Nicola Walker

Nicola Walker (born 15 May 1970) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama Spooks from 2003 to 2011. She has also worked in theatre, radio and film.

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

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Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Newell
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Andie MacDowell  •  James Fleet  •  Simon Callow

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Newell
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Andie MacDowell  •  James Fleet  •  Simon Callow

Thunderbirds (2004)

Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton), the Thunderbirds are at the top of their game, but their nemesis, The Hood (Ben Kingsley), has landed on their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Frakes
CAST:  Brady Corbet  •  Soren Fulton  •  Debora Weston  •  Lou Hirsch

Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton), the Thunderbirds are at the top of their game, but their nemesis, The Hood (Ben Kingsley), has landed on their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Frakes
CAST:  Brady Corbet  •  Soren Fulton  •  Debora Weston  •  Lou Hirsch

The Turn of the Screw (2009)

A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soon after her arrival, Miles is expelled from boarding school. Although charmed by her young charge, she secretly fears there are ominous reasons behind his expulsion. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fywell
CAST:  Michelle Dockery  •  Eva Sayer  •  Josef Lindsay  •  Dan Stevens

A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soon after her arrival, Miles is expelled from boarding school. Although charmed by her young charge, she secretly fears there are ominous reasons behind his expulsion. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Fywell
CAST:  Michelle Dockery  •  Eva Sayer  •  Josef Lindsay  •  Dan Stevens

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)

After being born in prison, Moll Flanders wends her way through the top and bottom of 18th-century English society, has five husbands and many male and female lovers, travels to America and back again, and in general discovers all that is cruel and sweet in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Attwood
CAST:  James Bowers  •  Alex Kingston  •  Geoffrey Beevers  •  Lucy Evans

After being born in prison, Moll Flanders wends her way through the top and bottom of 18th-century English society, has five husbands and many male and female lovers, travels to America and back again, and in general discovers all that is cruel and sweet in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Attwood
CAST:  James Bowers  •  Alex Kingston  •  Geoffrey Beevers  •  Lucy Evans

Shiner (2000)

The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Martin Landau  •  Andy Serkis  •  Claire Rushbrook

The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Martin Landau  •  Andy Serkis  •  Claire Rushbrook

Shooting Dogs (2006)

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Caton-Jones
CAST:  John Hurt  •  Hugh Dancy  •  Dominique Horwitz  •  David Gyasi

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Caton-Jones
CAST:  John Hurt  •  Hugh Dancy  •  Dominique Horwitz  •  David Gyasi

Second Coming (2014)

A married, middle-class London couple are shocked when they seem to have been blessed — or cursed — with an immaculate conception.  (more)

DIRECTION:  debbie tucker green
CAST:  Idris Elba  •  Nadine Marshall  •  Nicola Walker  •  Kai Francis Lewis

A married, middle-class London couple are shocked when they seem to have been blessed — or cursed — with an immaculate conception.  (more)

DIRECTION:  debbie tucker green
CAST:  Idris Elba  •  Nadine Marshall  •  Nicola Walker  •  Kai Francis Lewis

The Circuit (2016)

Newly arrived in town Nat and Gabe accept a dinner invitation from the volatile Hungarian Helene and her boorish husband Sasha. Whilst the other guests, ex-Bananarama member Marty, Angie, who 'makes bullets' and the supposedly suicidal Danny are affable enough, Nat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Taylor
CAST:  Desiree Akhavan  •  Adeel Akhtar  •  Eva Birthistle  •  Victoria Hamilton

Newly arrived in town Nat and Gabe accept a dinner invitation from the volatile Hungarian Helene and her boorish husband Sasha. Whilst the other guests, ex-Bananarama member Marty, Angie, who 'makes bullets' and the supposedly suicidal Danny are affable enough, Nat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Taylor
CAST:  Desiree Akhavan  •  Adeel Akhtar  •  Eva Birthistle  •  Victoria Hamilton

National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge (2015)

The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Wickham  •  Ivo van Hove
CAST:  Mark Strong  •  Phoebe Fox  •  Nicola Walker  •  Michael Gould

The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Wickham  •  Ivo van Hove
CAST:  Mark Strong  •  Phoebe Fox  •  Nicola Walker  •  Michael Gould

National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2012)

Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears' dog Wellington, he records each fact about the event in the book he is writing to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Wickham
CAST:  Luke Treadaway  •  Niamh Cusack  •  Paul Ritter  •  Nicola Walker

Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears' dog Wellington, he records each fact about the event in the book he is writing to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Wickham
CAST:  Luke Treadaway  •  Niamh Cusack  •  Paul Ritter  •  Nicola Walker

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding (2019)

You’re invited to the wedding of the year, as the original cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral reunite in this one-off sequel. Twenty-five years after the events of Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Charles, Carrie, Fiona, Tom, David, Matthew, Bernard, Lydia and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Newell
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Lily James  •  Andie MacDowell

You’re invited to the wedding of the year, as the original cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral reunite in this one-off sequel. Twenty-five years after the events of Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Charles, Carrie, Fiona, Tom, David, Matthew, Bernard, Lydia and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Newell
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Lily James  •  Andie MacDowell

Milner (1994)

Stephen Milner is a solicitor, but he fits uneasily into the world of Lewis Strange and Partners, who are an upmarket firm of solicitors. The film follows Milner's fraught relationship with a lucrative client, Ron Jesson. When one of his offices goes up in flames, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Strickland
CAST:  Mel Smith  •  Deborah Findlay  •  Ronald Pickup  •  Ken Hutchison

Stephen Milner is a solicitor, but he fits uneasily into the world of Lewis Strange and Partners, who are an upmarket firm of solicitors. The film follows Milner's fraught relationship with a lucrative client, Ron Jesson. When one of his offices goes up in flames, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Strickland
CAST:  Mel Smith  •  Deborah Findlay  •  Ronald Pickup  •  Ken Hutchison

The Blue Summer (2000)

Blue Summer is an experimental film about the doomed love affair between a writer and his conceptual artist lover. An unseen narrator guides us through the story, describing how he unearthed a pile of letters and fragments of a novel in an abandoned trailer in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sergeant
CAST:  Nicola Walker  •  Barney Kaye

Blue Summer is an experimental film about the doomed love affair between a writer and his conceptual artist lover. An unseen narrator guides us through the story, describing how he unearthed a pile of letters and fragments of a novel in an abandoned trailer in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sergeant
CAST:  Nicola Walker  •  Barney Kaye

National Theatre: The Corn Is Green

One person can make all the difference. Miss Lily Moffat arrives in rural North Wales, determined to help young local miners out of poverty by teaching them to read and write. Lily soon spots talent in the unruly Morgan Evans, but when she faces growing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominic Cooke
CAST:  Nicola Walker  •  Adam Baker  •  Saffron Coomber  •  Gareth David-Lloyd

One person can make all the difference. Miss Lily Moffat arrives in rural North Wales, determined to help young local miners out of poverty by teaching them to read and write. Lily soon spots talent in the unruly Morgan Evans, but when she faces growing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominic Cooke
CAST:  Nicola Walker  •  Adam Baker  •  Saffron Coomber  •  Gareth David-Lloyd