Person

Katie Brayben

Acting · Sydenham, London, England, UK

Katie Brayben (born 3 September) is an English actress and musician who has performed in stage plays, television and musicals and also as a singer and songwriter with her own music. She is presently best known for her portrayal of the title role of Carole King in the London production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards. She won her second Olivier award in the same category at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards for her performance as the title role in Tammy Faye.

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  Doctor Who

  Ellie

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  Casualty

  Lisa Fernham

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  The Wheel of Time

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  Miss Scarlet

  Alice Lee

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  War of the Worlds

  Charlotte

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  Luther

  Penny Leyton

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  Grace

  WPC Danni Brown

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  The Alienist

  Edith Roosevelt

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  Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

  Vivian Ledger

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  The Hack

  Lindsey Wright

• 2025The HackLindsey Wright
• 2023Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton StoryVivian Ledger
• 2022Cell 8Hanna Klein
• 2021The Wheel of TimeLatra Posae Decume
• 2021GraceWPC Danni Brown
• 2020West End Unplugged Vol.2
• 2020Miss ScarletAlice Lee
• 2020A Serial Killer's Guide to LifeLouise Farnt
• 2019War of the WorldsCharlotte
• 2018The AlienistEdith Roosevelt
• 2017King Charles IIIDiana
• 2013This Way OutMaude
• 2010LutherPenny Leyton
• 2005Doctor WhoEllie
• 1986CasualtyLisa Fernham