Frances Grey
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Education
OccupationActress
Spouse
Nick Powell
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(m. 2005⁠–⁠2011)​

Frances Grey (born 1970 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish actress, perhaps most well known for her portrayal of D.S. Kate Beauchamp in the BBC television series Messiah (2001).[1] The original production was based on a novel by Boris Starling. Grey also starred in the subsequent installments Messiah 2: Vengeance is Mine (2003) and Messiah 3: the Promise (2004)[2][3] which were written directly for television.

Early life

She attended The Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh,[4] graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with a degree in English and drama. Frances then went on to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[3]

Career

Some of her earlier roles were as Jane in the film Crimetime (1996), as Jenny Roach in the TV series Accused (1996), as Dr. Davies in the TV documentary series Living Proof (1997), as Amelia Sedley in the 1998 BBC adaptation of Vanity Fair.[5] as Violet in the film Janice Beard 45 WPM,.(1999)[6] as Jackie Brett in the TV series Reach for the Moon (2000) and as Elaine in the TV series The Secret World of Michael Fry (2000).[2]

She also played as Lucy Slater in the TV series Murder in Mind (2002), as Jessie in the TV series The Key (2003), as Ellie Peters in the TV series The Bill (2005), as Caroline Jensen in the TV series Sea of Souls (2006), as Hannah in the TV series Where the Heart is (2006), as Suzanne in the play Monks by Des Dillon in Edinburgh in 2007,[7][8] as Louise Whately and Liz Beamish in the TV soap Casualty (2005 and 2008), as Janice Hylton in the TV series Foyle's War (2008) as Caroline Page and Rhona Campbell in the Scottish TV series Taggart (1997 and 2008) and as prison psychiatrist Marianne McKee in BBC Scotland's TV soap-opera River City (2009).[1][2]

Grey played as Mary Place in the TV series Garrow's Law (2009), as Samantha Jackson in the short film Downturn (2010), as Sonia Thomas and Natalie Layfield in the TV series Doctors (2007 and 2011), as Janice in the TV film in three parts The Widower (2014), as Jess Collins in the TV detective series Shetland (2014), as Slan Gleeson in the TV medical soap Holby City (2014) and as Al Ferguson in the short film Perfect State (2014). In 2014 she was filming the TV series Home Fires.[1][2] In 2021 she played Hilary Rhodes in one episode of Sister Boniface Mysteries

Personal life

She was married to Nick Powell from 2005 to 2011. She has one child with playwright John Donnelly.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Crimetime Jane
1999 Janice Beard Violet
2010 Downturn Samantha Jackson Short film
2014 Perfect State Ali Ferguson Short film
2022 The Road Dance Aileen MacAuley

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Accused Jenny Roach Recurring role; 4 episodes
1997 Q.E.D. Dr. Davies Episode: "Cause of Death"
Taggart Caroline Page Episode: "Babushka Part One"
1998 Vanity Fair Amelia Sedley Series regular; 6 episodes
2000 Reach for the Moon Jackie Brett Series regular; 6 episodes
The Secret World of Michael Fry Elaine Mini-series
2001-2004 Messiah Kate Beauchamp Recurring role; 6 episodes
2002 Murder in Mind Lucy Slater Episode: "Victim"
2003 The Key Jessie Mini-series
2005 The Bill Ellie Peters Episode: "A Social Decision"
Casualty Louise Whatley Episode: "For Better or Worse"
2006 Sea of Souls Caroline Jenson Episode: "Insiders"
Where the Heart Is Hannah Episode: "Don't Look Back in Anger"
2007 Doctors Sonia Thomas Episode: "A Secure Relationship"
2008 Foyle's War Janice Hylton Episode: "All Clear"
Taggart Rhona Campbell Episode: "A Study in Murder"
Casualty Liz Beamish Episode: "Face the World"
2009 River City Marianne McKee 2 episodes
Garrow's Law Mary Pace 1 episode
2011 Case Histories Michelle Fletcher 2 episodes
Doctors Natalie Layfield Episode: "The Cradle Rocks"
2014 The Widower Janice Mini-series
Shetland Jess Collins Episode: "Raven Black"
Holby City Sian Gleeson Episode: "Collateral"
2015-2016 Home Fires Erica Campbell Series regular; 12 episodes
2016 Casualty Gaynor Lockford 2 episodes
2017 Midsomer Murders Cilia Troughton Episode: "Last Man Out"
2018 Doctors Hayley Brown Episode: "Hello Darkness, My Old Friend"
Ordeal by Innocence Lydia Gould Mini-series
2019 15 Days Moira Mini-series
Traces DCI Catherine Attwood 2 episodes
2020 Van der Valk Claudia Oosterhuis Episode: "Love in Amsterdam"
Unprecedented Siobhan 1 episode
2022 Sister Boniface Mysteries Hilary Rhodes Episode: "Queen of the Kitchen"

Radio

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
31 October 1999Moliere, or the League of HypocritesArmandeDon TaylorBBC Radio 4
11 June 2004Soft Fall the Sounds of EdenSusanGaynor MacfarlaneBBC Radio 4 Friday Play
1 April 2006Look Back in AngerHelena CharlesBBC Radio 4 Saturday Play
20 October 20063 Days that Shook the WorldIrinaJohn DrydenBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
4 April 2011My Life is a Series of People Saying GoodbyeSarahPolly ThomasBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
13 August 2012 – 17 August 2012The Other One[9]MumKirsty WilliamsBBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Venue
1995 The Importance of Being Earnest Cecily Cardew The Old Vic, London
1997 Rebecca Second Mrs de Winter Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
2001 Platonov Sasha Ivanovna Almeida Theatre, London
2003 Playhouse Creatures Mrs. Marshall West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
Dark Earth Valerie Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
2005 Pyrenees Anna Tron Theatre, Glasgow & Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2007 Monks Suzanne Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
2008 Relocated Wife Royal Court Theatre, London
Twilight of the Gods Jane Paines Plough at Village Unerground, London
2010 The Furies Jamie UK Tour
Land of the Dead/Helter Skelter Woman UK Tour
Caledonia Mrs. Paterson Eden Court Theatre, Inverness & King's Theatre, Edinburgh
2011 Somersaults Alison Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh & Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Dear Uncle Helena Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough & International Tour
Neighbourhood Watch Amy Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough & UK Tour
2017 The Winter's Tale Hermione Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
2018 Old Fools Vivienne Southwark Playhouse, London

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hendry, Steve (8 February 2009). "I'm too busy to see my friends, says River City star Frances Grey". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Frances Grey, Actress, Filmography IMDb (Internet Movie Database), Retrieved 21 October 2014
  3. 1 2 Hendry, Steve (22 August 2004) Dead Funny; Exclusive: Scots Star Frances Grey Lifts the Lid on the TV Drama That Makes Silence of the Lambs Look like Bambi The Sunday Mail, retrieved 21 October 2014
  4. ↑ (2014) School Details – Mary Erskine Archived 14 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Guide to Independent Schools, Retrieved 8 March 2014
  5. ↑ Crook, John (24 October 1999). "Wrongheaded direction, Vanity only fair". Lundington Daily News. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Janice Beard (1999); Full Cast & Crew IMDb (Internet Movie Database), Retrieved 21 October 2014
  7. ↑ (23 March 2007) What matters to me: Frances Grey The Scotsman, Retrieved 21 October 2014
  8. ↑ Devlin, Vivien (18 March 2007) Monks Review Edinburgh Guide, Retrieved 21 October 2014
  9. ↑ BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Other One
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