Katherine Parkinson
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1978-03-09 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Hounslow, Greater London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Katherine Jane Parkinson · کاترین پارکینسون
Biography
Katherine Parkinson (born March 9, 1978) 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 (2005–2009). 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
TV Shows (38)
Casualty
1986
as Helen Gibbons
Horizon
1964
as Narrator
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Hostess
Sherlock
2010
as Kitty Riley
Doc Martin
2004
as Pauline Lamb
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
Inside No. 9
2014
as Rebecca / Self
Taskmaster
2015
as Self
Rivals
2024
as Lizzie Vereker
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self / Self - Panellist
Humans
2015
as Laura Hawkins
The IT Crowd
2006
as Jen Barber
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self
Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge
Extras
2005
as Woman in queue
Room 101
1994
as Self
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
Urban Myths
2017
as Ange
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Psychoville
2009
The Honourable Woman
2014
as Rachel Stein
In the Club
2014
as Kim
Crackanory
2013
as Self
Here We Go
2022
as Rachel Jessop
Whites
2010
as Caroline
Hitmen
2020
as Kat Gaitskill
Hang Ups
2018
as Karen Muller
Spreadsheet
2021
as Lauren
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
2012
as Conceptiva
The Old Guys
2009
as Amber
Defending the Guilty
2018
as Caroline
Significant Other
2023
as Anna
Katy Brand's Big Ass Show
2007
as Various
The Great Outdoors
2010
as Sophie
The Dream Lands
as Antonia
The Kennedys
2015
as Brenda Kennedy
Fear, Stress & Anger
2007
as Gemma
Movies (26)
The Boat That Rocked
2009
as Felicity
That Christmas
2024
as Mrs. Forrest (voice)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as PR Woman
Radioactive
2020
as Jeanne Langevin
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018
as Isola Pribby
Easy Virtue
2008
as Marion Whittaker
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
as Physics Teacher
The Nan Movie
2022
as Nell
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
Christmas at the Riviera
2007
as Vanessa
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
2024
as Self
Cooked
2010
as (voice)
Coma Girl
2011
as Pip
Ahead of the Class
2005
as Vicky Foley
Guitar Man
2018
as Ms. Elanor
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
as Clemmie
National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing
2022
as Beatrice
The IT Crowd Manual
2014
as Self - Jen Barber
Off the Page: Britain Isn't Eating
2014
as Marion/Sarah
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025
as Rachel Jessop
Hard to Swallow
2007
as Katie
Sardines
2014
as Rebecca
How to Fake a War
2020
as Kate
Sitting
2021
as Mary
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023
as Rachel Jessop
Dating Mark Silcox
2025
as Claire
About Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Parkinson (born March 9, 1978) 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 Be… With 64 credits spanning from 1964 to 2025, Katherine Parkinson has appeared in 26 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Katherine Parkinson Movies
- The Boat That Rocked (2009) — as Felicity
- That Christmas (2024) — as Mrs. Forrest (voice)
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) — as PR Woman
- Radioactive (2020) — as Jeanne Langevin
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) — as Isola Pribby
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