Niky Wardley

Actress

Born: August 11, 1973 (52 years old)

Place of birth: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Biography

Niky Wardley is an English stage and screen actress. Her most notable role is schoolgirl Lauren Cooper's sidekick in the BBC's Emmy and BAFTA-nominated sketch series The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2007). She also appeared alongside Catherine Tate in the Netflix mockumentary sitcom Hard Cell (2022) and played the lead role in the BBC One sitcom In with the Flynns (2011–2012). As a voice actress, she is best known for her role as the Eighth Doctor's companion Tamsin Drew in audio dramas based on the BBC's long-running science fiction series Doctor Who.

Filmography (18)

• The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013, ★ 7.8)
• The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol (2009, ★ 7.8)
• The Catherine Tate Show (2004, ★ 6.9)
• Benidorm (2007, ★ 7.5)
• Catherine Tate's Nan (2015, ★ 7.7)
• Citizen Khan (2012, ★ 7.2)
• Peep Show (2003, ★ 8.1)
• Little Crackers (2010, ★ 6.8)
• Call the Midwife (2012, ★ 7.5)
• Queen of Oz (2023, ★ 7.2)
• How Not to Live Your Life (2008, ★ 7.6)
• Shameless (2004, ★ 7.6)
• The Affair of the Necklace (2001, ★ 5.6)
• The Nan Movie (2022, ★ 5.7)
• Hard Cell (2022, ★ 5.2)
• Still Open All Hours (2014, ★ 6)
• Boarders (2024, ★ 6.3)
• Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014, ★ 4.5)