Haydn Gwynne
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).
Born: March 21, 1957
Place of Birth: Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK
Known For
Merseybeat
Merseybeat follows the fortunes of Newton Park police force, as the officers struggle to balance their demanding work and home lives.
Sherlock
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
National Theatre Live: The Audience
For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private.
Rome
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
The Crown
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in London’s West End for a thrilling, joyously staged production. He had specially devised it to celebrate Sondheim’s extraordinary talents as a composer and lyricist. Featuring an all-star cast including Michael Ball, Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Petula Clark, Anna-Jane Casey, Rosalie Craig, Janie Dee, Judi Dench, Daniel Evans, Maria Friedman, Haydn Gwynne, Bonnie Langford, Damian Lewis and Julia McKenzie.
A Very Peculiar Practice
A young and idealistic Doctor Stephen Daker arrives at Lowlands University to work at the Health Centre, but has to cope with an eccentric set of colleagues.
Lewis
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Filmography
as Congresswoman
as Ann
as Lady Deborah de Canterville
as Matron
as Volumnia
as Clothilde
as Lady Susan Hussey
as Celia Peachum
as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
as Jane McFarlane
as Narrator (Voice)
as Margaret Thatcher
as Jane Austen
as Professor Jane Milton
as George Tait
as Charlotte Doran
as Miss Valentine
as Child Welfare Officer
as Miss Wenceslas
as Mary Cohen
as Sandra Walters
as Calpurnia
as Sara Hamlyn
as Narrator
as Emma Faraday
as Narrator
as Victoria Barking
as Jennifer Carter
as Maggie Viviani
as Jamie's wife
as Portia
as Mary Armstrong QC
as Dr. Joanna Graham
as Judith
as Alex Pates
as Dr. B.B. Miller
as Alex Pates
as Dr. Robyn Penrose
as Coco Courtenay
as Miss Battersby
as Mme. Chauchat
as Bridget Bartholomew
as Donizetti
as Ticket Girl
as Cosima
as Shirley Benedict