Julia Davis
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1966-08-25 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as
- Джулія Дейвіс
Biography
Julia Charlotte L. Davis is an English actress, comedian, director and writer. A nine-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won Best Comedy Writing for Hunderby in 2013 and the 2018 British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy for Sally4Ever. She has also received two RTS Awards and three British Comedy Awards. In addition to acting in her own works, she has appeared in a variety of other British television comedies, most notably portraying Dawn Sutcliffe in Gavin & Stacey (2007–2009, 2019, 2024). Her film roles include Love Actually (2003), Cemetery Junction (2010), Four Lions (2010), and Phantom Thread (2017).
Julia Davis was born in Guildford, Surrey on August 25, 1966 Her mother was a secretary, and her father a civil servant. She grew up in Guildford, Surrey, before moving at the age of 14 to Bath in Somerset. She was raised in the Church of England.
After studying for a degree in English and drama at the College of Ripon and York St John, she returned to Bath working "dead-end jobs", starting a comedy double-act The Sisters of Percy with her friend Jane Roth at a local theatre group. It grew into an improv troupe with Welsh radio DJ Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones.
Davis decided to become a comedian after a long illness. She secured her first comedy commission, Five Squeezy Pieces, from BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
The series was an all-female sketch comedy show, with Meera Syal, Arabella Weir, Maria McErlane, and Claire Calman.
Known For
Black Mirror
2011
as Judge Charity
Inside No. 9
2014
as Felicity
Sing 2
2021
as Linda Le Bon (voice)
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Sylvia Plath / Enid Blyton / Joy Adamson / Helen of Troy / Helen Keller / Mary Pickford
Shaun of the Dead
2004
as News Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Sally Morris
TV Shows (27)
Black Mirror
2011
as Judge Charity
Inside No. 9
2014
as Felicity
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Sylvia Plath / Enid Blyton / Joy Adamson / Helen of Troy / Helen Keller / Mary Pickford
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Sally Morris
Ideal
2005
as Amanda With The Weird Eyes (Voice) / Dawn
The Outlaws
2021
as Rita
I'm Alan Partridge
1997
as Kate Fitzgerald
Gavin & Stacey
2007
as Dawn Sutcliffe
The Shivering Truth
2018
as (voice)
Stath Lets Flats
2018
as Kris
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
2001
as Stephanie Wise
10 Minute Tales
2009
as Overbearing Midwife
Psychobitches
2013
as Sylvia Plath / Enid Blyton / Joy Adamson / Helen of Troy / Helen Keller / Mary Pickford
Sally4Ever
2018
as Emma
Nathan Barley
2005
as Honda Poppet
Jam
2000
as Various
I Am Not an Animal
2004
as Claire the Rat (voice)
People Like Us
1999
as Lisa Bell
Nighty Night
2004
as Jill Tyrrell
Big Train
1998
It's Kevin
2013
as Various / Lizzie
A Very British Scandal
2021
as Maureen Guinness
Camping
2016
as Fay
Human Remains
2000
as Various Characters
The Alan Clark Diaries
2004
as Jenny Easterbrook
Hunderby
2012
as Dorothy
Coming Soon
1999
Movies (42)
Sing 2
2021
as Linda Le Bon (voice)
Shaun of the Dead
2004
as News Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
Love Actually
2003
as Nancy the Caterer
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
2025
as Kissy Sturnevan, his Associate
Phantom Thread
2017
as Lady Baltimore
My Massive Cock
2022
as Narrator
Arthur Christmas
2011
as UNFITA OPS (voice)
Fighting with My Family
2019
as Daphne
Cemetery Junction
2010
as Mrs. Taylor
Persuasion
2007
as Elizabeth Elliot
Run Rabbit Run
2024
as Gail
Four Lions
2010
as Alice
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006
as Self
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
as Self
Confetti
2006
as Counsellor
Born Equal
2006
as Sally
The Parole Officer
2001
as Insinuating Wife
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
as Shelley
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2004
as Ruth
Fear of Fanny
2006
as Fanny Cradock
Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
2009
as Self
For the Love of God
2007
as Mother
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019
as Dawn Sutcliffe
Brakes
2017
as Livy
Bad Sugar
2012
as Daphne Cauldwell
The Mighty Boosh: Journey of the Childmen
2010
as Herself
The Angina Monologues
2010
as Herself/Lizzie
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
2002
as Moira
Appointment with Dr. Terrible
2003
as Interviewee – Actor
Lizzie and Sarah
2010
as Lizzie/Faith
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024
as Self
Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He's It
1999
Hello, Friend
2003
as (voice)
Coming Soon
1999
as Kim
Come on Eileen
2010
as Dee
Person of Interest
2024
as Dr. Kate Shelley
The Fairy Moon
2025
as The Operator
Uncle Wormsley's Christmas
2012
as Mrs. Goodington
The Bird
2014
as Mother
Morning Has Broken
2014
as Gail Sinclair
The Clearing
2021
as Deb
The Understudy
2014
as Felicity
About Julia Davis
Julia Charlotte L. Davis is an English actress, comedian, director and writer. A nine-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won Best Comedy Writing for Hunderby in 2013 and the 2018 British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy for Sally4Ever. She has also received two RTS Awards and three British Comedy Awards. In addition to acting in her own works, she has appeared in a variety of other British television comedies, most notably portraying Dawn Sutcliffe in Gavin & Stacey (2007–2009, 2019, 2024). Her film roles include Love Actually (… With 69 credits spanning from 1997 to 2025, Julia Davis has appeared in 42 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Julia Davis Movies
- Sing 2 (2021) — as Linda Le Bon (voice)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004) — as News Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
- Love Actually (2003) — as Nancy the Caterer
- The Toxic Avenger Unrated (2025) — as Kissy Sturnevan, his Associate
- Phantom Thread (2017) — as Lady Baltimore
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