Harriet Walter

Dame Harriet Walter is an award-winning British actor and writer whose career spans classical and contemporary theatre, television and film. A longstanding Royal Shakespeare Company and Donmar performer, she has also appeared in major international television productions including Succession, Ted Lasso, Killing Eve, The Crown and Downton Abbey.

Known For: Lady Caroline Collingwood in Succession; Deborah in Ted Lasso; Clementine Churchill in The Crown

Selected Theatre Credits: The House of Bernarda Alba; Mary Stuart; Twelfth Night; Three Sisters; A Question of Geography

Screen Credits: Succession; Ted Lasso; Killing Eve; The Crown; Downton Abbey

Awards & Nominations: Winner, Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival, 1988, for Twelfth Night, Three Sisters and A Question of Geography; nominee, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, 2020, 2022 and 2023, for Succession; nominee, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, 2022 and 2023, for Ted Lasso; appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to drama, 2011

Training: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)