Catherine Steadman (born 8 February 1983) is a British actress and author.
Career Steadman trained at the Oxford School of DramaOxford Drama and made her screen debut playing Julia Bertram in Mansfield Park. 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. 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.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2007 Mansfield Park Julia Bertram Television film The Admirer Anna Short film 2008 The Portrait Mira Short film2009 Dust Elodie Princess Kaiulani Miss Barnes2010 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 Ashley2012 Outpost: Black Sun Lena Lost Buoys Daughter Short film Once and for All Young Woman Short film Plastic Gangsters Miranda Television film2013 About Time Tina The Pig Child Rosa Short film 2018 Astral Claire Harmann 2019 The Appointment Anne Short film
Television 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 episodes2009 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 episodes2014 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 episodes2016 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" 2026 The Rapture Nina Pearce
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