Angel Coulby
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Born | Angel Coulby 30 August 1980 London, England |
Occupation | Actress, Singer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Angel Coulby (born 30 August 1980) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the character Guinevere "Gwen" in the BBC fantasy series Merlin.
Early life
Angel was born and grew up in north London, then she moved to Edinburgh to study for a degree in acting at Queen Margaret University.[citation needed]
Career
She is seen in an episode of Scariest Places on Earth, not! as a student who had an encounter with a ghost. Her breakthrough came in 2001 with her role in the Johnny Vaughan vehicle 'Orrible. She was later chosen to play Gwen, a young woman who would later become Queen Guinevere, in the BBC One fantasy TV series Merlin.
In an interview, Coulby stated that she enjoys being able to play the character from Gwen the humble, lowly maidservant all the way to Queen Guinevere of Camelot.[citation needed] In that capacity, she starred in all the five seasons, and most of the episodes, right up to the final one.
She took the star role of the jazz singer Jessie in the BBC Two Stephen Poliakoff five-part 2013 drama serial Dancing on the Edge, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Goodman, Matthew Goode, Anthony Head and Jacqueline Bisset.[1]
It was announced in February 2013 that Coulby would star in The Tunnel, a British-French remake of Scandinavian crime drama, The Bridge. She starred alongside Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy. The first, series aired in late 2013, and Coulby reprised her role for a second series in 2016.[2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Scariest Places on Earth | Awassa Tact (scared student), name intended as wordplay on "I was attacked"[3][4] | Episode: "2.10 – Exorcism: Greyfriars Cemetery 1" |
2001 | 'Orrible | Shiv | 4 episodes |
2002 | Casualty | Sally | Episode: "In the Heat of the Night" |
Having It Off | Kylie Riley | TV series | |
A Good Thief | Leah Pickering | TV movie | |
2003 | The Second Coming | PC Louise Fraser | TV miniseries |
Manchild | Pippa | Episode: "2.4" | |
2004 | Making Waves | LMA Anita Cook | Episode: "1.1" Episode: "1.2" |
As If | Amber | 7 episodes | |
Conviction | Jemma Ryan | 6 episodes | |
Holby City | Maxine Framley | Episode: "A Good Day to Bury Bad News" | |
2005 | The Jacket | Intern No. 2 | |
Murder Investigation Team | Lee Allanson | Episode: "2.1" | |
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | Receptionist | ||
Imagine Me & You | Anna | ||
Vincent | Gillian Lafferty | 7 episodes | |
2006 | Hustle | Alice | Episode: "A Bollywood Dream" |
Doctor Who | Katherine | Episode: "The Girl in the Fireplace" | |
The Bill | Zoe Hughes | Episode: "461" | |
Tripping Over | Charity | Episode: "1.5" | |
2007 | Magicians | Receptionist | |
Gina's Laughing Gear | Nurse Jones | Episode: "Dollby City" | |
Secret Life | Young Mum | TV movie | |
New Street Law | Sharon Weir | Episode: "2.6" | |
Talk to Me | Faith | 4 episodes | |
The Visit | Rachael | 6 episodes | |
Life Is Wild | Episode: "Heritage Day" | ||
2008– 2012 | Merlin | Guinevere "Gwen" | 62 episodes (main role) |
2013 | Dancing on the Edge | Jessie Taylor | 5 episodes (main role) |
The Tunnel | Laura Roebuck | 10 episodes (main role) | |
2015 | Thunderbirds Are Go | Kayo | Voice |
2016 | Undercover | Julia Redhead | 2 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Stephen Poliakoff's Dancing on the Edge for BBC Two starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Matthew Goode", BBC Media Centre.
- ↑ Morgan Jeffery, "'Merlin' star Angel Coulby, Keeley Hawes join 'The Bridge' remake", Digital Spy, 1 February 2013.
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