Birth Name: | Imogen Hare Duke King |
Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
Alma Mater: | Goldsmiths, University of London |
Years Active: | 2013–present |
Imogen Hare Duke King (born 1996) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the second series of Clique (2018) on BBC Three, the ITV crime drama The Bay (2019–2021), the period drama Hotel Portofino (2022), and the Channel 4 crime drama Suspect (2022).
King is from Manchester. She joined local youth drama companies at The Lowry and the Royal Exchange, participating in the 2013 National Theatre Connections. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2017. She enrolled in a Shakespearean programme at the Independent Centre for Actor Training in Bolton.[1] [2]
King made her television debut in a 2014 episode of the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors and her feature film debut the following year as a young version of Lily Cole's character in The Messenger. This was followed by guest appearances in the BBC One soap opera Casualty and anthology series Moving On, a role as Kelly in the Channel 4 television film The Watchman with Stephen Graham.
Upon graduating from university, King joined the cast of the BBC Three thriller Clique for its second series as Rayna.[3] [4] She had small roles in the 2017 and 2018 war films Darkest Hour and A Private War. In 2019, King began playing Abbie Armstrong in the ITV crime drama The Bay.[5]
In 2022, King had a main role as Melissa de Vere in the BritBox period drama Hotel Portofino and played murder victim and Danny Frater's (James Nesbitt) daughter Christina in the Channel 4 crime drama Suspect.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | The Messenger | Young Emma | |
2017 | Darkest Hour | Teenage Girl | |
2018 | A Private War | Lily Shaw | |
2019 | Absent | Chloe | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014, 2018 | Doctors | Finn Gunnarson / Davina "Divsie" Majors | 2 episodes |
2015 | Casualty | Rosie Bess | Episode: "Dark Horses" |
2016 | Moving On | Ruby | Episode: "A Picture of Innocence" |
The Watchman | Kelly | Television film | |
2018 | Clique | Rayna | Series 2 |
2019–2021 | The Bay | Abbie Armstrong | 9 episodes (series 1–2) |
2022 | Hotel Portofino | Melissa de Vere | Main role (series 1) |
Suspect | Christina Frater | 8 episodes | |
2024 | Love Rat | Susie | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | I'm Spilling My Heart Out Here | Jodie | National Theatre Connections |
2018 | The Newspaper Boy | Jane | 53two, Manchester |