Katherine Parkinson
Biography
Katherine Parkinson (born March 9, 1978) is an English actress. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series The IT Crowd as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, winning in 2014. Parkinson studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and has appeared on stage in the plays The Seagull (2007), Cock (2009), and Home, I'm Darling (2018), for which she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play. Parkinson was also a main cast member of the series Doc Martin for three series (2005–2009). She co-starred in all three series of Humans, a science-fiction drama on AMC/Channel 4, which aired from 2015 until 2018. She has also appeared in the films The Boat That Rocked (2009) and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018).
Known For
All Movies (26)
- Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza2025 · as Rachel Jessop
- Dating Mark Silcox2025 · as Claire
- Inside No. 9: The Party's Over2024 · as Self
- That Christmas2024 · as Mrs. Forrest (voice)
- Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas2023 · as Rachel Jessop
- National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing2022 · as Beatrice
- The Nan Movie2022 · as Nell
- Sitting2021 · as Mary
- Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break2021 · as Clemmie
- How to Fake a War2020 · as Kate
- Radioactive2020 · as Jeanne Langevin
- Guitar Man2018 · as Ms. Elanor
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society2018 · as Isola Pribby
- Off the Page: Britain Isn't Eating2014 · as Marion/Sarah
- Sardines2014 · as Rebecca
- The IT Crowd Manual2014 · as Self - Jen Barber
- Coma Girl2011 · as Pip
- Cooked2010 · as (voice)
- St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold2009 · as Physics Teacher
- The Boat That Rocked2009 · as Felicity
- Easy Virtue2008 · as Marion Whittaker
- The Secret Policeman's Ball 20082008
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People2008 · as PR Woman
- Christmas at the Riviera2007 · as Vanessa
- Hard to Swallow2007 · as Katie
- Ahead of the Class2005 · as Vicky Foley
All TV Shows (41)
- Rivals: The Official Podcast2026 · as Self
- Rivals2024 · as Lizzie Vereker
- Significant Other2023 · as Anna
- Here We Go2022 · as Rachel Jessop
- Spreadsheet2021 · as Lauren
- Hitmen2020 · as Kat Gaitskill
- Defending the Guilty2018 · as Caroline
- Hang Ups2018 · as Karen Muller
- Urban Myths2017 · as Ange
- The Kennedys2015 · as Brenda Kennedy
- Taskmaster2015 · as Self
- Humans2015 · as Laura Hawkins
- Travel Man: 48 Hours in...2015 · as Self - Guest
- In the Club2014 · as Kim
- The Honourable Woman2014 · as Rachel Stein
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled2014 · as Self
- Duck Quacks Don't Echo2014
- Inside No. 92014 · as Rebecca
- Inside No. 92014 · as Self
- Crackanory2013 · as Self
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown2013 · as Self
- The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff2012 · as Conceptiva
- Whites2010 · as Caroline
- The Great Outdoors2010 · as Sophie
- Sherlock2010 · as Kitty Riley
- Psychoville2009
- The Old Guys2009 · as Amber
- Katy Brand's Big Ass Show2007 · as Various
- Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
- Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self - Panellist
- Fear, Stress & Anger2007 · as Gemma
- Great British Menu2006 · as Self - Guest Judge
- The IT Crowd2006 · as Jen Barber
- Extras2005 · as Woman in queue
- Doc Martin2004 · as Pauline Lamb
- Room 1011994 · as Self
- Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self - Hostess
- Casualty1986 · as Helen Gibbons
- Horizon1964 · as Narrator
- The Dream Lands— · as Antonia
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You— · as Self - Presenter