Niky Wardley
Biography
Niky Wardley is an English stage and screen actress born on August 11, 1973, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Her notable television roles include playing schoolgirl Lauren Cooper's sidekick in the BBC sketch series The Catherine Tate Show from 2004 to 2007, appearing alongside Catherine Tate in the Netflix mockumentary sitcom Hard Cell in 2022, and playing the lead role in the BBC One sitcom In with the Flynns from 2011 to 2012. As a voice actress, she is best known for portraying the Eighth Doctor's companion Tamsin Drew in audio dramas based on the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. Wardley has twenty-eight known acting credits listed on her professional profile.
Career overview
Niky Wardley is an English stage and screen actress born on August 11, 1973, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Her acting credits span both television and audio drama. On television, her most notable role was playing schoolgirl Lauren Cooper's sidekick in the BBC sketch series The Catherine Tate Show between 2004 and 2007, a program that earned Emmy and BAFTA nominations. She also collaborated again with Catherine Tate by appearing in the Netflix mockumentary sitcom Hard Cell in 2022, and she took on the lead role in the BBC One sitcom In with the Flynns from 2011 to 2012.
In addition to her television work, Wardley has established herself as a voice actress. She is best known for portraying Tamsin Drew, a companion to the Eighth Doctor, in audio dramas based on the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. Throughout her career, she has accumulated 28 known acting credits across various media, building a recognized body of work in British television and audio production.
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29 titles- Boarders (2024) as Carol Watlington-Geese
- Boarders (2024) as Carol
- Queen of Oz (2023) as Anabel
- Hard Cell (2022) as Anastasia
- The Nan Movie (2022) as Officer Mahler
- The Gays Days (2020)
- Home from Home (2018) as Fiona Hackett
- This Weekend Will Change Your Life (2018) as Pam
- National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night (2017) as Maria
- You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks (2016) as Miss Brahms
- Catherine Tate's Nan (2015) as Samantha / Lorna
- Asylum (2015) as Lorna
- Still Open All Hours (2014) as Mrs Jackson
- Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014) as Bridesmaid Bella
- Catherine Tate's Nan (2014) as Miss Donelly
- The Spa (2013) as Sally Skinner
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) as Receptionist
- Call the Midwife (2012) as Enid Wilson
- Citizen Khan (2012) as Suzanne
- In with the Flynns (2011) as Caroline Flynn,
- Little Crackers (2010) as Angie
- The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol (2009)
- How Not to Live Your Life (2008) as Maggie
- Benidorm (2007)
- Shameless (2004) as Hazel
- The Catherine Tate Show (2004) as Lisa Jackson
- Peep Show (2003) as Cally
- The Affair of the Necklace (2001) as Madame de Neiss
- Go Away!
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Niky Wardley is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Boarders (2024), Boarders (2024), Hard Cell (2022), Call the Midwife (2012).
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Niky Wardley was born on August 11, 1973 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
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Niky Wardley has accumulated over 29 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2001 to 2024.
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Niky Wardley is an English stage and screen actress born on August 11, 1973, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Her notable television roles include playing schoolgirl Lauren Cooper's sidekick in the BBC sketch series The Catherine Tate Show from 2004 to 2007, appearing alongside Catherine Tate in the Net...
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