Lorraine Ashbourne
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)
17 TV shows
TV Shows
Midsomer Murders
ITV1
Bridgerton
Netflix
The Crown
Netflix
Vera
ITV1
Casualty
BBC One
Silent Witness
BBC One
Peak Practice
ITV1
The Bill
ITV1
New Tricks
BBC One
Inside No. 9
BBC Two
Unforgotten
ITV1
Law & Order: UK
ITV1
Lark Rise to Candleford
BBC One
Moving On
BBC One
Rafferty's Rules
Seven Network
Jane Eyre
BBC One
Sherwood
BBC One
Other Credits
True Dare Kiss, Playing the Field, City Central, Alma's Not Normal, Rich Tea And Sympathy, The Interceptor, Public Enemies, Jericho, Pie in the Sky, Little Crackers, After the Flood, Cheat, Mr. Wroe's Virgins, I Hate Suzie, Riot Women, Happy Birthday BBC Two, London Spy, Murderland, Thorne, Chiller, In Suspicious Circumstances