Kath Hughes

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Kath Hughes
Born (1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 (age 35)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • comedian
Years active2014–present
Known forGein's Family Giftshop, Tarot
Television

Kath Hughes is a Welsh actress, writer and comedian. She is known for portraying the role of Coleen in the British comedy drama series After Life and for being part of the comedy sketch groups Gein's Family Giftshop and Tarot.

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Life and career

Prior to acting, Hughes worked as an assistant editor on various short films, including Shed and Trauma, as a production co-ordinator on the film The Zombie King and as a production manager for the mini-series Legends of Old. [1] Hughes was a member of the comedy sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop, alongside Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Adam Scott-Rowley and Edward Easton. [2] [3] They have created and starred in a number of short films and comedy sketches and were nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2014 and the Chortle Awards in 2015. [4] [5] [6] Hughes also provided the voiceover for a Sour Patch Kids advert. [7] In 2015, Hughes made her solo acting debut in the BBC black comedy series Inside No. 9 , portraying a caller in the episode "Cold Comfort". [8] Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared as various characters in the Comedy Central series Drunk History . [9]

In 2018, Hughes portrayed Laura in an episode of the Sky Atlantic comedy Sally4Ever and Miriam in the television sitcom Zapped . [10] In 2019, Hughes appeared as a supermarket checkout assistant in the first series of the Netflix black-comedy drama After Life . Her character was later established as Coleen, who returns as a regular character in the third series as a new hire at the Tambury Gazette. [11] Hughes also made guest appearances in Years and Years , The End of the F***ing World and Tourist Trap before portraying Hetty in the online comedy series Content, a sitcom following the employees of a digital agency. [12] [13] Hughes also appeared in an episode of the Channel 4 series The Joy of Missing Out, and the short films Petrichor and Pedwar, the latter of which she co-wrote. [14] In 2022, she had a recurring role as Jennifer in the BBC One comedy The Other One and appeared in the Channel 4 series Everyone Else Burns later in the year. [15] [16]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014Gein's Family Giftshop: Number 1/I Am the LawUnknownShort film [1]
2015Sky Comedy Christmas ShortsKathEpisode: "Gein Family Giftshop's Christmas [1]
2015 Inside No. 9 CallerEpisode: "Cold Comfort" [1]
2016–2017 Drunk History Various3 episodes [1]
2017CTRL ZCarrieShort film [1]
2017Summer Comedy ShortsUnknownEpisode: "Emma Sidi's Summer: Last Resort" [1]
2018 Sally4Ever Laura1 episode [1]
2018 Zapped MiriamEpisode: "Amulet" [1]
2019–2022 After Life ColeenSeries regular [11]
2019Pitching InMrs. Llewellyn1 episode [1]
2019 Years and Years Woman in Blue1 episode [1]
2019 The End of the F***ing World Headmistress1 episode [1]
2019 Tourist Trap JoEpisode: "Wellbeing" [1]
2019ContentHettySeries regular [1]
2019The Joy of Missing OutUnknownEpisode: "Lindsey and the Cats" [1]
2020PetrichorSpainMini-series [1]
2021PedwarUnknownShort film; also writer [1]
2022 The Other One JenniferRecurring role [15]
2022 Everyone Else Burns Sid
2023Pobl BachynKathShort film; also writer [1]

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