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). 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) which were written directly for television.

Early life She attended The Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh,(2014) School Details – Mary Erskine The Guide to Independent Schools, Retrieved 8 March 2014 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.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

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. as Violet in the film Janice Beard 45 WPM,.(1999)Janice Beard (1999); Full Cast & Crew IMDb (Internet Movie Database), Retrieved 21 October 2014 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).Frances Grey, Actress, Filmography IMDb (Internet Movie Database), Retrieved 21 October 2014

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,(23 March 2007) What matters to me: Frances Grey The Scotsman, Retrieved 21 October 2014Devlin, Vivien (18 March 2007) Monks Review Edinburgh Guide, Retrieved 21 October 2014 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).

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. 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 film2022 The Road Dance Aileen MacAuley When She Was Good Florence Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Accused Jenny Roach Recurring role; 4 episodes1997 Q.E.D. Dr. Davies Episode: "Cause of Death" Taggart Caroline Page Episode: "Babushka Part One" 1998 Vanity Fair Amelia Sedley Series regular; 6 episodes2000 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-series2005 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 episode2011 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-series2019 15 Days Moira Mini-series Traces DCI Catherine Attwood 2 episodes2020 Van der Valk Claudia Oosterhuis Episode: "Love in Amsterdam" Unprecedented Siobhan 1 episode2022 Vera Olivia Parmer Episode: "Vital Signs" Sister Boniface Mysteries Hilary Rhodes Episode: "Queen of the Kitchen" Bloods Clare Recurring role; 4 episodes2023 Six Four Pauline Wallace Miniseries; 3 episodes Tom Jones Mrs. Miller Miniseries; 2 episodes

Radio

Date Title Role Director Station Moliere, or the League of Hypocrites Armande Don Taylor BBC Radio 4 Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden Susan Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 Friday Play Look Back in Anger Helena Charles BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play 3 Days that Shook the World Irina John Dryden BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play My Life is a Series of People Saying Goodbye Sarah Polly Thomas BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play – The Other OneBBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Other One Mum Kirsty Williams BBC 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 Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh 2001 Platonov Sasha Ivanovna Almeida Theatre, London2003 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 Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh2008 Relocated Wife Royal Court Theatre, London Twilight of the Gods Jane Paines Plough at Village Unerground, London2010 The Furies Jamie UK Tour Land of the Dead/Helter Skelter Woman UK Tour Caledonia Mrs. Paterson Eden Court Theatre, Inverness & King's Theatre, Edinburgh2011 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 Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh 2018 Old Fools Vivienne Southwark Playhouse, London 2022–2023 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Ginny Potter Palace Theatre

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