Natalie Walter | |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1979 |
Birth Place: | Woking, Surrey, England |
Alma Mater: | Drama Centre, Royal Shakespeare Company |
Occupation: | Actress, Writer |
Yearsactive: | 1996–present |
Known For: | Acting, writing |
Notable Works: | Still Up |
Television: | I May Destroy You, Horrible Histories, Family Tree |
Natalie Walter (born 24 December 1979) is a British actress and writer who is best known for her film, television and theatre roles.[1] During her career, Walter has worked with film and theatre directors including Peter Hall, Gregory Doran, Sam Mendes and Christopher Guest. Still Up, an eight-part comedy drama written and co-created by Walter, premiered on Apple TV+ in 2023. Her father was David Walter, the former BBC and ITN journalist.
Walter studied at London's Drama Centre, and later spent three years performing and touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Walter is the co-creator, writer and associate producer of Still Up, an eight-part comedy drama made by Various Artists Limited for Apple TV+. The series premiered in September 2023 and stars Antonia Thomas, Craig Roberts and Blake Harrison. TV critic Joel Golby, writing in The Guardian, described Still Up as "superb", "a genuine revelation[2] " and his "scripted TV show of the year".
As an actor, Walter's TV roles include Francine in I May Destroy You, which won three awards at the 2021 Baftas, including for best mini-series.[3] In the same year, Walter played Fizzy in Strike. Her other notable television appearances include in The Thin Blue Line, and Harry Enfield & Chums, the Doctor Who episode "Turn Left". the Jonathan Creek special "The Judas Tree", Above Suspicion, and Family Tree. Since 2015, Walter has been a regular performer on Horrible Histories.
Walter is the co-creator and writer of the 2023 comedy Apple TV+ comedy Still Up.[4]
Year | Programme | Channel | Role | |
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2023 | Still Up | Apple+ | Co-creator and writer | |
2022 | Breeders | Sky | Louise | |
2021 | Bloods | Sky | Charlotte | |
2020 | I May Destroy You | BBC / HBO | Francine | |
2020 | Strike | Fizzy | ||
2015, 2017 | Horrible Histories | Various | ||
2013 | Family Tree | Ellie | ||
2011 | Above Suspicion | Connie Short (series 3) | ||
2010 | Jonathan Creek | Emily | ||
2008 | Doctor Who | Alice Coltrane | ||
2005 | Hampstead Heath: the Musical | Tree Woman | ||
2004 | Hollywood Goddesses | Tallulah Bankhead | ||
2003 | Doctors | Esther Peters | ||
2001 | Harry Enfield & Chums | Various characters | ||
2000 | The Peter Principle | Chloe | ||
1998 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Tanya Paine | ||
1998–99 | Babes in the Wood | Caralyn Monroe | ||
1998 | The Stalker's Apprentice | Karen Scott | ||
1997 | Get Well Soon | Beryl | ||
1996 | The Thin Blue Line | Elf |
Walter's latest theatre role is playing Sybil Chase in a production of Noel Coward's Private Lives at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, in which she stars opposite Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge.[5] Walter has previously worked with the director Sam Mendes at the Donmar Warehouse in a production of Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus, was a member of the Peter Hall Company's production of As You Like It and featured in the National Theatre's revival of Noises Off.[6] In 2008 to early 2009 she spent a year as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), with leading roles as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Maria in Love's Labour's Lost.[7] She also appeared in the hit stage comedy 39 Steps, which ran in the West End for a record-breaking nine years.[8] Walter played Heidi Schumann in Peter Nichols's play Lingua Franca which premiered in London in July 2010 before transferring to New York later in the year.[9]
Year | Play | Theatre | Role | Director | |
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2023 | Private Lives | Ambassadors Theatre | Sybil Chase | Christopher Luscombe | |
2021 | Private Lives | No1 Tour | Sybil Chase | Christopher Luscombe | |
2013 | A Little House on the Side | Marcelle | Lindsay Posner / Cal McCrystal | ||
2011 | Smash! | Liz | Tamara Harvey | ||
2010 | Lingua Franca | Finborough / 59E59 Theatre, NYC | Heidi Schumann | Michael Gielata | |
2010 | 50 Ways to Leave Your Love | Various characters | Josie Rourke | ||
2010 | Various characters | Maria Aitken | |||
2009 | Tallulah | Nikolai Foster | |||
2009 | Helena | Gregory Doran | |||
2009 | Maria | Gregory Doran | |||
2008 | Whipping It Up | No1 Tour | Chloe | Terry Johnson | |
2008 | Theatre Royal, Northampton | Olivia | Laurie Sansom | ||
2007 | Soap | Theatre Royal, Northampton | Noeleen | Laurie Sansom | |
2007 | Piano / Forte | Dawn | Terry Johnson | ||
2007 | Dead Funny | Karen | Matthew Lloyd | ||
2006 | Flanders Mare | Sound Theatre | Lisa | Alan Cox | |
2006 | Theatre Royal, Bath / US Tour | Phoebe | Peter Hall | ||
2004 | Lyric, West End | Marie-Louise | Chris Luscombe | ||
2001 | Brooke | Jeremy Sams | |||
2001 | Rose | James Kerr | |||
1996 | Felicity | Sam Mendes | |||
1999 | Genghis Among the Pygmies | Various | Simon Usher | ||
1999 | Ten Minutes of Human Rights | Various | Ramin Grey | ||
1998 | The Brazen Age | Various | James Wallace | ||
1998 | The Bronze Age | Various | James Wallace |
Walter's most recent film role was starring in Family Secrets opposite Eric Dane. Walter's other film credits include Woody Allen's 2010 romantic comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, The Wedding Video, I Want Candy, Lady Godiva and Remember Me?.
Year | Film | Director | |
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2024 | Family Secrets[10] | Malik Vitthal | |
2020 | Regarding Annabelle | Gary Simpson | |
2020 | The Last Tree on Earth | Ollie Dagois | |
2012 | Nigel Cole | ||
2012 | Mattias Hoene | ||
2011 | Ben Miller | ||
2010 | Woody Allen | ||
2008 | Vicky Jewson | ||
2007 | Stephen Surjik | ||
2002 | Eddie Loves Mary | Hannah Rothschild | |
2002 | Michael Gunther | ||
1998 | If Only | Maria Rippol | |
1997 | Remember Me? | Nick Hurran |
Walter has appeared on a number of programmes on BBC Radio 4, including Seekers, House of the Spirit Levels, Smelling of Roses, No Commitments and All My Life. In 2010 she played multiple comic characters in The Lucy Montgomery Show which was written by and starred Lucy Montgomery.
Year | Programme | Station | Director | |
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2015 | Seekers | BBC Radio 4 | Victoria Lloyd | |
2012 | Kind Hearts and Coronets - Like Father, Like Daughter | Frank Stirling | ||
2010/11 | The Lucy Montgomery Variety Pack | Katie Tyrell | ||
2009 | Smelling of Roses | Maria Esposito | ||
2008 | Chambers | Paul Schlesinger | ||
2007 | No Commitments | Maria Esposito | ||
2003 | All My Life | Steve McCrum | ||
2002 | Paul Schlesinger |