Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne

Acting
Born 1961-01-07Manchester, England, UK

Biography

Lorraine Ashbourne (born 1961 in Manchester) is an English stage, film and television actress. She attended Wilbraham High School, when living in Fallowfield. She joined Stretford Children's Theatre. She took part in the University of Manchester Stage Society and Manchester Youth Theatre. She joined the Webber Drama School on 19 April 1982. Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: Playing the Field (1998), Unforgotten (2017), Grantchester (2017), Maigret in Montmartre (2017), Midsomer Murders (2018), The Street, and Jericho. As a stage actor, Lorraine regularly appeared at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, portraying roles such as Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer and Emilia in Othello, acting in both of these alongside her husband Andy Serkis. In 2019, she starred as Barbara Castle in The Crown (2019), and from 2020, she starred as Mrs. Varley in Bridgerton. She played Joan Nuthall in Alma's Not Normal (2020), and was Daphne Sparrow in Sherwood (2022). She played Karen in I Hate Suzie (2024), and appeared in After the Flood (2024)

Movies (35)

King Kong
6.9

King Kong

2005Movie6.9
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
6.5

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

2024Movie6.5
Child 44
6.3

Child 44

2015Movie6.3
Hitpig!
6.7

Hitpig!

2024Movie6.7
A Street Cat Named Bob
7.9

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016Movie7.9
Breathe
7.4

Breathe

2017Movie7.4
I Hate Suzie Too

I Hate Suzie Too

2022Movie
Blinded by the Light
6.9

Blinded by the Light

2019Movie6.9
Fever Pitch
6.5

Fever Pitch

1997Movie6.5
Allelujah
5.2

Allelujah

2023Movie5.2
I Used to Be Famous
6.9

I Used to Be Famous

2022Movie6.9
A Christmas Carol
7.5

A Christmas Carol

2020Movie7.5
Jack & Sarah
6.8

Jack & Sarah

1995Movie6.8
Adult Life Skills
6.2

Adult Life Skills

2016Movie6.2
Oranges and Sunshine
6.9

Oranges and Sunshine

2010Movie6.9
Housewife, 49
6.0

Housewife, 49

2006Movie6.0
The Selfish Giant
7.2

The Selfish Giant

2013Movie7.2
Distant Voices, Still Lives
6.9

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988Movie6.9
A Bunch of Amateurs
5.7

A Bunch of Amateurs

2008Movie5.7
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
4.0

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

2009Movie4.0
The Queen and I
6.3

The Queen and I

2018Movie6.3
Resurrected
6.4

Resurrected

1989Movie6.4
A Christmas Carol
6.8

A Christmas Carol

2000Movie6.8
The Martins
5.3

The Martins

2001Movie5.3
The Dressmaker
4.6

The Dressmaker

1988Movie4.6
No Masks

No Masks

2020Movie
Thorne: Scaredycat
6.2

Thorne: Scaredycat

2010Movie6.2
Twenty

Twenty

Movie
Emotional Fusebox
6.6

Emotional Fusebox

2014Movie6.6
Number Six

Number Six

1995Movie
Bunny and Clive

Bunny and Clive

2016Movie
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
10.0

National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

2024Movie10.0
Fighting for Gemma
5.5

Fighting for Gemma

1993Movie5.5
The Bind

The Bind

2019Movie
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
6.0

Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays

2009Movie6.0

TV Shows (39)

Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997Series7.5
Silent Witness
7.6

Silent Witness

1996Series7.6
The Crown
8.2

The Crown

2016Series8.2
Casualty
6.2

Casualty

1986Series6.2
Bridgerton
8.1

Bridgerton

2020Series8.1
Vera
7.4

Vera

2011Series7.4
Peak Practice
6.5

Peak Practice

1993Series6.5
New Tricks
7.3

New Tricks

2004Series7.3
The Bill
6.8

The Bill

1984Series6.8
Inside No. 9
8.1

Inside No. 9

2014Series8.1
Unforgotten
7.5

Unforgotten

2015Series7.5
Pie in the Sky
8.3

Pie in the Sky

1994Series8.3
Rafferty's Rules
8.0

Rafferty's Rules

1987Series8.0
Law & Order: UK
7.0

Law & Order: UK

2009Series7.0
Lark Rise to Candleford
8.4

Lark Rise to Candleford

2008Series8.4
Jane Eyre
7.7

Jane Eyre

2006Series7.7
Moving On
7.3

Moving On

2009Series7.3
Sherwood
6.9

Sherwood

2022Series6.9
In Suspicious Circumstances
6.5

In Suspicious Circumstances

1991Series6.5
London Spy
7.0

London Spy

2015Series7.0
Little Crackers
6.8

Little Crackers

2010Series6.8
I Hate Suzie
6.6

I Hate Suzie

2020Series6.6
City Central

City Central

1998Series
Thorne
6.4

Thorne

2010Series6.4
Jericho
6.3

Jericho

2016Series6.3
After the Flood
7.0

After the Flood

2024Series7.0
Alma's Not Normal
7.3

Alma's Not Normal

2020Series7.3
Playing the Field
5.3

Playing the Field

1998Series5.3
The Interceptor
5.8

The Interceptor

2015Series5.8
Chiller
6.2

Chiller

1995Series6.2
Thin Ice
6.0

Thin Ice

2006Series6.0
Murderland
5.8

Murderland

2009Series5.8
Riot Women
7.8

Riot Women

2025Series7.8
Cheat
6.3

Cheat

2019Series6.3
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
5.6

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

1993Series5.6
True Dare Kiss
7.0

True Dare Kiss

2007Series7.0
Public Enemies
6.6

Public Enemies

2012Series6.6
Rich Tea and Sympathy
6.0

Rich Tea and Sympathy

1991Series6.0
Happy Birthday BBC Two

Happy Birthday BBC Two

2014Series