Acting
Haydn Gwynne
Born 1957-03-21
Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Haydn Gwynne (March 21, 1957 – October 20, 2023) was an English actress. She was nominated for the 1992 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for the comedy series Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1991), and won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical. She was also a four-time Olivier Award nominee. Her other television roles included Peak Practice (1999–2000), Merseybeat (2001–2002), and playing Camilla in The Windsors (2016–2023).
Known For
Prominent works featuring Haydn Gwynne
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Beauty and the Beast
2017
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Sherlock
2010
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Mickey 17
2025
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The Crown
2016
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Rome
2005
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Midsomer Murders
1997
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
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Death in Paradise
2011
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Father Brown
2013
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Ripper Street
2012
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (60 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mickey 17 | Congresswoman | Movie | 2025 |
| Mickey 17 | In Memory Of | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Suspect | Ann | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Midnight Gang | Matron | Movie | 2018 |
 | RSC Live: Coriolanus | Volumnia | Movie | 2017 |
 | Beauty and the Beast | Clothilde | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Crown | Lady Susan Hussey | TV Series | 2016 |
 | National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera | Celia Peachum | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Windsors | Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The C-Word | Jane McFarlane | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Silent War | Narrator (Voice) | TV Series | 2013 |
 | National Theatre Live: The Audience | Margaret Thatcher | Movie | 2013 |
 | Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball | Jane Austen | Movie | 2013 |
 | Father Brown | Professor Jane Milton | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | Ripper Street | George Tait | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Hunky Dory | Miss Valentine | Movie | 2011 |
 | Death in Paradise | Charlotte Doran | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Hollow | Child Welfare Officer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Sherlock | Miss Wenceslas | TV Series | 2010 |
| Player | Marion | Movie | 2008 | |
| Lullaby | Mother | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Consenting Adults | Mary Cohen | Movie | 2007 |
 | Lewis | Sandra Walters | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Rome | Calpurnia | TV Series | 2005 |
 | New Tricks | Sara Hamlyn | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Absolute Power | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Myra: The Making of a Monster | Narrator | Movie | 2003 |
 | Comedy Connections | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Secret | Emma Faraday | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Secret | Emma Faraday | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Merseybeat | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Human, All Too Human | Narrator | Movie | 1999 |
| Verdict | Lynn Durban | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Hospital! | Victoria Barking | Movie | 1997 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Jennifer Carter | TV Series | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Maggie Viviani | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Remember Me? | Jamie's wife | Movie | 1997 |
 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Dr McKenzie Mansfield | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | Movie | 1996 |
 | Modern Times | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Dangerfield | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Kavanagh Q.C. | Mary Armstrong QC | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Peak Practice | Dr. Joanna Graham | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The Pleasure Principle | Judith | Movie | 1992 |
 | Amnesty International's Big 30 | Alex Pates | Movie | 1991 |
 | Time Riders | Dr. B.B. Miller | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Drop the Dead Donkey | Alex Pates | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Nice Work | Dr. Robyn Penrose | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Coco Courtenay | TV Series | 1989 |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Miss Battersby | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Teams from Hell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Mme. Chauchat | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Dispatches | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Call Me Mister | Bridget Bartholomew | TV Series | 1986 |
 | A Very Peculiar Practice | Donizetti | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Car Trouble | Ticket Girl | Movie | 1986 |
 | Lovejoy | Cosima | TV Series | 1986 |
 | What Mad Pursuit | Shirley Benedict | Movie | 1985 |