Tamsin Greig

Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (/ˈtæmzɪn ˈɡrɛɡ/; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress, known for both dramatic and comedic roles. She played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom Black Books, Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing, Beverly Lincoln in British-American sitcom Episodes and Jackie Goodman in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner. Other roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy-drama series Love Soup, Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera The Archers, Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, and Beth Hardiment in the 2010 film version of Tamara Drewe. In 2020, Greig starred as Anne Trenchard in Julian Fellowes' ITV series Belgravia. Greig is also a stage actress. She won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2007 for Much Ado About Nothing, and was nominated in 2011 and 2015 for her roles in The Little Dog Laughed and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Shaun of the Dead (2004)

FunnyBrilliantCleverFun

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edgar Wright
CAST:  Simon Pegg  •  Nick Frost  •  Kate Ashfield  •  Lucy Davis

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edgar Wright
CAST:  Simon Pegg  •  Nick Frost  •  Kate Ashfield  •  Lucy Davis

This Is the Sea (1997)

The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan (leader in militant underground and pal of Malachy's brother Padhar), who wants Malachy to be recruited and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary McGuckian
CAST:  Samantha Morton  •  Ross McDade  •  Richard Harris  •  Gabriel Byrne

The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan (leader in militant underground and pal of Malachy's brother Padhar), who wants Malachy to be recruited and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary McGuckian
CAST:  Samantha Morton  •  Ross McDade  •  Richard Harris  •  Gabriel Byrne

Falling Apart (2006)

Drama about domestic violence in a cosy middle-class relationship starring Hermione Norris and Mark Strong. Won a Bafta awards for Best New Writer and Best New Fiction Director.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Hill
CAST:  Mark Strong  •  Hermione Norris  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Daniel Ryan

Drama about domestic violence in a cosy middle-class relationship starring Hermione Norris and Mark Strong. Won a Bafta awards for Best New Writer and Best New Fiction Director.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Hill
CAST:  Mark Strong  •  Hermione Norris  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Daniel Ryan

Cuckoo (2010)

A professor becomes obsessed with his star student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bracewell
CAST:  Laura Fraser  •  Richard E. Grant  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Adam F.

A professor becomes obsessed with his star student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bracewell
CAST:  Laura Fraser  •  Richard E. Grant  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Adam F.

Tamara Drewe (2010)

A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Gemma Arterton  •  Roger Allam  •  Bill Camp  •  Dominic Cooper

A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Gemma Arterton  •  Roger Allam  •  Bill Camp  •  Dominic Cooper

Arthur Christmas (2011)

This movie reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: "So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?" The answer: Santa's (Jim Broadbent's) exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Smith
CAST:  Bill Nighy  •  James McAvoy  •  Jim Broadbent  •  Hugh Laurie

This movie reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: "So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?" The answer: Santa's (Jim Broadbent's) exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Smith
CAST:  Bill Nighy  •  James McAvoy  •  Jim Broadbent  •  Hugh Laurie

Breaking the Bank (2016)

With ruthless US and Japanese investment banks circling Tuftons, a struggling two-hundred-year-old, family-run British bank, can its bumbling, incompetent chairman, Sir Charles Bunbury, fend off the onslaught and save the bank?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vadim Jean
CAST:  Kelsey Grammer  •  Tamsin Greig  •  John Michael Higgins  •  Mathew Horne

With ruthless US and Japanese investment banks circling Tuftons, a struggling two-hundred-year-old, family-run British bank, can its bumbling, incompetent chairman, Sir Charles Bunbury, fend off the onslaught and save the bank?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vadim Jean
CAST:  Kelsey Grammer  •  Tamsin Greig  •  John Michael Higgins  •  Mathew Horne

Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth (2008)

Captain Eager is resurrected by the sprawling galactic corporation MacroSpace. His mission is to investigate the villainous Colonel Regamun, a maverick 'client' causing trouble in the Veritan Sector, and perhaps in the process uncover the truth behind the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Davison
CAST:  Steve Clark  •  Stephen Collins  •  Mohamed Alli-Farah  •  Alexander Andrew

Captain Eager is resurrected by the sprawling galactic corporation MacroSpace. His mission is to investigate the villainous Colonel Regamun, a maverick 'client' causing trouble in the Veritan Sector, and perhaps in the process uncover the truth behind the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Davison
CAST:  Steve Clark  •  Stephen Collins  •  Mohamed Alli-Farah  •  Alexander Andrew

When I'm Sixty-Four (2004)

When widowed cabbie Ray and retired teacher Jim meet by chance, they discover they long for the same things from life: adventure, challenge and love. Together Ray and Jim discover that being 64 means a new beginning: it's time to try the things they never dared in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Jones
CAST:  Paul Freeman  •  Alun Armstrong  •  Tamzin Outhwaite  •  Jason Flemyng

When widowed cabbie Ray and retired teacher Jim meet by chance, they discover they long for the same things from life: adventure, challenge and love. Together Ray and Jim discover that being 64 means a new beginning: it's time to try the things they never dared in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Jones
CAST:  Paul Freeman  •  Alun Armstrong  •  Tamzin Outhwaite  •  Jason Flemyng

Miranda (2002)

A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she suddenly disappears he travels down to London to search for her only to discover that she has three identities - dancer, dominatrix and con-woman. But which one is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Munden
CAST:  Christina Ricci  •  John Simm  •  Kyle MacLachlan  •  John Hurt

A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she suddenly disappears he travels down to London to search for her only to discover that she has three identities - dancer, dominatrix and con-woman. But which one is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Munden
CAST:  Christina Ricci  •  John Simm  •  Kyle MacLachlan  •  John Hurt

Pure (2002)

A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon
CAST:  Harry Eden  •  Vinnie Hunter  •  Keira Knightley  •  Molly Parker

A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gillies MacKinnon
CAST:  Harry Eden  •  Vinnie Hunter  •  Keira Knightley  •  Molly Parker

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall (2006)

The rebirth of Amnesty International's legendary SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th October - after a 15 year hiatus - was a resounding success. Bigger, Better and Ballsier than ever before, 'The Ball In The Hall' is a non-stop, rapid-fire, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Knowles
CAST:  David Armand  •  Al Murray  •  Dylan Moran  •  Eddie Izzard

The rebirth of Amnesty International's legendary SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th October - after a 15 year hiatus - was a resounding success. Bigger, Better and Ballsier than ever before, 'The Ball In The Hall' is a non-stop, rapid-fire, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julia Knowles
CAST:  David Armand  •  Al Murray  •  Dylan Moran  •  Eddie Izzard

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

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As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Madden
CAST:  Dev Patel  •  Richard Gere  •  Maggie Smith  •  Bill Nighy

As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Madden
CAST:  Dev Patel  •  Richard Gere  •  Maggie Smith  •  Bill Nighy

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill (2003)

Remake of the 1976 TV drama by Jack Rosenthal. An extra in a TV drama is finally given a line to say. He goes on to cause mounting chaos  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Seed
CAST:  Tom Courtenay  •  Bill Nighy  •  Sandra Voe  •  Amanda Holden

Remake of the 1976 TV drama by Jack Rosenthal. An extra in a TV drama is finally given a line to say. He goes on to cause mounting chaos  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Seed
CAST:  Tom Courtenay  •  Bill Nighy  •  Sandra Voe  •  Amanda Holden

Revolting Rhymes (2017)

Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Lachauer  •  Jakob Schuh
CAST:  Dominic West  •  Gemma Chan  •  Rose Leslie  •  Tamsin Greig

Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Lachauer  •  Jakob Schuh
CAST:  Dominic West  •  Gemma Chan  •  Rose Leslie  •  Tamsin Greig

Diana and I (2017)

In the week that follows Princess Diana's tragic death on 31 August 1997, four separate stories unfold as four ordinary lives are all affected in different ways in this commemorative drama from writer Jeremy Brock and director Peter Cattaneo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Cattaneo
CAST:  Kingsley Ben-Adir  •  Laurie Davidson  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Gemma Jones

In the week that follows Princess Diana's tragic death on 31 August 1997, four separate stories unfold as four ordinary lives are all affected in different ways in this commemorative drama from writer Jeremy Brock and director Peter Cattaneo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Cattaneo
CAST:  Kingsley Ben-Adir  •  Laurie Davidson  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Gemma Jones

Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King (2016)

Documentary telling the inside story of the plans by Louis Mountbatten to maneuver his nephew and heir to the Greek throne, Philip, into marrying the future queen Princess Elizabeth and the tensions that that unleashed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Sanders
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh  •  Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom  •  Louis Mountbatten

Documentary telling the inside story of the plans by Louis Mountbatten to maneuver his nephew and heir to the Greek throne, Philip, into marrying the future queen Princess Elizabeth and the tensions that that unleashed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Sanders
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh  •  Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom  •  Louis Mountbatten

Behold the Monkey (2016)

A modern fairytale based on the true story of an elderly Spanish cleaner's infamous attempt to restore a fresco.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Wimpenny
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Assumpta Serna

A modern fairytale based on the true story of an elderly Spanish cleaner's infamous attempt to restore a fresco.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Wimpenny
CAST:  Tamsin Greig  •  Assumpta Serna

To Provide All People (2018)

To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journey that weaves the extraordinary story of the birthing of Nye Bevan's vision of free healthcare for all people with personal stories of the NHS in British society today.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pip Broughton
CAST:  Mali Jenkins  •  Michael Sheen  •  Eve Myles  •  Aimee-Ffion Edwards

To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journey that weaves the extraordinary story of the birthing of Nye Bevan's vision of free healthcare for all people with personal stories of the NHS in British society today.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pip Broughton
CAST:  Mali Jenkins  •  Michael Sheen  •  Eve Myles  •  Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Official Secrets (2019)

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  Matthew Goode  •  Matt Smith  •  Ralph Fiennes

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  Matthew Goode  •  Matt Smith  •  Ralph Fiennes
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