Leanne Best
Acting Born Jun 15, 1979 Liverpool, England, UK 51 credits
Biography
Leanne Best is an English actress born on June 15, 1979. She trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and resides in southwest London. Best is known for her roles in the BBC series Ripper Street, where she played Jane Cobden, and Fortitude, where she portrayed Celia Donnelly. She also appeared in the 2014 film The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, playing the title role. In addition, Best was in the sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens, playing the role of Min Sakul, and appeared in the ITV comedy series Cold Feet as Tina Reynolds. Furthermore, she appeared in Line of Duty series 3.
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Career timeline
A Woman of Substance
This City Is Ours
InsomniaG'wedSebastian
A Town Called MaliceBolan's ShoesRaging GraceBlack DogOur Kid
Four LivesThe Walk-InCompulsion
HarmClose to Me
Ted LassoYoung Wallander
Carnival RowThe BayI Am...Little Joe
Native
Tin StarThe Good Karma HospitalFilm Stars Don't Die in LiverpoolBabsCotton Wool
The InfiltratorUndercoverThe Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
Star Wars: The Force AwakensFortitudeHome FiresThe OutcastFrom Darkness
The DriverThe Woman in Black 2: Angel of DeathSalting the Battlefield
ShetlandLucanLucan
Line of DutyRipper Street
Black Mirror
The Be All and End All
Moving On
New Street Law
Heatwave
New Tricks
Cold Feet
Full filmography
- A Woman of Substance (2026) as Adele Fairley
- This City Is Ours (2025) as Lesley Williams
- Insomnia (2024) as Phoebe
- G'wed (2024) as Jodie
- Sebastian (2024) as Dionne
- A Town Called Malice (2023) as Lindsay
- Bolan's Shoes (2023) as Penny / Sadie
- Raging Grace (2023) as Katherine
- Black Dog (2023) as Dog Lady
- Our Kid (2023) as Sarah
- Four Lives (2022) as Kate
- The Walk-In (2022) as Alison
- Compulsion (2022) as Jenny
- Harm (2021)
- Close to Me (2021) as Anna
- Ted Lasso (2020) as Georgie Tartt
- Young Wallander (2020) as Frida Rask
- Carnival Row (2019) as Madame Moira
- The Bay (2019) as Julie Ashworth
- I Am... (2019) as Ava
- Little Joe (2019) as Mother
- Native (2018) as Awan
- Tin Star (2017) as Penny
- The Good Karma Hospital (2017) as Debbie Smart
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) as Eileen
- Babs (2017) as Rose Deeks
- Cotton Wool (2017) as Rachel
- The Infiltrator (2016) as Bowling Alley Waitress
- Undercover (2016) as Abigail Strickland
- The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016) as Eveline Coombes
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Min Sakul
- Fortitude (2015) as Celia Donnelly
- Home Fires (2015) as Teresa Fenchurch
- The Outcast (2015) as Jeanie Lee
- From Darkness (2015) as Julie Hind
- The Driver (2014) as Sarah
- The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014) as Woman In Black
- Salting the Battlefield (2014) as Amber Page
- Shetland (2013) as Annabel
- Lucan (2013) as Sandra Rivett
- Lucan (2013) as Sandra Rivett
- Line of Duty (2012) as PC Jackie Brickford
- Ripper Street (2012) as Jane Cobden
- Black Mirror (2011) as Penny
- The Be All and End All (2010) as Krystal
- Moving On (2009) as Lesley
- New Street Law (2006) as Claudia Hartson
- Heatwave (2005) as Loz Garrett
- New Tricks (2004) as Zoe Baines
- Cold Feet (1998) as Tina Reynolds
- Do Not Disturb as Mum