Katherine Rose Morley
Born (1989-10-03) 3 October 1989
Liverpool, England
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Katherine Rose Morley (born 3 October 1989) is an English actress. She has appeared in The Mill (2013–2014), Thirteen (2016), Last Tango in Halifax (2013–2020), Clink (2019), and The Syndicate (2021).

Early life

Katherine Rose Morley was born in Liverpool's Woolton suburb on 3 October 1989.[1][2][3] Her acting debut came at age 12 in a production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at St Julie's Catholic High School in Woolton.[2] Between the ages of 13 and 19 she spent time with Liverpool's Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre, taking part in the company's Everyword Festival.[4] She later attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she won the institute's Gold Medal for Drama, a prestigious award given to one exceptional performer each year.[2][5][6] She graduated with a BA in 2012.[2][4][5] She also studied abroad at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing and the Prima del Teatro in Pisa.[4]

Career

Morley first appeared on television in 2012 in an episode of the comedy series Little Crackers.[5] In 2013, she starred as Lucy Garner in the drama series The Mill.[5] In 2015, she made appearances in episodes of the drama series Vera[7] and Cuffs.[8] Also in 2015, she appeared in the short films Break alongside John Hurt[9] and The Caravan with co-star Shirley Henderson.[5] In 2016, she starred in episodes of the drama series Moving On[10] and Call the Midwife.[7] She starred as Emma Moxam in the 2016 drama miniseries Thirteen alongside Jodie Comer.[11] She also had a regular role as Ellie in the drama series Last Tango in Halifax from 2013 to 2020.[12] In 2021, she appeared in series 4 of the BBC comedy drama The Syndicate.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Break Martha Short film
2015 Gas Woman Short film
2015 The Caravan Shelly Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Little Crackers Young Sharon 1 episode
2013 Love Matters Call Centre Girl 1 episode
2013–2014 The Mill Lucy Garner 9 episodes
2013–2020 Last Tango in Halifax Ellie 17 episodes
2015 Cuffs PCSO Jenny Russell 1 episode
2015 Comedy Feeds Hattie Episode: "Wild Phase"
2015 Vera Claire Viner 1 episode
2016 Thirteen Emma Moxam 5 episodes
2016 Moving On Angela 1 episode
2016 Call the Midwife Stella Beckett 1 episode
2019 Clink Chloe Anderson 10 episodes
2021 The Syndicate Keeley Sanderson 6 episodes
2023 Black Mirror Vicky Episode: "Demon 79"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2012 Guildhall School of Music and Drama Gold Award Most Exceptional Performer Graduate Student of 2012 Won

References

  1. ↑ "Katherine Rose Morley". twitter. 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Woolton actress Katherine Morley wins Gold Award from world-renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama". Liverpool Echo. 2012.
  3. ↑ "Katherine Rose Morley". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Guildhall School of Music and Drama Graduates 2011-12 - Katherine Rose Morley/". gsmd.ac.uk. 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Mill/profiles/series 1- characters/Lucy Garner -Katherine Rose Morley/". Channel 4. 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Woolton actress Katherine Morley wins Gold Award from world-renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama". cheshire-live.co.uk. 25 July 2012.
  7. 1 2 "ITV Press Centre - Vera". ITV. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cuffs episode 1 Credits". BBC. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sydney Indie film festival Short Films: Break (UK)". sydneyindiefilmfestival.com. 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Moving On - Love series 7 episode 4 o 5". BBC. 2016.
  11. ↑ "Thirteen - Emma Moxam". BBC. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Last Tango in Halifax - Ellie - Katherine Rose Morley". BBC. 2020.
  13. ↑ "The Syndicate review – a triumphant return for the witty lottery drama". The Guardian. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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