Rebecca Humphries | |
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Born | 3 October 1987 |
Alma mater | LAMDA |
Occupation(s) | Actress, writer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Television | Ten Percent The Crown Trigonometry |
Rebecca Humphries (born 3 October 1987) is a British actress and writer.
Humphries attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has appeared on stage in productions of Temple at the Donmar Warehouse, Pomona at the National Theatre and Blackout Songs at the Hampstead Theatre. She is also the author of the memoir Why Did You Stay? published in 2022. [1]
Humphries' comedy television roles have included Friday Night Dinner and Morgana Robinson's The Agency . She played Julie Fincham in the Amazon Prime Video series Ten Percent , a British remake of Call My Agent! , in April 2022. [2]
In 2023, Humphries portrayed Carrie Johnson in the Channel 4 docu-drama Partygate . [3] Previously, she had portrayed Carol Thatcher in the television drama series The Crown . [4] [5] In 2023, she started filming Ben Wheatley comedy-horror series Generation Z . [6]
Humphries began a relationship with British comedian Seann Walsh in 2013 which lasted for five years. She has spoken in the House of Commons about gaslighting and the media on behalf of the organisers of the Women’s March London. [7] [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Come Fly With Me | Holly's mother | 1 episode |
2012 | Cardinal Burns | Kate | 1 episode |
2013 | The Intern | Rebecca | 1 episode |
2013 | Aunties | Sharon | TV film |
2013 | Big Bad World | Beth | 8 episodes |
2015 | Cockroaches | Jennifer | 6 episodes |
2015 | Crackanory | Lisa | 1 episode |
2016 | Morgana Robinson's The Agency | Rachel | 6 episode |
2018 | Hold the Sunset | Police officer | |
2020 | Trigonometry | Caroline | 8 episodes |
2020 | Friday Night Dinner | Lucy Two | 1 episode |
2020 | The Crown | Carol Thatcher | 2 episodes |
2022 | Ten Percent | Julie Fincham | 8 episodes |
2023 | Partygate | Carrie Johnson | TV drama |
2024 | Piglets | Melanie | Main role [9] |
2024 | Generation Z | In-production [10] | |
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