Catherine Steadman

Catherine Steadman
Born (1987-02-08) February 8, 1987
England
Occupation Actress and author
Years active 2006–present
Spouse(s) Ross Armstrong[1]

Catherine Steadman (born February 8, 1987) is an English actress and author, best known for playing Mabel Lane Fox in series 5 (2014) of ITV drama Downton Abbey. Her debut novel, the psychological thriller, Something in the Water was published in June 2018 by Simon & Schuster UK and Penguin Random House USA.[2][3]

Career

Steadman trained at the Oxford School of Drama[4] and made her screen debut playing Julia Bertram in the ITV adaptation of Mansfield Park opposite Billie Piper, James D'arcy, Rory Kinnear and Michelle Ryan.[5] Since then she has appeared in television dramas such as the CBC/Showtime co-production The Tudors playing Joan Bulmer, Holby City, Law & Order: UK, Missing, Lewis, Quirke alongside Gabriel Byrne, Fearless opposite Helen McCrory, and Victoria. Most notably she played Nurse Wilson in the ITV drama Breathless, Maggie Lewis in Tutankhamun and Mabel Lane Fox in the 5th series of Downton Abbey. She has also appeared in several comedy series such as The Inbetweeners, Fresh Meat, Trying Again and Bucket.

On stage she has appeared in the West End in shows such as Polly Stenham's award winning That Face opposite Matt Smith and Felicity Jones, which was nominated for a special cast Olivier Award,[6] the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Oppenheimer, opposite John Heffernan, for which she was nominated for a 2016 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and she played the titular role in the West-end revival of Witness for the Prosecution, opposite David Yelland, which was nominated for a 2018 Laurence Olivier Award for best revival.

She can also be seen in the films Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Richard Curtis' About Time, Dust, Princess Kaiulani, Astral, and Outpost: Black Sun.

Filmography

Film and television roles
Year Film Role Notes
2006The BillJessica BenthamITV
2007Mansfield ParkJulia BertramITV
Hippie Hippie ShakePetraWorking Title Films
Holby CityAnna RichardsBBC
2009DustElodieIndependent Film
Princess KaiulaniMiss BarnesMatador Films
The InbetweenersDaisyE4 (Episode: "The Duke of Edinburgh Awards")
The TudorsJoan BulmerSeason 4
MissingHelen HarperBBC
Law & Order: UKJoanne EllisITV
2010An Old Fashioned ChristmasMatilda BassettHallmark
Salmon Fishing in the YemenAshleyBBC Films
2011Outpost 2: Black SunLenaLionsgate
Once & For AllWomanMusic video
2012LewisPolly BeattyITV
The Lost BuoysDaughterMusic video
About TimeTinaWorking Title Films
2013QuirkeClaire StaffordBBC
Fresh MeatAlisonChannel 4
BreathlessAngela WilsonITV
2014Trying AgainKateSky
Downton AbbeyMabel Lane FoxITV
2015TutankhamunMaggie LewisITV
2016Midsomer MurdersCorina CravenITV episode 19.1 "The Village That Rose from the Dead"
2017FearlessDr Karen BuxtonITV
BucketGemmaBBC4
VictoriaMrs. ForbesITV
2018AstralClaire Harmann

References

  1. ↑ Steadman @CatSteadman, Catherine. "My incredibly talented husband @Rarmstrongbooks (Ross Armstrong) ...Jan 18, 2018". mobile.twitter.com. Twitter Inc. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Far From the Shore, a Happy Couple Takes a Turn for the Worse..." nytimes.com. 11 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "What Would You Do if You Found a Bag Crammed With Cash?". nytimes.com. 15 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Oxford Drama
  5. ↑ "Masterpiece – Mansfield Park – PBS".
  6. ↑ Olivier Awards 2008 (The Guardian) Archived 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
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