Katherine Kelly
Acting
1979-11-19 · Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Katherine Kelly is an English actress. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Becky McDonald on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2006–2012), for which she received multiple awards, including the British Soap Award for Best Actress (2009) and the NTA for Best Serial Drama Performance (2012). Kelly's subsequent television roles include Lady Mae in Mr Selfridge (2013–2014, 2016), DI Jodie Shackleton in Happy Valley (2016), Miss Andrea Quill in Class (2016), Jane Lowry in Strike Back (2017–2018), DCI Natalie Hobbs in Criminal: UK (2019–2020), Elizabeth Sutherland in Gentleman Jack (2019–2022), DI Karen Renton in Liar (2020), Sally Wright in Innocent (2021), and Angela van Den Bogerd in Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024). Katherine Kelly was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She grew up in both South Yorkshire and the United States. She has strong links with The Lamproom Theatre in Barnsley, established in 1998 by her father John (who is originally from Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland), and has regularly supported fund-raising events held there. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with fellow students Meredith MacNeill, Leo Bill, Elliot Cowan, Laurence Fox, and actor and novelist Anna Hope, graduating in 2001.
Filmography
How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)
2025 · Series
The Hack
2025 · Series
In Flight
2025 · Series
The Crow Girl
2025 · Series
Protection
2024 · Series
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
2024 · Movie
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
2024 · Series
The Long Shadow
2023 · Series
Ruby Speaking
2023 · Series
Let Her Go
2022 · Movie
Hotel Custody
2022 · Series
Last Train to Christmas
2021 · Movie
Bloods
2021 · Series
Kat and the Band
2020 · Movie
Affection
2019 · Movie
Criminal: UK
2019 · Series
Official Secrets
2019 · Movie
Gentleman Jack
2019 · Series
Dirty God
2019 · Movie
Cheat
2019 · Series
Flack
2019 · Series
Murdertown
2018 · Series
Innocent
2018 · Series
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018 · Series
Liar
2017 · Series
Class
2016 · Series
HIM
2016 · Series
The Night Manager
2016 · Series
The Sound of Music Live!
2015 · Movie
The Great Chicago Adventure
2015 · Movie
The Secret River
2015 · Series
Happy Valley
2014 · Series
Inside No. 9
2014 · Series
The Last Witch
2013 · Movie
The Guilty
2013 · Series
Mr Selfridge
2013 · Series
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
2012 · Movie
National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer
2012 · Movie
Odd One In
2010 · Series
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010 · Series
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009 · Movie
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Series
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009 · Series
Coronation Street: Out of Africa
2008 · Movie
The Visit
2007 · Series
Mischief Night
2006 · Movie
New Street Law
2006 · Series
Life on Mars
2006 · Series
The Royal
2003 · Series
Sons & Lovers
2003 · Movie
Silent Witness
1996 · Series
Coronation Street
1960 · Series
Number 10
Series