Catherine Steadman (born 8 February 1983) is a British actress and author.

Catherine Steadman
Born (1983-02-08) 8 February 1983 (age 41)
EducationOxford School of Drama
Occupations
  • Actress
  • author
Years active2006–present
SpouseRoss Armstrong[1]

Career

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Steadman trained at the Oxford School of Drama[2] and made her screen debut playing Julia Bertram in Mansfield Park.[3] Since then she has appeared in television series such as The Tudors, The Inbetweeners, Fresh Meat, Midsomer Murders and Trying Again. Some of her more notable roles include Nurse Wilson in ITV's Breathless, Mabel Lane Fox in Downton Abbey, Maggie Lewis in Tutankhamun, Gemma in BBC Four's Bucket, Mrs Forbes in Victoria and Eliza Gestalt in The Rook.

On stage, she has appeared in the West End in Polly Stenham's award-winning That Face, the Royal Shakespeare Company's Oppenheimer (for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress) and the title role in the West End revival of Witness for the Prosecution.

Steadman's debut novel, the psychological thriller Something in the Water, was published in June 2018 by Simon & Schuster UK and Penguin Random House USA.[4] Her second novel, Mr Nobody, was published in January 2020 and her third, The Disappearing Act, in June 2021. A fourth novel, The Family Game was published in October 2022.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Mansfield Park Julia Bertram Television film
The Admirer Anna Short film
2008 The Portrait Mira Short film
2009 Dust Elodie
Princess Kaiulani Miss Barnes
2010 The Story of F*** Thornton Quinn
An Old Fashioned Christmas Tilly Television film
Dark Room Keira Donaghy Short film
2011 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Ashley
2012 Outpost: Black Sun Lena
Lost Buoys Daughter Short film
Once and for All Young Woman Short film
Plastic Gangsters Miranda Television film
2013 About Time Tina
The Pig Child Rosa Short film
2018 Astral Claire Harmann
2019 The Appointment Anne Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Bill Jessica Bentham Episode: "Hold Feet to the Fire"
2007 Doctors Chloe Hobbs Episode: "Off the Edge"
2008 Holby City Anna Richards Recurring role; 3 episodes
2009 Doctors Laura McQuigan Recurring role; 3 episodes
The Inbetweeners Daisy Episode: "The Duke of Edinburgh Awards"
2010 Missing Helen Harper Episode: "One for Sorrow"
The Tudors Joan Bulmer Recurring role; 5 episodes
Law & Order: UK Joanne Ellis Episode: "Defence"
2013 Lewis Polly Beatty Episode: "Down Among the Fearful"
Breathless Angela Wilson Miniseries; 6 episodes
Fresh Meat Alison Recurring role; 3 episodes
2014 Quirke Claire Stafford Episode: "Christine Falls"
Trying Again Kate Recurring role; 5 episodes
Masterpiece Mystery! Episode: "Breathless, Part 1"
Downton Abbey Mabel Lane Fox Recurring role; 5 episodes
2016 Tutankhamun Maggie Lewis Miniseries; 2 episodes
Midsomer Murders Corina Craven Episode: "The Village That Rose from the Dead"
2017 Bucket Gemma Miniseries; 2 episodes
Fearless Karen Buxton Miniseries; 4 episodes
Victoria Mrs. Forbes Episode: "Comfort and Joy"
2019 The Rook Eliza Gestalt Miniseries; 8 episodes
2020 On the Edge Alex Episode: "For You"

Works

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  • Steadman, Catherine (2018). Something in the Water: A Novel. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 9781524797188.
  • Steadman, Catherine (2020). Mr Nobody. London: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781471167225.
  • Steadman, Catherine (2021). The Disappearing Act: A Novel (1st hardcover ed.). London: Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780593158036.
  • Steadman, Catherine (2022). The Family Game: A Novel. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780593158067.

References

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  1. ^ Catherine Steadman [@CatSteadman] (11 January 2018). "My incredibly talented husband @Rarmstrongbooks (Ross Armstrong)" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Oxford Drama
  3. ^ "Masterpiece – Mansfield Park – PBS". Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ Sarah Lyall (11 June 2018). "Far From the Shore, a Happy Couple Takes a Turn for the Worse...". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
    Tina Jordan (15 June 2018). "What Would You Do if You Found a Bag Crammed With Cash?". New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ "The Family Game by Catherine Steadman: 9780593158067 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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