Lachele J. Carl is an American actress based in England. She has played Trinity Wells in Doctor Who, and its spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures, Torchwood and The War Between the Land and the Sea.
Early life Carl was born in Pittsburgh. She enjoyed performing from a young age, but became especially interested in her senior year of high school. She graduated from Point Park College in 1982. During her studies, Carl trained in classical theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. She moved to England in 1985, wanting to do Shakespeare, and joined a theatre company called TNT.
Career Carl played news anchor Trinity Wells, a recurring character in the first four series of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, appearing in the episodes "Aliens of London"/"World War Three", "The Christmas Invasion", "The Sound of Drums", "The Poison Sky", "Turn Left", "The Stolen Earth" and "The End of Time". Wells also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures (in the stories Revenge of the Slitheen and Secrets of the Stars) and Torchwood, during its five-part serial Children of Earth, making her the first character to appear in all three programmes. To this date, Carl is one of just four actors to have appeared in all three shows, the others being Anthony Daebeck (who plays a French newsreader), and Paul Marc Davis. In 2023, Carl reprised her role in "The Giggle", as part of Doctor Who's 2023 specials and returned once more in the 2025 Ncuti Gatwa-era episode Lucky Day. She reprised the character in the mini-series The War Between the Land and the Sea.
Carl also narrated the behind-the-scenes special Doctor Who: The Companions for BBC America, released as part of the seventh series DVD box set.
Carl has also appeared in Grange Hill, Batman and Alien Autopsy. She plays one of the voices in The Notekins and was the first voice of Muck and Molly in the American English dub of the children's TV series Bob the Builder. Carl played a minor role as the US ambassador in the British TV show Ambassadors.
Personal life Carl lives in Crouch End, North London with her husband, composer Alejandro Viñao. They have a son.
Filmography Film YearFilmRoleNotes 1982 Midnight Sandra Carrington 1987 The Continental Monica Television film 1988 Maigret Sergeant Leila Normand Television film 1989 Batman TV Technician1991 A Kiss Before Dying Reporter Firestar: First Contact Lucindia Jericho 1998 A Guru in Seven Anthea2001 Wit Fellow 4 Television film Superstition News Reporter Strange Relations Sharna Television film2006 Renaissance Nora English dub, voice only Alien Autopsy TV News Anchor Assault on Waco Sheila Martin Television film 2016 Denial Gloria 2018 Show Dogs FBI Director 2024 Tell No Lies Julia Rose
Television YearFilmRoleNotes 1987 Star Cops Susan Caxton Episode: "Little Green Men and Other Martians" 1991 Grange Hill Cecile Recurring role; 3 episodes 2001–2009 Bob the Builder Muck, Molly, Ella Stevenson, The Librarian Series regular, US version, Voice only 2002 Murder in Mind Dr. Ringfield Episode: "Victim" 2005–20102023–2025 Doctor Who Trinity Wells Recurring role; 11 episodes 2007 M.I. High Professor Green Episode: "Super Blane" 2007–2008 The Sarah Jane Adventures Trinity Wells Recurring role; 2 episodes2009 Torchwood Trinity Wells Recurring role; 2 episodes The Philanthropist Louise Farabee Episode: "San Diego" 2011 Tati's Hotel Episode: "Nurse" 2012 Dark Matters: Twisted But True Maisy Episode: "Resurrection Row, Operation Brainwash, Rabid Roulette" 2013 Ambassadors Petra Miniseries; 3 episodes2014 Holby City Kim Keeble Episode: "Cold Heart, Warm Hands" The Honourable Woman US Secretary of State Miniseries; 1 episode 2016 Undercover Justice Galbraith Miniseries; 1 episode 2017 Modus Lori Reed Recurring role; 5 episodes2018 Deep State Pundit Woman Episode: "Stories" Holby City Darsha Kotal Episode: "One Man and His God" 2018–2019 Into the Badlands Vitania Recurring role; 5 episodes 2020 Flesh and Blood Doctor Miniseries; 1 episode2022 Avenue 5 Margaret Episode: "What An Unseasonal Delight" Wednesday Agnes Episode: "Quid Pro Woe" 2024 The Veil Chief of Staff Episode: "Grandfather's House" 2025 The War Between the Land and the Sea Trinity Wells Recurring role; 3 episodes
Video games YearTitleRoleNote(s) 2003 Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure Muck 2011 Driver: San Francisco Additional Voices2014 Tropico 5 Adrianna Diaz Alien: Isolation Lingard 2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Additional Voices2020 Dreams Naomi the Trumpeter Chicken Police: Paint It Red! Ursula / Foxy Lady 2021 Encased Clara Morgan2023 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened RoboCop: Rogue City
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