Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne

Acting

Lorraine Ashbourne (born 1961 in Manchester) is an English stage, film and television actress. She attended Wilbraham High School, when living in Fallowfield. She joined Stretford Children's Theatre. She took part in the University of Manchester Stage Society and Manchester Youth Theatre. She joined the Webber Drama School on 19 April 1982. Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: Playing the Field (1998), Unforgotten (2017), Grantchester (2017), Maigret in Montmartre (2017), Midsomer Murders (2018), The Street, and Jericho.

As a stage actor, Lorraine…

Filmography

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Riot Women ★ 7.6 Riot Women 2025 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim ★ 6.6 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim 2024 Hitpig! ★ 6.6 Hitpig! 2024 National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down ★ 10.0 National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down 2024 After the Flood ★ 7.0 After the Flood 2024 Allelujah ★ 5.2 Allelujah 2023 I Used to Be Famous ★ 7.0 I Used to Be Famous 2022 Sherwood ★ 6.9 Sherwood 2022 Bridgerton ★ 8.1 Bridgerton 2020 A Christmas Carol ★ 7.5 A Christmas Carol 2020 No Masks No Masks 2020 I Hate Suzie ★ 6.6 I Hate Suzie 2020 Alma's Not Normal ★ 7.3 Alma's Not Normal 2020 The Bind The Bind 2019 Blinded by the Light ★ 6.9 Blinded by the Light 2019 Cheat ★ 6.4 Cheat 2019 The Queen and I ★ 6.3 The Queen and I 2018 Breathe ★ 7.4 Breathe 2017 A Street Cat Named Bob ★ 7.9 A Street Cat Named Bob 2016 The Crown ★ 8.2 The Crown 2016 Adult Life Skills ★ 6.2 Adult Life Skills 2016 Jericho ★ 6.3 Jericho 2016 Bunny and Clive Bunny and Clive 2016 London Spy ★ 6.9 London Spy 2015 Unforgotten ★ 7.5 Unforgotten 2015 The Interceptor ★ 5.8 The Interceptor 2015 Child 44 ★ 6.3 Child 44 2015 Emotional Fusebox ★ 6.8 Emotional Fusebox 2014 Happy Birthday BBC Two Happy Birthday BBC Two 2014 Inside No. 9 ★ 8.0 Inside No. 9 2014 The Selfish Giant ★ 7.2 The Selfish Giant 2013 Public Enemies ★ 6.6 Public Enemies 2012 Vera ★ 7.4 Vera 2011 Little Crackers ★ 6.8 Little Crackers 2010 Thorne: Scaredycat ★ 6.3 Thorne: Scaredycat 2010 Thorne ★ 6.5 Thorne 2010 Oranges and Sunshine ★ 7.0 Oranges and Sunshine 2010 Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays ★ 6.0 Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays 2009 Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas ★ 4.0 Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas 2009 Murderland ★ 5.8 Murderland 2009 Moving On ★ 7.4 Moving On 2009 Law & Order: UK ★ 7.0 Law & Order: UK 2009 A Bunch of Amateurs ★ 5.7 A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 Lark Rise to Candleford ★ 8.4 Lark Rise to Candleford 2008 True Dare Kiss ★ 7.0 True Dare Kiss 2007 Housewife, 49 ★ 6.0 Housewife, 49 2006 Jane Eyre ★ 7.7 Jane Eyre 2006 King Kong ★ 6.9 King Kong 2005 New Tricks ★ 7.3 New Tricks 2004 The Martins ★ 5.4 The Martins 2001 A Christmas Carol ★ 6.8 A Christmas Carol 2000 Playing the Field ★ 5.3 Playing the Field 1998 Fever Pitch ★ 6.5 Fever Pitch 1997 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 Silent Witness ★ 7.6 Silent Witness 1996 Jack & Sarah ★ 6.7 Jack & Sarah 1995 Number Six Number Six 1995 Chiller ★ 6.1 Chiller 1995 Pie in the Sky ★ 8.4 Pie in the Sky 1994 Fighting for Gemma ★ 5.5 Fighting for Gemma 1993 Peak Practice ★ 6.5 Peak Practice 1993 Mr. Wroe's Virgins ★ 5.6 Mr. Wroe's Virgins 1993 Rich Tea And Sympathy Rich Tea And Sympathy 1991 In Suspicious Circumstances ★ 6.5 In Suspicious Circumstances 1991 Resurrected ★ 6.4 Resurrected 1989 The Dressmaker ★ 4.6 The Dressmaker 1988 Distant Voices, Still Lives ★ 6.8 Distant Voices, Still Lives 1988 Rafferty's Rules ★ 8.0 Rafferty's Rules 1987 Casualty ★ 6.2 Casualty 1986 The Bill ★ 6.8 The Bill 1984 Twenty Twenty