Natalie Walter

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Natalie Walter
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Born (1979-12-24) 24 December 1979 (age 44)
Woking, Surrey, England
Alma materDrama Centre, Royal Shakespeare Company
Occupation(s) Actress, Writer
Years active1996–present
Known forActing, writing
Notable work Still Up
Television I May Destroy You , Horrible Histories , Family Tree

Natalie Walter (born 24 December 1979) is a British actress and writer who is best known for her film, television and theatre roles. [1] During her career, Walter has worked with film and theatre directors including Peter Hall, Gregory Doran, Sam Mendes and Christopher Guest. Still Up , an eight-part comedy drama written and co-created by Walter, premiered on Apple TV+ in 2023. Her father was David Walter, the former BBC and ITN journalist.

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Education

Walter studied at London's Drama Centre, and later spent three years performing and touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Still Up

Walter is the co-creator, writer and associate producer of Still Up, an eight-part comedy drama made by Various Artists Limited for Apple TV+. The series premiered in September 2023 and stars Antonia Thomas, Craig Roberts and Blake Harrison. TV critic Joel Golby, writing in The Guardian, described Still Up as "superb", "a genuine revelation [2] " and his "scripted TV show of the year".

Television

As an actor, Walter's TV roles include Francine in I May Destroy You , which won three awards at the 2021 Baftas, including for best mini-series. [3] In the same year, Walter played Fizzy in Strike . Her other notable television appearances include in The Thin Blue Line , and Harry Enfield & Chums , the Doctor Who episode "Turn Left". the Jonathan Creek special "The Judas Tree", Above Suspicion , and Family Tree . Since 2015, Walter has been a regular performer on Horrible Histories .

Walter is the co-creator and writer of the 2023 comedy Apple TV+ comedy Still Up . [4]

YearProgrammeChannelRole
2023 Still Up Apple+ Co-creator and writer
2022 Breeders Sky Louise
2021 Bloods Sky Charlotte
2020 I May Destroy You BBC / HBO Francine
2020 Strike BBC Fizzy
2015, 2017 Horrible Histories CBBC Various
2013 Family Tree HBO Ellie
2011 Above Suspicion ITV Connie Short (series 3)
2010 Jonathan Creek BBC Emily
2008 Doctor Who BBC Alice Coltrane
2005Hampstead Heath: the Musical BBC Tree Woman
2004Hollywood Goddesses Sky One Tallulah Bankhead
2003 Doctors BBC Esther Peters
2001 Harry Enfield & Chums BBC Various characters
2000 The Peter Principle BBC Chloe
1998 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries ITV Tanya Paine
1998–99 Babes in the Wood ITV Caralyn Monroe
1998The Stalker's Apprentice STV Karen Scott
1997Get Well Soon BBC Beryl
1996 The Thin Blue Line BBC Elf

Theatre

Walter's latest theatre role is playing Sybil Chase in a production of Noel Coward's Private Lives at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, in which she stars opposite Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge. [5] Walter has previously worked with the director Sam Mendes at the Donmar Warehouse in a production of Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus , was a member of the Peter Hall Company's production of As You Like It and featured in the National Theatre's revival of Noises Off . [6] In 2008 to early 2009 she spent a year as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), with leading roles as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Maria in Love's Labour's Lost . [7] She also appeared in the hit stage comedy 39 Steps , which ran in the West End for a record-breaking nine years. [8] Walter played Heidi Schumann in Peter Nichols's play Lingua Franca which premiered in London in July 2010 before transferring to New York later in the year. [9]

YearPlayTheatreRoleDirector
2023 Private Lives Ambassadors Theatre Sybil ChaseChristopher Luscombe
2021 Private Lives No1 TourSybil ChaseChristopher Luscombe
2013A Little House on the Side Theatre Royal Bath MarcelleLindsay Posner / Cal McCrystal
2011Smash! Menier Chocolate Factory LizTamara Harvey
2010Lingua FrancaFinborough / 59E59 Theatre, NYCHeidi SchumannMichael Gielata
201050 Ways to Leave Your Love Bush Theatre Various characters Josie Rourke
2010 The 39 Steps Criterion Theatre Various charactersMaria Aitken
2009 Hayfever Chichester Festival Theatre TallulahNikolai Foster
2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream Royal Shakespeare Company HelenaGregory Doran
2009 Love's Labour's Lost Royal Shakespeare Company MariaGregory Doran
2008Whipping It UpNo1 TourChloe Terry Johnson
2008 Twelfth Night Theatre Royal, NorthamptonOliviaLaurie Sansom
2007SoapTheatre Royal, NorthamptonNoeleenLaurie Sansom
2007Piano / Forte Royal Court Dawn Terry Johnson
2007Dead Funny West Yorkshire Playhouse KarenMatthew Lloyd
2006Flanders MareSound TheatreLisaAlan Cox
2006 As You Like It Theatre Royal, Bath / US TourPhoebe Peter Hall
2004 The Constant Wife Lyric, West EndMarie-LouiseChris Luscombe
2001 Noises Off National Theatre BrookeJeremy Sams
2001 The Recruiting Officer Chichester Festival Theatre RoseJames Kerr
1996 Habeas Corpus Donmar Warehouse Felicity Sam Mendes
1999Genghis Among the Pygmies Royal Court VariousSimon Usher
1999Ten Minutes of Human Rights Royal Court VariousRamin Grey
1998The Brazen Age Shakespeare's Globe VariousJames Wallace
1998The Bronze Age Shakespeare's Globe VariousJames Wallace

Film

Walter's most recent film role was starring in Family Secrets opposite Eric Dane. Walter's other film credits include Woody Allen's 2010 romantic comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger , The Wedding Video , I Want Candy , Lady Godiva and Remember Me? .

YearFilmDirector
2024Family Secrets [10] Malik Vitthal
2020Regarding AnnabelleGary Simpson
2020The Last Tree on EarthOllie Dagois
2012 The Wedding Video Nigel Cole
2012 Cockneys Vs Zombies Mattias Hoene
2011 Huge Ben Miller
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Woody Allen
2008 Lady Godiva Vicky Jewson
2007 I Want Candy Stephen Surjik
2002Eddie Loves MaryHannah Rothschild
2002 The Honeytrap Michael Gunther
1998If OnlyMaria Rippol
1997 Remember Me? Nick Hurran

Radio

Walter has appeared on a number of programmes on BBC Radio 4, including Seekers, House of the Spirit Levels, Smelling of Roses, No Commitments and All My Life. In 2010 she played multiple comic characters in The Lucy Montgomery Show which was written by and starred Lucy Montgomery.

YearProgrammeStationDirector
2015Seekers BBC Radio 4 Victoria Lloyd
2012 Kind Hearts and Coronets - Like Father, Like Daughter BBC Radio 4 Frank Stirling
2010/11The Lucy Montgomery Variety Pack BBC Radio 4 Katie Tyrell
2009Smelling of Roses BBC Radio 4 Maria Esposito
2008Chambers BBC Radio 4 Paul Schlesinger
2007No Commitments BBC Radio 4 Maria Esposito
2003All My Life BBC Radio 4 Steve McCrum
2002 The House of the Spirit Levels BBC Radio 4 Paul Schlesinger

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References

  1. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | WALTER, Natalie". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Golby, Joel (16 September 2023). "Still Up: the stars of this charming British comedy are a genuine revelation". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bafta TV Awards 2021: Winners and nominees in full". BBC News. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Goldbart, Max (26 October 2022). "Antonia Thomas & Craig Roberts To Lead Apple TV+ British Insomniac Comedy Series 'Still Up' From 'I May Destroy You' Producer Various Artists". Deadline. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Wood, Alex (4 July 2023). "Private Lives with Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers to open in the West End". What's On Stage. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Natalie Walter On ... Sweet Dreams - - Interviews". Whatsonstage.com. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "What's On". RSC. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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  9. ↑ Brantley, Ben (16 November 2010). "Brits Off Broadway - Peter Nichols's 'Lingua Franca' - Review - NYTimes.com". Theater.nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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