Stacey Roca | |
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 Roca in Leicester Square tube station in 2001 | |
| Born | Nicola Stacey Roca 12 September 1978 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Stacey Roca (born 12 September 1978 in Southport) is an English actress, known for portraying Rachel in The Office , Claudie Stephenson in Strictly Confidential and Nancy Tench in Netflix drama Mindhunter .
Born in Southport, Roca spent her childhood in Johannesburg, South Africa, and then moved back to England. She attended Formby High School and did her A levels at King George V College in Southport, after which she moved to London. [1]
Roca trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. [2] and studied the Meisner technique with Bill Esper at the Esper Studio in New York.
Roca's first professional role was a lead in the Pet Shop Boys' West End musical Closer to Heaven .
Roca made her television debut playing Rachel in The Office . [2] Her other television credits include Murder City , Burn It , Wild at Heart , Lie with Me and Strictly Confidential . She appeared in series eight of the BBC drama Waking the Dead playing Constable, later DS, Katrina 'Kat' Howard. [3]
Roca's film credits include Things to Do Before You're 30 (2004) and the short films The Sound of Silence and The Connoisseurs. She played a teacher in Tim Smith's short film Schoolboy, which dealt with teenagers' use of weapons. [4] Having relocated to the United States, Roca appeared in the season finale of CBS drama Bull , which aired May 2017. She is a series regular on the Netflix show Mindhunter , of which season 1 premiered October 2017.
| Year | Show | Role | Note |
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| 2002 | The Office | Rachel - 6 episodes (2002) | Comedy |
| 2003 | Burn It | Sue - Episode 1.1 (2003) - Episode 1.4 (2003) | Drama |
| 2004 | Merseybeat | Helen - Distant Vices (2004) | Police procedural |
| Murder City | Dr Megan Finch - Nothing Sacred (2004) | Police procedural | |
| Sex & Lies | Office worker | Television film | |
| Swiss Toni | - Cable Show (2004) | Situation comedy | |
| Lie with Me | Joanna McCourt | Television film | |
| 2005 | M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team | Mags Alderton - Episode 2.1 (2005) | Police procedural |
| Doctors | Kelly Brookson - A Night to Remember (2005) | Soap opera | |
| Walk Away and I Stumble | Sammi | Television film | |
| Holby City | Jackie Riley - The Long Goodbye (2005) | Medical drama | |
| 2006 | Strictly Confidential | Claudie Stephenson | Drama |
| Wild at Heart | Ruby Robson - Episode 1.3 (2006) | Drama | |
| 2009 | Waking the Dead | DS Katrina 'Kat' Howard | Police procedural |
| 2010 | Ladies of Letters | Lesley Crabtree - 7 episodes (2010) | Comedy |
| 2011 | White Van Man | Susan | Comedy |
| 2011 | Shameless | Alayha Marsh | Comedy drama |
| 2017 | Bull | Cecilia Novak | Legal drama |
| 2017 | Mindhunter | Nancy Tench | Drama |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Hannah Hayes - Hannah Hayes (No. 125) (2019) | Crime drama |
| 2020 | The Expanse [5] | Lydia | Science fiction drama |
| 2021 | Bull | Tracey Brennan | Legal drama |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Things To Do Before You're 30 | Gina Moncur | Feature film |
| The Sound of Silence | Woman Upstairs | Short film | |
| 2007 | Schoolboy | Teacher | Short film |
| 2009 | The Connoisseurs | Letty | Short film |
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