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Lisa McGrillis (born 3 September 1982, Cheltenham, England) is a British actress.[1]

Lisa McGrillis
Born	(1982-09-03) 3 September 1982 (age 40) Cheltenham, England
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Stuart Martin
Children	2

Early life and education

McGrillis grew up in Scotby, near Carlisle in Cumbria with her mother, a special needs teacher, and her father, an accountant. She studied performing arts at Northumbria University.[2]

Career

McGrillis had a role in The Pitmen Painters, by Lee Hall, in 2007. It transferred to London's National Theatre and then to Broadway.[3]

McGrillis was in Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe in 2011 as Margaret the maid.[4] When Eve Best, the star of the show, fell ill, director Jeremy Herrin asked McGrillis to step up to play Beatrice. She then appeared in The Pass with Russell Tovey at the Royal Court Theatre in 2014.[5][6]

After appearing in Hebburn,[7] McGrillis was the regular character DS Rachel Coles in Inspector George Gently with Martin Shaw.[8][9]

McGrillis starred opposite Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville in the BBC sitcom Mum as Kelly, the well-meaning but dim girlfriend of Manville's son, Jason.[10][11][12] In February 2019, she played Hannah Wilde in episode eight of the eighth season of Death in Paradise.[13] She later played a grass-roots Manchester politician in the third series of Channel 4 Paul Abbott police drama No Offence and, in 2020, appeared as 'Mad Kay' in BBC sitcom King Gary, written by Tom Davis[14] and as Sandra in the Channel 4 drama Deadwater Fell.[15]

On 17 January 2022, it was announced that McGrillis will star as Courtney in new BBC comedy Avoidance, alongside show creator Romesh Ranganathan and Jessica Knappett.[16][17]

Personal life

Her husband, Stuart Martin, is also an actor; they met at a Christmas party in the National Theatre bar. The couple have two children.[18] McGrillis is an ambassador for children's charity PIPA.[19]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014–2017	Inspector George Gently	Sergeant Rachel Coles	Series 6—8
2012-2013	Hebburn	Vicki Pearson	Main role
2015	Fungus the Bogeyman	Saliva	TV mini-series
2015-2018	No Offence	Caroline McCoy	Series 3
2016-2019	Mum	Kelly	Main role
2019	Death in Paradise	Hannah Wilde	Season 8, Episode 8
2020	Deadwater Fell	Sandra McKay
	Bumps	Joanne	Television film
2021	King Gary	Kay / Mad Kay	6 episodes
	Last Night in Soho	Female Detective
2022	Avoidance	Courtney	6 episodes
2022	Somewhere Boy	Sue	8 episodes

References

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