Imogen King Explained

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).

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015The MessengerYoung Emma
2017Darkest HourTeenage Girl
2018A Private WarLily Shaw
2019AbsentChloeShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014, 2018DoctorsFinn Gunnarson / Davina "Divsie" Majors2 episodes
2015CasualtyRosie BessEpisode: "Dark Horses"
2016Moving OnRubyEpisode: "A Picture of Innocence"
The WatchmanKellyTelevision film
2018CliqueRaynaSeries 2
2019–2021The BayAbbie Armstrong9 episodes (series 1–2)
2022Hotel PortofinoMelissa de VereMain role (series 1)
SuspectChristina Frater8 episodes
2024Love RatSusie

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013I'm Spilling My Heart Out HereJodieNational Theatre Connections
2018The Newspaper BoyJane53two, Manchester

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Imogen King. Mandy. 4 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Imogen King - Select London. Select Model Management. 23 August 2023.
  3. 'Victoria' Star Leo Suter, 'Outlander's Stuart Harris & 'Darkest Hour's Imogen King Join Pop & BBC Drama 'Clique'. Deadline. Peter. White. 26 April 2018. 10 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Clique. BBC Media Centre. 10 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Meet the Cast of The Bay. Radio Times. 21 February 2021. 2 October 2021.
  6. Web site: James Nesbitt, Joely Richardson, Richard E. Grant to Star in Channel 4 'Forhoret' Adaptation 'Suspect'. Variety. Naman. Ramachandran. 29 September 2021. 20 September 2021.