Nicola Reynolds

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Nicola Reynolds
Born
Nicola Reynolds

(1972-07-26) 26 July 1972 (age 53)
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Notable credit(s) The Story of Tracy Beaker (2003–2005)
Ideal (2005–2011)
Children1

Nicola Jane Reynolds (born 26 July 1972, Pontypridd) is a Cardiff-based Welsh actress. [1]

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Career

After having a small role in the 1999 film Human Traffic, Reynolds appeared in a series of jobbing roles, including Clocking Off [2] and High Hopes . Reynolds also appeared as Meg in the BBC Wales series Scrum 4. [3] She made her breakthrough in the CBBC show The Story of Tracy Beaker as head care worker Shelley Appleton. [1] In 2002 she appeared alongside Julie Walters in the BBC series Murder . During this period, she also became part of an ensemble around comedian and actor Johnny Vegas. She starred alongside him in Sex Lives of the Potato Men [4] and on BBC Three's Ideal . [5] In recent years, she has returned to theatre in a number of touring productions.

Personal life

Reynolds has a daughter named Matilda. [1]

Filmography

YearShowRoleNotes
1996, 1998 Coronation Street WPC Tate (1996); Niece of an American Customer (1998)2 roles
1999 Human Traffic NinaFilm
Lucky BagUnnamedUnknown episodes
2000Dirty WorkMidwifeEpisode: "A Fish Called Rhondda"
2001 Clocking Off PC CraneEpisode: "Ronnie's Story"
2002 Murder Roz FinchTV film
High Hopes Jennifer BrookesEpisode: "Heavens Above!"
2003 Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill Gossiping Housewife 2TV film
2003–2004, 2005 The Story of Tracy Beaker Shelley Appleton Series regular, 22 episodes (s. 3)
Recurring role, 5 episodes (s. 5)
2004 Sex Lives of the Potato Men PoppyFilm
Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me Shelley AppletonTV film
2005–2011 Ideal NickiSeries regular, 48 episodes
2009 Framed Bethan HughesTV film
2013, 2017 Stella Shelley Evans2 episodes
2013 The Machine JoanTV film
Doctors [6] Dr. Robyn Pattison2 episodes
2014Benny & JoleneKathrynFilm
2017 Urban Myths LandladyEpisode: "Hitler the Artist"
2018 Requiem Natalie FrankenEpisode: "The Necklace"
2019 The Accident JudgeEpisode #1.4

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mainwaring, Rachel (9 May 2009). "An ideal job for a Nicola Reynolds..." Wales Online . Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  2. "Ronnie's Story". Clocking Off. Series 2. 7 May 2001. BBC One . Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. "Katherine Jenkins on song for BBC Wales' Scrum 4". BBC Press Office (Press release). 14 March 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. "British Film | Sex Lives of the Potato Men". European film review. thewildeye.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2025.[ better source needed ]
  5. > "Johnny Vegas makes Ideal return to BBC THREE". BBC Press Office (Press release). 22 February 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. "Viva Las Letherbridge - Part 1". Doctors. Series 15. 3 October 2013. BBC One. Retrieved 27 July 2025.