
Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Parkinson is an English actress. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series The IT Crowd as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, winning in 2014. Parkinson studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and has appeared on stage in the plays The Seagull (2007), Cock (2009), and Home, I'm Darling (2018), for which she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play. Parkinson was also a main cast member of the series Doc Martin for three series (2005โ2009). She co-starred in all three series of Humans, a science-fiction drama on AMC/Channel 4, which aired from 2015 until 2018. She has also appeared in the films The Boat That Rocked (2009) and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018).
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ยทInside No. 9: The Party's Overas Self
- 2024 ยทThat Christmasas Mrs. Forrest (voice)
- 2024 ยทRivalsas Lizzie Vereker
- 2023 ยทSignificant Otheras Anna
- 2022 ยทNational Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothingas Beatrice
- 2022 ยทHere We Goas Rachel Jessop
- 2022 ยทThe Nan Movieas Nell
- 2021 ยทSpreadsheetas Lauren
- 2021 ยทSittingas Mary
- 2021 ยทPaul Doodโs Deadly Lunch Breakas Clemmie
- 2020 ยทHow to Fake a Waras Kate
- 2020 ยทHitmenas Kat Gaitskill
- 2020 ยทRadioactiveas Jeanne Langevin
- 2018 ยทGuitar Manas Ms. Elanor
- 2018 ยทDefending the Guiltyas Caroline
- 2018 ยทHang Upsas Karen Muller
- 2018 ยทThe Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Societyas Isola Pribby
- 2017 ยทUrban Mythsas Ange
- 2015 ยทThe Kennedysas Brenda Kennedy
- 2015 ยทTaskmasteras Self
- 2015 ยทHumansas Laura Hawkins
- 2015 ยทTravel Man: 48 Hours in...as Self - Guest
- 2014 ยทIn the Clubas Kim
- 2014 ยทThe Honourable Womanas Rachel Stein
- 2014 ยทAlan Davies: As Yet Untitledas Self
- 2014 ยทDuck Quacks Don't Echoas
- 2014 ยทInside No. 9as Rebecca
- 2014 ยทInside No. 9as Self
- 2014 ยทThe IT Crowd Manualas Self - Jen Barber
- 2013 ยท8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdownas Self
- 2012 ยทThe Bleak Old Shop of Stuffas Conceptiva
- 2011 ยทComa Girlas Pip
- 2010 ยทWhitesas Caroline
- 2010 ยทWhitesas Caroline
- 2010 ยทThe Great Outdoorsas Sophie
- 2010 ยทSherlockas Kitty Riley
- 2010 ยทCookedas (voice)
- 2009 ยทSt Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Goldas Physics Teacher
- 2009 ยทPsychovilleas
- 2009 ยทThe Boat That Rockedas Felicity
- 2009 ยทThe Old Guysas Amber
- 2008 ยทEasy Virtueas Marion Whittaker
- 2008 ยทThe Secret Policeman's Ball 2008as
- 2008 ยทHow to Lose Friends & Alienate Peopleas PR Woman
- 2007 ยทChristmas at the Rivieraas Vanessa
- 2007 ยทWould I Lie to You?as Self
- 2007 ยทWould I Lie to You?as Self - Panellist
- 2007 ยทFear, Stress & Angeras Gemma
- 2007 ยทHard to Swallowas Katie
- 2006 ยทThe IT Crowdas Jen Barber
- 2006 ยทThe IT Crowdas Herself
- 2005 ยทAhead of the Classas Vicky Foley
- 2005 ยทExtrasas Woman in queue
- 2004 ยทDoc Martinas Pauline Lamb
- 1997 ยทJonathan Creekas Nicola
- 1994 ยทRoom 101as Self
- 1990 ยทHave I Got News for Youas Self - Guest Host
- 1986 ยทCasualtyas Helen Gibbons
- 1964 ยทHorizonas Narrator
- Future ยทThe Dream Landsas Antonia
- Future ยทSardinesas Rebecca