ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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'', alongside her husband Barnaby Kay.


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


Audio


Theatre credits

* ''Relocated'' –
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London (2008) * ''Gethsemane'' – National Theatre London (2008/9) * ''Season's Greetings'' – National Theatre London (2010/11) * ''Di and Viv and Rose'' –
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(Downstairs) London (2011) * ''
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title refers to an observation by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes (created by Arthur Conan Doyle) in the 1892 short story ...
'' – National Theatre London (2012) for which she won the 2013
Olivier Award The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known a ...
in the category 'Best Actress in a Supporting Role' * ''
A View from the Bridge ''A View from the Bridge'' is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was first staged on September 29, 1955, as a one-act verse drama with ''A Memory of Two Mondays'' at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. The run was unsuccessful, and M ...
'' – Young Vic/
Wyndham's Theatre Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by actor/manager Charles Wyndham (the other is the Criterion Theatre). Located on Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, it was designed c.1898 by W. G. R. Sprague, the archit ...
(West End) London (2014/15), Lyceum Theatre on Broadway (2015/16) * ''The Corn is Green'' – National Theatre London (2022)


Accolades

Here are the awards and nominations received by Nicola Walker.


Personal life

Walker is married to actor Barnaby Kay. The couple have a son Harry (born in October 2006), who is named after
Harry Pearce Sir Henry James "Harry" Pearce, KBE (born 1 November 1953) is a fictional character, head of the counter-terrorism department ("Section D") of MI5 as featured in the British television series '' Spooks''. He was played by Peter Firth during t ...
, the character of her co-star
Peter Firth Peter Macintosh Firth (born 27 October 1953) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One programme '' Spooks''; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the programme's ten-series lif ...
in ''Spooks''.


References


External links

*
Nicola Walker
at UK Theatre Web * *
Nicola Walker profile
on the '' Spooks'' website at ''
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''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Nicola 1970 births 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London Alumni of New Hall, Cambridge English film actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English video game actresses Laurence Olivier Award winners Living people People educated at Forest School, Walthamstow People from Stepney