Nicola Jane Reynolds (born 26 July 1972, Pontypridd) is a Cardiff-based Welsh actress.[1]
Nicola Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicola Reynolds 26 July 1972 Pontypridd, Wales, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable credit(s) | The Story of Tracy Beaker (2003–2005) Ideal (2005–2011) |
| Children | 1 |
Career
editAfter appearing in the 1999 film Human Traffic, she appeared in a series of jobbing roles, including Clocking Off[2] and High Hopes. Reynolds also appeared in Scrum 4 as Meg.[3] She made her public break through in the children's CBBC show The Story of Tracy Beaker as head care worker Shelley Appleton.[1] She appeared as Ros in Abi Morgans' BAFTA winning series "Murder" for the BBC, alongside Julie Walters, playing her daughter. During this period, she also became part of an ensemble around comedian turned actor Johnny Vegas. She has starred alongside him in Sex Lives of the Potato Men[4] and on BBC Three's Ideal.[5] In 2009, Reynolds also acted in a BBC One Film Drama Framed, playing Bethan Hughes, a Welsh mother of four.[6] In October 2013, Reynolds appeared in the BBC One's daytime soap opera Doctors, playing Dr. Robyn Pattison, a doctor in Letherbridge for a conference and has a fling with Dr. Heston Carter.[7] In the last several years, she has returned to theatre in a number of successful touring productions.
Personal life
editReynolds has a daughter named Matilda.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996, 1998 | Coronation Street | WPC Tate (1996); Niece of an American Customer (1998) | 2 roles |
| 1999 | Human Traffic | Nina | Film |
| Lucky Bag | Unnamed | Unknown episodes | |
| 2000 | Dirty Work | Midwife | Episode: "A Fish Called Rhondda" |
| 2001 | Clocking Off | PC Crane | Episode: "Ronnie's Story" |
| 2002 | Murder | Roz Finch | TV film |
| High Hopes | Jennifer Brookes | Episode: "Heavens Above!" | |
| 2003 | Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill | Gossiping Housewife 2 | TV film |
| 2003–2004, 2005 | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Shelley Appleton | Series regular, 22 episodes (s. 3) Recurring role, 5 episodes (s. 5) |
| 2004 | Sex Lives of the Potato Men | Poppy | Film |
| Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me | Shelley Appleton | TV film | |
| 2005–2011 | Ideal | Nicki | Series regular, 48 episodes |
| 2009 | Framed | Bethan Hughes | TV film |
| 2013, 2017 | Stella | Shelley Evans | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | The Machine | Joan | TV film |
| Doctors | Dr. Robyn Pattison | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Benny & Jolene | Kathryn | Film |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Landlady | Episode: "Hitler the Artist" |
| 2018 | Requiem | Natalie Franken | Episode: "The Necklace" |
| 2019 | The Accident | Judge | Episode #1.4 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Mainwaring, Rachel (9 May 2009). "An ideal job for a Nicola Reynolds..." WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Ronnie's Story". BBC One. 7 May 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Katherine Jenkins on song for BBC Wales' Scrum 4". BBC One. 7 May 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ B, Matt. "British Film – Sex Lives of the Potato Men". European Film Review. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Johnny Vegas makes Ideal return to BBC THREE". BBC Press Office. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Framed". BBC One. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Viva Las Letherbridge – Part 1". BBC One. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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