Details
Alternate Names: Katherine Jane Parkinson, کاترین پارکینسون
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Ahead of the Class (2005) as Vicky Foley
Most Important Roles: - Easy Virtue (2008) as Marion Whittaker
- The Boat That Rocked (2009) as Felicity
- Christmas at the Riviera (2007) as Vanessa
- Guitar Man (2018) as Ms. Elanor
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) as PR Woman
- National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing (2022) as Beatrice
- That Christmas (2024) as Mrs. Forrest (voice)
- Ahead of the Class (2005) as Vicky Foley
- Whites (2010) as Caroline
- St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009) as Physics Teacher
Career Highlights: - Easy Virtue (2008)
- The Boat That Rocked (2009)
- Christmas at the Riviera (2007)
- Guitar Man (2018)
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
- National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing (2022)
- That Christmas (2024)
- Ahead of the Class (2005)
- Whites (2010)
- St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 BAFTA TV Award - Supporting Actress (2025)
- Won BAFTA TV Award - Best Female Performance in a Comedy Role (2014)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA TV Award - Best Female Performance in a Comedy Role (2011)
- Nominated for 1 British Comedy Award - Best TV Comedy Actress (2010)
- Won British Comedy Award - Best TV Comedy Actress (2009)
- Nominated for 1 British Comedy Award - Best TV Comedy Actress (2006)
- Nominated for 1 British Comedy Award - Best Female Comedy Newcomer (2006)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series (2009)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series (2008)
- Nominated for 1 RTS Television Award - Supporting Actor - Female (2025)
Full 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).
