Nicola Walker

Acting

Nicola Walker

Born May 15, 1970 · Stepney, East London, England, UK (age 56)

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.

Known For

Four Weddings and a FuneralFour Weddings and a Funeral · 1994
Four Weddings and a Funeral
★ 6.81994
MovieComedyDrama
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
ThunderbirdsThunderbirds · 2004
Thunderbirds
★ 5.12004
MovieActionAdventure
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 island and is attempting a coup by using the team's rescue vehicles. He'll soon discover that the Thunderbirds won't go down.
Shooting DogsShooting Dogs · 2006
Shooting Dogs
★ 7.52006
MovieDramaHistory
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.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders · 1996
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
★ 6.21996
MovieComedyDrama
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.
One Red Nose Day and a WeddingOne Red Nose Day and a Wedding · 2019
One Red Nose Day and a Wedding
★ 7.02019
MovieComedyDrama
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 Father Gerald are back in church. But whose wedding is it - and will there be any more familiar faces?
The Turn of the ScrewThe Turn of the Screw · 2009
The Turn of the Screw
★ 4.82009
MovieThrillerDrama
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeNational Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time · 2012
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
★ 9.62012
MovieDrama
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 solve the mystery of the murder. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.
The CircuitThe Circuit · 2016
The Circuit
★ 6.82016
MovieComedyDrama
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 and Gabe are shocked by their hosts' very public rows and Gabe's attempt at peace-making is awkwardly received. Nat is taken aback when virtual stranger Helene confides in her about Sasha's suspected infidelity and Gabe is rudely rebuffed when he tries to have a heart to heart with Sasha. After Helene physically attacks her husband the newcomers are desperate to leave but when Danny drops a bombshell Gabe is torn between responsibility and the easy way out.

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