Natalie Walter

Natalie Walter
Born	(1979-12-24) 24 December 1979 Woking, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present

Natalie Walter (born 1979) is a British actress who is best known for her film, theatre and television roles.^[1] She was born in Woking, Surrey in 1979.^[2] On stage and screen, Walter has worked with directors including Sam Mendes, Peter Hall, Gregory Doran, Sam Mendes, Christopher Guest and Woody Allen. Her father was David Walter, the former BBC and ITN journalist.

Education

Walter studied at London's prestigious Drama Centre, where one of her classmates was the comedian and actor Russell Brand.

Television

In the late 1990s, Walter had a leading role playing Caralyn in the popular ITV sitcom Babes in the Wood. Other television appearances include in The Thin Blue Line, which also starred Rowan Atkinson, and the BBC comedy sketch series Harry Enfield and Chums. In 2008, she played Alice Coltrane in the Doctor Who episode "Turn Left". In 2010, she had a guest starring role as Emily in the Easter special of Jonathan Creek (The Judas Tree) and appeared in an episode of Lynda La Plante's ITV drama serial Above Suspicion. Walter appeared in the first episode of Christopher Guest's HBO mockumentary-style comedy Family Tree. Since 2015, she has been a regular performer in the BBC's children's historical sketch comedy Horrible Histories.

Theatre

Walter has enjoyed an extensive career in the theatre. She worked with the director Sam Mendes at the Donmar Warehouse in a production of Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus, was a member of the Peter Hall Company's production of As You Like It and featured in the National Theatre's revival of Noises Off.^[4] In 2008 to early 2009 she spent a year as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), with leading roles as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Maria in Love's Labour's Lost.^[5] She also appeared in hit comedy 39 Steps, which ran in the West End for nine years. Walter played Heidi Schumann in Peter Nichols's play Lingua Franca which premiered in London in July 2010 before transferring to New York later in the year.^[6]

Film

Walter's film credits include Woody Allen's 2010 romantic comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. Her other cinematic roles include The Wedding Video, I Want Candy, Lady Godiva and Remember Me.

Radio

Walter has appeared on a number of programmes on BBC Radio 4, including House of the Spirit Levels, Smelling of Roses, No Commitments and All My Life. In 2010 she played multiple comic characters in The Lucy Montgomery Show which was written by and starred Lucy Montgomery.

Personal life

Walter had a relationship with the actor David Tennant,^[7] the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. Walter has also acted in the programme. She lives in London.

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