In 2000, Punch appeared in the film Greenfingers. She made her stage debut as Elaine in Terry Johnson's West End adaptation of The Graduate (1967).[7] She has worked at the Royal Court and Bush theatres, both in London.[8]
In 2004, Punch played the receptionist Elaine Denham in Doc Martin. She left the television show The Class after appearing in 11 of the first 12 episodes.[9]
Punch was cast as Deena Pilgrim, the female lead in the TV pilot Powers,[13] but the role was recast.
From 2016, Punch played Amanda, leader of the "Alpha mums", in the BBC comedy series Motherland. In May 2024, it was announced that Punch will reprise her role as Amanda in the spin-off Amandaland, with Philippa Dunne and Joanna Lumley reprising their roles of Anne and Amanda's mother Felicity respectively.[14]
In 2017, Punch was cast in the role of Esmé Squalor in the second season of the Netflix comedy drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events,[15] a role that continued through the show's third and final season.
In 2020, Punch starred in the short film "Leap," which was part of the anthology film, With/In. Sanaa Lathan directed and co-starred in "Leap", which was written by Margaret Nagle. It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2021[16] and was nominated for the Humanitas Prize as Best Short Film in 2022. It was the best reviewed film in the anthology, with Punch being singled out for her work.[17]
In December 2022, Punch reprised her role of Amanda in the Motherland Christmas special.[18][19]
Personal life
Punch dated James D’Arcy for about three years after they met during filming of the TV movie Come Together in 2002.[20] She gave birth to her first child, a son, in July 2015.[21]
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