
Lorraine Ashbourne
Known for ActingBorn 1961-01-07 (age 65)Manchester, England, UK
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)Read more
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National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
2024 · Movie
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Lark Rise to Candleford
2008 · Series
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The Crown
2016 · Series
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Pie in the Sky
1994 · Series
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Bridgerton
2020 · Series
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Inside No. 9
2014 · Series
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A Street Cat Named Bob
2016 · Movie
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Rafferty's Rules
1987 · Series
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Riot Women
2025 · Series
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Jane Eyre
2006 · Series
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A Christmas Carol
2020 · Movie
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Unforgotten
2015 · Series
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Breathe
2017 · Movie
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Silent Witness
1996 · Series
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Vera
2011 · Series
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Alma's Not Normal
2020 · Series
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Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
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Moving On
2009 · Series
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New Tricks
2004 · Series
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The Selfish Giant
2013 · Movie
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After the Flood
2024 · Series
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I Used to Be Famous
2022 · Movie
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Sherwood
2022 · Series
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Blinded by the Light
2019 · Movie
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Law & Order: UK
2009 · Series
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True Dare Kiss
2007 · Series
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London Spy
2015 · Series
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Oranges and Sunshine
2010 · Movie
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King Kong
2005 · Movie
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Emotional Fusebox
2014 · Movie
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Little Crackers
2010 · Series
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Hitpig!
2024 · Movie
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I Hate Suzie
2020 · Series
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024 · Movie
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A Christmas Carol
2000 · Movie
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Public Enemies
2012 · Series
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Jack & Sarah
1995 · Movie
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Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 · Movie
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Thorne
2010 · Series
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The Bill
1984 · Series
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Cheat
2019 · Series
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The Queen and I
2018 · Movie
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Fever Pitch
1997 · Movie
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Jericho
2016 · Series
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Child 44
2015 · Movie
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Peak Practice
1993 · Series
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In Suspicious Circumstances
1991 · Series
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Thorne: Scaredycat
2010 · Movie