Katherine Parkinson: Movies & Box Office

Katherine Parkinson is an English actress renowned for her versatile performances across television, film, and stage. Born on 9 March 1978 in Hounslow, London, she grew up in Tolworth and Surbiton before attending Tiffin Girls' School and later studying classics at St Hilda's College, Oxford. After university she enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, leaving early to appear in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe production of The Age of Consent in 2001, which marked the start of a prolific career that has spanned more than two decades. Her breakthrough came with the Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd, where she played the affable Jen Barber, a role that earned her a BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2014 and cemented her status as a leading comic talent. Parallel to her television success, Parkinson has maintained a strong stage presence, appearing in productions such as The Seagull (2007) at the Royal Court, the Olivier‑winning play Cock (2009), and the critically acclaimed Home, I’m Darling (2018), for which she received an Olivier nomination for Best Actress. She has also featured in dramatic series like Doc Martin (2005‑2009) and the sci‑fi drama Humans (2015‑2018), and has taken film roles in The Boat That Rocked (2009) and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018). In addition to acting, Parkinson co‑wrote the radio comedy Mouth Trap and debuted as a playwright with Sitting in 2019, demonstrating her breadth as a creator. Her personal life includes a marriage to actor Harry Peacock in 2009, with whom she has two daughters, and ongoing involvement in new projects such as the upcoming Harry Potter TV series where she will portray Molly Weasley.