| Kath Hughes | |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
| Known For: | Gein's Family Giftshop |
Kath Hughes is a Welsh actress, writer and comedian. She is known for portraying the role of Coleen in the British comedy drama series After Life and for being one quarter of the comedy sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop.
Prior to acting, Hughes worked as an assistant editor on various short films, including Shed and Trauma, as a production co-ordinator on the film The Zombie King and as a production manager for the mini-series Legends of Old.[1] Hughes is a member of the comedy sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop, alongside Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Adam Scott-Rowley and Edward Easton.[2] [3] They have created and starred in a number of short films and comedy sketches and were nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2014 and the Chortle Awards in 2015.[4] [5] [6] Hughes also provided the voiceover for a Sour Patch Kids advert.[7] In 2015, Hughes made her solo acting debut in the BBC black comedy series Inside No. 9, portraying a caller in the episode "Cold Comfort".[8] Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared as various characters in the Comedy Central series Drunk History.[9]
In 2018, Hughes portrayed Laura in an episode of the Sky Atlantic comedy Sally4Ever and Miriam in the television sitcom Zapped.[10] In 2019, Hughes appeared as a supermarket checkout assistant in the first series of the Netflix black-comedy drama After Life. Her character was later established as Coleen, who returns as a regular character in the third series as a new hire at the Tambury Gazette.[11] Hughes also made guest appearances in Years and Years, The End of the F***ing World and Tourist Trap before portraying Hetty in the online comedy series Content, a sitcom following the employees of a digital agency.[12] [13] Hughes also appeared in an episode of the Channel 4 series The Joy of Missing Out, and the short films Petrichor and Pedwar, the latter of which she co-wrote.[14] In 2022, she had a recurring role as Jennifer in the BBC One comedy The Other One and is set to appear in the Channel 4 series Everyone Else Burns later in the year.[15] [16]
| Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gein's Family Giftshop: Number 1/I Am the Law | Short film | ||
| 2015 | Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts | Kath | Episode: "Gein Family Giftshop's Christmas | |
| 2015 | Inside No. 9 | Caller | Episode: "Cold Comfort" | |
| 2016–2017 | Drunk History | Various | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | CTRL Z | Carrie | Short film | |
| 2017 | Summer Comedy Shorts | Episode: "Emma Sidi's Summer: Last Resort" | ||
| 2018 | Sally4Ever | Laura | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Zapped | Miriam | Episode: "Amulet" | |
| 2019–2022 | After Life | Coleen | Series regular | |
| 2019 | Pitching In | Mrs. Llewellyn | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Years and Years | Woman in Blue | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | The End of the F***ing World | Headmistress | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Tourist Trap | Jo | Episode: "Wellbeing" | |
| 2019 | Content | Hetty | Series regular | |
| 2019 | The Joy of Missing Out | Episode: "Lindsey and the Cats" | ||
| 2020 | Petrichor | Spain | Mini-series | |
| 2021 | Pedwar | Short film; also writer | ||
| 2022 | The Other One | Jennifer | Recurring role | |
| 2022 | Everyone Else Burns | Sid |