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Nicola Walker

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Nicola Jane Walker (born 15 May 1970) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama Spooks (2003–2006 and 2009–2011), DCI Cassie Stuart in Unforgotten (2015–2021) and Hannah Stern in The Split (2018–2024). She has also worked in theatre, radio and film. She won the 2013 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for the BBC drama Last Tango in Halifax. Her voice roles include Doctor Who companion Liv Chenka in various Big Finish audio plays (2011–present) and Eleanor Peck in The Lovecraft Investigations (2019–2023). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicola Walker is the 10,110th most popular actor (down from 9,718th in 2024), the 6,625th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,334th in 2019) and the 1,106th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nicola Walker ranks 10,110 out of 13,578. Before her are Dean McDermott, Ian Anthony Dale, John Boyega, Jang Hee-jin, Boris McGiver, and Daniel Benzali. After her are Janina Gavankar, Amanda Collin, Won Jin-ah, Arjun Rampal, Jeremy Ratchford, and Stepin Fetchit.

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Among people born in 1970, Nicola Walker ranks 679. Before her are Antonis Remos, Koji Noguchi, Giuseppe Guerini, Thierry Neuvic, František Jež, and Nikolaj Pešalov. After her are Masaaki Sawanobori, Paco Soler, Pascale Arbillot, Jordi Gené, Sergei Furgal, and Angelica Agurbash.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicola Walker ranks 6,627 out of 8,785. Before her are Eric Morecambe (1926), Tamzin Merchant (1987), Rob Knox (1989), Marcus du Sautoy (1965), John Boyega (1992), and Adam le Fondre (1986). After her are Reg Harris (1920), Matty James (1991), Toby Regbo (1991), Jessie Mei Li (1995), Jazz Richards (1991), and Eric Fellner (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Nicola Walker ranks 1,106. Before her are Sam Hazeldine (1972), Virginia Field (1917), Eric Morecambe (1926), Tamzin Merchant (1987), Rob Knox (1989), and John Boyega (1992). After her are Toby Regbo (1991), Jessie Mei Li (1995), Jack O'Connell (1990), Robert Lindsay (1949), Ruth Gemmell (1967), and Kristian Nairn (1975).

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