Kath Hughes is a Welsh actress, writer and comedian. She is known for portraying the role of Coleen in the British comedy drama series '' After Life'' and for being part of the comedy sketch groups Gein's Family Giftshop and Tarot.

Life and career

Prior to acting, Hughes worked as an assistant editor on various short films, including ''Shed'' and ''Trauma'', as a production co-ordinator on the film '' The Zombie King'' and as a production manager for the mini-series ''Legends of Old''. Hughes was a member of the comedy sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop, alongside Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Adam Scott-Rowley and Edward Easton. They have created and starred in a number of short films and comedy sketches and were nominated for Best Newcomer at the

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in 2014 and the Chortle Awards in 2015. Hughes also provided the voiceover for a Sour Patch Kids advert. In 2015, Hughes made her solo acting debut in the

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series ''

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'', portraying a caller in the episode " Cold Comfort". Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared as various characters in the

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series '' Drunk History''. In 2018, Hughes portrayed Laura in an episode of the Sky Atlantic comedy '' Sally4Ever'' and Miriam in the television sitcom '' Zapped''. In 2019, Hughes appeared as a supermarket checkout assistant in the first series of the

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black-comedy drama '' After Life''. Her character was later established as Coleen, who returns as a regular character in the third series as a new hire at the ''Tambury Gazette''. Hughes also made guest appearances in '' Years and Years'', '' The End of the F***ing World'' and '' Tourist Trap'' before portraying Hetty in the online comedy series ''Content'', a sitcom following the employees of a digital agency. Hughes also appeared in an episode of the

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series ''The Joy of Missing Out'', and the short films ''Petrichor'' and ''Pedwar'', the latter of which she co-wrote. In 2022, she had a recurring role as Jennifer in the

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comedy '' The Other One'' and appeared in the

series ''Everyone Else Burns'' later in the year.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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