Rebecca Humphries

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Rebecca Humphries
Born (1987-10-03) 3 October 1987 (age 36)
Alma mater LAMDA
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active2011-present
Television Ten Percent
The Crown
Trigonometry

Rebecca Humphries (born 3 October 1987) is a British actress and writer.

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Career

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]

Personal life

Humphries began a relationship with British comedian Seann Walsh in 2013 which lasted for five years, until 2018. 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]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Come Fly With Me Holly's mother1 episode
2012 Cardinal Burns Kate1 episode
2013The InternRebecca1 episode
2013AuntiesSharonTV film
2013 Big Bad World Beth8 episodes
2015CockroachesJennifer6 episodes
2015 Crackanory Lisa1 episode
2016 Morgana Robinson's The Agency Rachel6 episode
2018 Hold The Sunset Police officer
2020 Trigonometry Caroline8 episodes
2020 Friday Night Dinner Lucy Two1 episode
2020 The Crown Carol Thatcher 2 episodes
2022 Ten Percent Julie Fincham8 episodes
2023 Partygate Carrie Johnson TV drama
2024 Generation Z In-production [9]

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