Cast & creator
Katie Brayben
Best known for Doctor Who, Casualty, The Wheel of Time
Katie Brayben (born 3 September) is an English actress and musician who has performed in stage plays, television and musicals and also as a singer and songwriter with her own music. She is presently best known for her portrayal of the title role of Carole King in the London production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards. She won her second Olivier award in the same category at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards for her performance as the title role in Tammy Faye.
5
film credits
11
television credits
15
1986–2025 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (16)
Showing 16 of 16 credits
Doctor Who
Ellie
2005
Casualty
Lisa Fernham
1986
The Wheel of Time
Latra Posae Decume
2021
Grace
WPC Danni Brown
2021
Luther
Penny Leyton
2010
Miss Scarlet
Alice Lee
2020
The Alienist
Edith Roosevelt
2018
War of the Worlds
Charlotte
2019
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Vivian Ledger
2023
The Hack
Lindsey Wright
2025
Cell 8
Hanna Klein
2022
King Charles III
Diana
2017
A Serial Killer's Guide to Life
Louise Farnt
2020A Serial Killer's Guide to Life
Associate Producer
2020
This Way Out
Maude
2013