Caroline Anne Owens (born 1966), known professionally as Caroline Harker, is an English actress. She has appeared in British television series including A Touch of Frost, Holding On, Keeping Mum and Doctors. In 2025, she joined the cast of the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale as Dr. Caitlin Todd.
Early life Harker was born in London, a daughter of actress Polly Adams and actor Richard Owens. She and her sisters, Nelly and Susannah, were brought up as Catholics and educated at a "strict" independent convent boarding school run by nuns in Sussex, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in north London.Susannah Harker BBC Drama, April 2007. Harker and her sisters descend from theatrical designer Joseph Harker.
Career Harker is known for her roles as Celia in the BBC's Middlemarch, and as Woman Police Constable (WPC) (later Detective Sgt.) Hazel Wallace in the ITV police drama A Touch of Frost (1992–2003). She also played Alicia Davenport in Coronation Street for four episodes in 2012.
Harker played the role of "Mother" in the Mike Kenny's adaptation of The Railway Children, directed by Damian Cruden and staged at the Waterloo International railway station. Harker is married to fellow actor Anthony Calf, with whom she appeared in The Madness of King George and in a TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Riders They have three daughters.
From January 2023, Harker starred as Clairee in a production of Steel Magnolias at the Richmond Theatre, London. Harker appeared alongside Lucy Speed, Diana Vickers, and Elizabeth Ayodele. The production, going on to tour the UK, was rated 2/5 stars by What's on Stage. In January 2025, Harker debuted as Dr. Caitlin Todd in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She initially appeared as a minor character in early 2025, before being reintroduced in 2026 as part of a prominent storyline involving her character being a workplace bully.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1994 The Madness of King George Mrs Fitzherbert 1999 Een vrouw van het noorden Charlotte 2007 Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle Catherine Osbourne 2020 The Croft Suzanne2021 Mothering Sunday Sylvia Hobday
Television Year Title Role Notes1990 Casualty Helen Bradley / Tessa 2 episodes1992–2003 A Touch of Frost W.P.C. Hazel Wallace 11 episodes1993 Riders Tory Lovell Television film1994 Middlemarch Celia Brooke 7 episodes Honey for Tea Lucy Courtney 7 episodes1997 Holding On Vicky 8 episodes1997–1998 Keeping Mum Wendy 3 episodes1998 Kavanagh QC Rowena Featherstonehaugh 1 episode2002 Midsomer Murders Tamsin Proctor Episode: "Market For Murder"2003 Foyle's War Jane Hardiman 1 episode2004 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Pru Scott-Johns 5 episodes Murder in Suburbia Tessa Northover 1 episode2007 The Man Who Lost His Head Fiona Harrison TV movie Hana's Helpline Betty 6 episodes2010 Doctors Claire Jarrett Episode: "Widow-to-Be"2011 New Tricks Tabitha Hall-Chalmers Episode: "Tiger Tiger" 2012 Coronation Street Alicia Davenport 4 episodes Holby City Imogen White Episode: "Here and Now" Doctors Elaine Stainton Episode: "Who's Coming to Dinner?" 2016 Caroline Vossman Episode: "Across Time" 2021 Toast of Tinseltown Sue Pipkins Series 1 episode 1: Anger Man2022 Ten Percent Casting director Series 1 episode 8 2023 The Chemistry of Death Janine Spink 2 episodes Slow Horses Doctor's Receptionist Episode: "Strange Games" 2024 Joan Mrs Taylor-Brown 1 episode Say Nothing Radio Journalist (voice) Episode: "Do No Harm" The Agency Chief of Staff Episode: "Spy for Sale" 2025–2026 Emmerdale Dr. Caitlin Todd Regular role 2025 The Stolen Girl Bethany Hastings 1 episode 2026 Hijack Julia 2 episodes
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