
Katherine Parkinson
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1978-03-09 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Hounslow, Greater London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Katherine Jane Parkinson · کاترین پارکینسون
Biography
Katherine Parkinson (born March 9, 1978) is an English actress. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series The IT Crowd as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, winning in 2014.
Parkinson studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and has appeared on stage in the plays The Seagull (2007), Cock (2009), and Home, I'm Darling (2018), for which she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Parkinson was also a main cast member of the series Doc Martin for three series (2005–2009). She co-starred in all three series of Humans, a science-fiction drama on AMC/Channel 4, which aired from 2015 until 2018. She has also appeared in the films The Boat That Rocked (2009) and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018).
Known For
TV Shows (38)

Horizon
1964
as Narrator

Casualty
1986
as Helen Gibbons

Sherlock
2010
as Kitty Riley

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Hostess

Rivals
2024
as Lizzie Vereker

Doc Martin
2004
as Pauline Lamb

Taskmaster
2015
as Self

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self / Self - Panellist

Inside No. 9
2014
as Rebecca / Self

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter

The IT Crowd
2006
as Jen Barber

Humans
2015
as Laura Hawkins

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self

Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge

Extras
2005
as Woman in queue

Room 101
1994
as Self

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self

Urban Myths
2017
as Ange

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014

Psychoville
2009

In the Club
2014
as Kim

Crackanory
2013
as Self

Hang Ups
2018
as Karen Muller

Hitmen
2020
as Kat Gaitskill

The Honourable Woman
2014
as Rachel Stein

Here We Go
2022
as Rachel Jessop

Whites
2010
as Caroline

The Old Guys
2009
as Amber

Spreadsheet
2021
as Lauren

The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
2012
as Conceptiva

Defending the Guilty
2018
as Caroline

Significant Other
2023
as Anna

Katy Brand's Big Ass Show
2007
as Various

The Kennedys
2015
as Brenda Kennedy

The Great Outdoors
2010
as Sophie

Fear, Stress & Anger
2007
as Gemma
The Dream Lands
as Antonia
Movies (26)

That Christmas
2024
as Mrs. Forrest (voice)

The Boat That Rocked
2009
as Felicity

Radioactive
2020
as Jeanne Langevin

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018
as Isola Pribby

The Nan Movie
2022
as Nell

Easy Virtue
2008
as Marion Whittaker

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as PR Woman

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
as Physics Teacher

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008

Cooked
2010
as (voice)

Christmas at the Riviera
2007
as Vanessa

Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
as Clemmie

How to Fake a War
2020
as Kate

National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing
2022
as Beatrice
Coma Girl
2011
as Pip

The IT Crowd Manual
2014
as Self - Jen Barber

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
2024
as Self

Ahead of the Class
2005
as Vicky Foley

Sardines
2014
as Rebecca

Guitar Man
2018
as Ms. Elanor

Hard to Swallow
2007
as Katie

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025
as Rachel Jessop

Off the Page: Britain Isn't Eating
2014
as Marion/Sarah

Sitting
2021
as Mary

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023
as Rachel Jessop

Dating Mark Silcox
2025
as Claire
About Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Parkinson (born March 9, 1978) is an English actress. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series The IT Crowd as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance, winning in 2014. Parkinson studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and has appeared on stage in the plays The Seagull (2007), Cock (2009), and Home, I'm Darling (2018), for which she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Be… With 64 credits spanning from 1964 to 2025, Katherine Parkinson has appeared in 26 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Katherine Parkinson Movies
- That Christmas (2024) — as Mrs. Forrest (voice)
- The Boat That Rocked (2009) — as Felicity
- Radioactive (2020) — as Jeanne Langevin
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) — as Isola Pribby
- The Nan Movie (2022) — as Nell
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