Charlotte Ritchie
Biography
Charlotte Anne Ritchie is an English actress and singer-songwriter born on August 29, 1989, in Clapton, London, England, United Kingdom. She is known for her roles in the television series Fresh Meat from 2011 to 2016, Siblings from 2014 to 2016, and Call the Midwife from 2015 to 2018, as well as her lead role in Benny and Jolene in 2013. She stars in the BBC series Ghosts as Alison, a role she began in 2019. Her earlier credits include a lead role in the 2004 short film The Open Doors alongside Michael Sheen, an uncredited extra appearance in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, a performance in The Pierglass at the Young Pleasance Theatre in August 2006 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, working as a presenter on Boomerang, and performing with All Angels.
Career overview
Charlotte Anne Ritchie is an English actress and singer-songwriter born on August 29, 1989, in Clapton, London, England, United Kingdom. Her career includes a variety of roles in television and film. In 2004, she played a lead in a short film entitled The Open Doors alongside Michael Sheen. She subsequently appeared as an uncredited extra in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. On stage, she featured in The Pierglass at the Young Pleasance Theatre in August 2006 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Additionally, she worked as a presenter on Boomerang and performed with All Angels in an episode of Em.
Ritchie is widely known for her television roles, including her work in the series Fresh Meat from 2011 to 2016, Siblings from 2014 to 2016, and Call the Midwife from 2015 to 2018. On the film side, she took on a lead role in Benny and Jolene in 2013. Continuing her television career, she stars as Alison in the BBC series Ghosts, which began running in 2019. Throughout her acting career, she has accumulated 40 known credits on screen, establishing her presence across British television and film productions.
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- Legends (2026) as Sophie
- Ghosts: The Possession of Button House (2026) as Alison Cooper
- Dirty Business (2026) as Sophie Harrison
- For the Record: An Incomplete History of Music (2026) as Self - Presenter
- For the Record: An Incomplete History of Music (2026) Presenter
- Bare Roots (2026) as Amy
- The Assessment (2025) as Serena
- Code of Silence (2025) as DS Ashleigh Francis
- Hostages (2025) as Charlie
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024) as Self
- Wonka (2023) as Barbara
- Partygate (2023) as Helen MacNamara
- Repeat (2021) as Emily Moore
- McDonald & Dodds (2020) as DS Irene Ross
- Feel Good (2020) as George
- The Other One (2020) as Kitty
- 6:23 AM (2020)
- Ghosts (2019) as Alison Cooper
- Dead Pixels (2019) as Alison
- Drifters (2019) as Matilda (voice)
- Doctor Who: Resolution (2019) as Lin
- Get Real Dude (2019)
- Capital (2019) as Charlotte Quince-Wheatley
- Capital (2019) Writer
- You (2018) as Kate Galvin
- Careful How You Go (2018)
- Man of the Hour (2018) as Gemma
- Taskmaster (2015) as Self
- Raised by Wolves (2015) as Ruby
- Siblings (2014) as Hannah
- Benny & Jolene (2014) as Jolene
- The Portrait (2014) as Eva Burrell
- The Last Leg (2013) as Self
- Call the Midwife (2012) as Barbara Gilbert
- Call the Midwife (2012) as Nurse Barbara Hereward
- Death in Paradise (2011) as Iris Shepherd
- Comedy Blaps (2011)
- Fresh Meat (2011) as Melissa 'Oregon' Shawcross
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) as Slytherin Student (uncredited)
- 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005) as Self
- The Open Doors (2004) as Vera
- Ready, Steady, Cook (1994) as Self - Contestant