Lucy Gaskell (born 10 July 1980) is a British actress. She studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1998.

Career

Gaskell made her professional stage debut in the Oxford Stage Company's production of ''

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'' which toured the UK in June/July 2003. Gaskell was nominated for the Best Newcomer 2003 award by the

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for her role in ''

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''. Gaskell is known for the roles of Ruby Ferris in the BBC One drama series ''

'' and Kirsty Clements in '' Casualty''. She has also appeared in television and in theatre in numerous roles including '' Waking the Dead'', ''

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'', and '' Where the Heart Is''. Other roles include Kathy Costello Nightingale in the 2007 ''

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'' episode " Blink" and Judy in ''

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''. In 2010 she began a recurring role in the BBC horror drama '' Being Human'' as Sam, the love interest of main character George. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in ''Casualty'', playing nurse Kirsty Clements, starring alongside schoolfriend Georgia Taylor, who plays Dr Ruth Winters. When she joined ''Casualty'', she said in interviews that she was contracted indefinitely, but her pregnancy meant that she left after only one year.

Personal life

Gaskell has been married to actor

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since 28 December 2007. They have two children: Martha, born July 2011, and Samuel, born June 2015. Gaskell has been an ambassador for the domestic violence survivors' charity

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since 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

*''The Big House'' ( Lennox Robinson) 2007 – Abbey Theatre, Dublin – Kate Alcock *''Taking Stock'' (Rob Johnstone) 2005 – The Studio, Manchester *''The Lunatic Queen'' ( Torben Betts) 2005 –

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, London – Princess Juana *''All the Ordinary Angels'' (Nick Leather) 2005 –

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Theatre – Lulu *''Portugal'' (Zoltán Egressy) 2004 Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre London – Ribbon *''

'' 2003 Oxford Stage Company national tour – Dunyasha

Radio

Other work

*'' Sapphire and Steel: Water Like a Stone'' – The Girl *'' Sapphire and Steel: Cruel Immortality'' – The Carer *''

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'' – Various Voices *'' Being Human – Bad Blood'' –

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Reader *'' Code Name Verity'' - Maddie (Audiobook Reader)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaskell, Lucy Actresses from Wigan English television actresses English film actresses English stage actresses English radio actresses Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Living people 1980 births 21st-century English actresses