Lucy Gaskell (born 10 July 1980) is a British actress. She studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1998.
Career Gaskell made her professional stage debut in the Oxford Stage Company's production of The Cherry Orchard which toured the UK in June/July 2003. Gaskell was nominated for the Best Newcomer 2003 award by the Royal Television Society for her role in Cutting It.
Gaskell is known for the roles of Ruby Ferris in the BBC One drama series Cutting It and Kirsty Clements in Casualty. She has also appeared in television and in theatre in numerous roles including Waking the Dead, Holby City, and Where the Heart Is. Other roles include Kathy Nightingale in the 2007 Doctor Who episode "Blink" and Judy in Lesbian Vampire Killers. In 2010 she began a recurring role in the BBC horror drama Being Human as Sam, the love interest of main character George. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in Casualty, playing nurse Kirsty Clements, starring alongside schoolfriend Georgia Taylor, who plays Dr Ruth Winters. When she joined Casualty, she said in interviews that she was contracted indefinitely, but her pregnancy meant that she left after only one year.
Personal life Gaskell has been married to the Scottish actor Mark Bonnar since 28 December 2007. They have two children.
Gaskell has been an ambassador for the domestic violence survivors' charity Women's Aid since 2015.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes2006BenittaRolling the Dice: Adapting the Game to the ScreenHerself Video Documentary Short2009Lesbian Vampire KillersJudy2015All the Ordinary AngelsMimi2018Final ScoreRachel
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes2002Where the Heart IsJeanette Bryant1 EpisodeHolby CityJoanne TownsendRI:SEHerself2002–04Cutting ItRuby Ferris18 Episodes2004From Bard to VerseHerselfUnknownGMTV1 EpisodeWaking the DeadFay HardingEpisode: "Shadowplay"2005Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon GodOrmalineTelevision Movie2006VincentDawn RiceEpisode: "Under Fire"Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireConstantiaEpisode: "Constantine"2007Nuclear SecretsGenia PeierlsEpisode: "Superspy"Director's DebutEve Warner1 episodeDoctor WhoKathy NightingaleEpisode: "Blink"Blue MurderGunner Tracey RuffEpisode: "Crisis Management"Sarah Parish's Story: Director's DebutHerselfTelevision Movie Documentary2008HolbyBlueAnna1 Episode2009ParadoxKatieWhatever It TakesFionaTelevision Movie2010Coming UpHayley1 EpisodeBeing HumanSam4 Episodes2010–11CasualtyKirsty Clements45 Episodes2012MisfitsLola3 Episodes2013Great Night OutMandy2 EpisodesCrossing LinesFox1 Episode2015SuspectsNatalie GraingerEpisode: "Connections"2016DCI BanksRachel LiEpisode: "A Little Bit of Heart"2017RansomAunt Gina1 Episode2025SandokanAunt FrancesMidsomer MurdersJosie RandallEpisode: "Top of the Class"
Video games YearTitleRoleNotes2010Fable IIIAdditional Voices (Voice)
Theatre The Cherry Orchard 2003 Oxford Stage Company national tour – Dunyasha Portugal (Zoltán Egressy) 2004 Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre London – Ribbon All the Ordinary Angels (Nick Leather) 2005 – Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre – Lulu The Lunatic Queen (Torben Betts) 2005 – Riverside Studios, London – Princess Juana Taking Stock (Rob Johnstone) 2005 – The Studio, Manchester The Big House (Lennox Robinson) 2007 – Abbey Theatre, Dublin – Kate Alcock
Radio Date Title Role Director Station 2008 Leona Cash Leona Cash BBC Radio 4 A History of PaperBBC – Afternoon Play – A History of Paper Her Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
Other work Sapphire and Steel: Water Like a Stone – The Girl Sapphire and Steel: Cruel Immortality – The Carer Fable III – Various Voices Being Human – Bad Blood – Audiobook Reader Code Name Verity - Maddie (Audiobook Reader)
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