Perdita Weeks

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Perdita Weeks
Born
Perdita Rose Weeks

(1985-12-25) 25 December 1985 (age 38)
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
NationalityBritish [1] [2]
Alma mater Courtauld Institute of Art
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Relatives Honeysuckle Weeks (sister)
Rollo Weeks (brother)

Perdita Rose Weeks (born 25 December 1985) is a British actress who plays Juliet Higgins in the CBS/NBC reboot series Magnum P.I.

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Life and education

Weeks was born in South Glamorgan, to Robin and Susan (née Wade) Weeks, was educated at Roedean School in East Sussex, and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London. She is the younger sister of Honeysuckle Weeks and the older sister of Rollo Weeks, both actors. [3]

Acting career

Weeks portrayed Mary Boleyn in the Showtime historical drama The Tudors (2007–08). In 2008 she appeared as Lydia Bennet in the ITV series Lost in Austen . She played a murdering teen in the "Death and Dreams" episode of Midsomer Murders in 2003.

Weeks has worked on productions such as Stig of the Dump (2002), Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004), and Miss Potter (2006) and played the role of Kitten in the episode "Counter Culture Blues" of Lewis in 2009. In 2007 she appeared in the radio comedy Bleak Expectations , and in 2011 Weeks appeared in the TV miniseries The Promise .

Weeks co-starred, in an uncredited role, with her sister Honeysuckle in Episode 3 of Goggle Eyes (1993), and in Catherine Cookson's The Rag Nymph (1997): in the latter production she played the younger version of her sister's character. [4] She also stars in the 2010 horror film Prowl, [5] and the 2014 found footage horror film As Above, So Below. [6]

In 2018, Weeks began starring as Juliet Higgins in the CBS reboot of Magnum P.I. , filming in Hawaii. [7] After four seasons, the series was picked up by NBC in 2022, with Weeks confirmed to continue in the role. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Goggle-Eyes UncreditedTV mini-series; episode 3
1995LovingMoiraTV film
1995The Shadowy ThirdDottieTV film
1996The Cold Light of DayAnna Tatour
1996 Robert Rylands' Last Journey Sue
1996 Hamlet Second Player
1997Rag NymphYoung Millie2 episodes: "Episode 1.1", "Episode 1.2"
1997 Spice World Evie
2000 The Prince and the Pauper Lady Jane Grey
2002 Stig of the Dump LouTV series
2003 Midsomer Murders Hannah Moore1 episode: "Death and Dreams"
2004 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking Roberta MassinghamTV film
2007–2008 The Tudors Mary Boleyn Recurring role
2008 Lost in Austen Lydia BennetTV mini-series
2009–2009Four SeasonsImogen CombeTV mini-series
2009JunctionShort
2009 Lewis Kitten1 episode: "Counter Culture Blues"
2010 Prowl Fiona
2010–2011 The Promise Eliza MeyerTV mini-series
2011 Great Expectations Clara PocketTV mini-series
2012 Titanic Lady Georgiana GrexTV mini-series
2013 Flight of the Storks Sarah GabborTV mini-series
2013 The Invisible Woman Maria TernanFeature film
2014 As Above, So Below Scarlett MarloweFeature film
2014 The Great Fire Elizabeth PepysTV mini-series
2015 The Musketeers Louise1 episode: "A Marriage of Inconvenience"
2016 Rebellion Vanessa HammondTV mini-series
2016 Penny Dreadful Catriona HartdegenTV series
2018 Ready Player One KiraFeature film
2018–2024 Magnum P.I. Juliet HigginsTV series; main role
2019 Du Lac & Fey: Dance of Death Morgan le Fay (voice)Video game
2020 Hawaii Five-0 Juliet HigginsTV series; 1 episode [9]

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