Natalie Walter
Born	(1979-12-24) 24 December 1979 (age 44) Woking, Surrey, England
Alma mater	Drama Centre, Royal Shakespeare Company
Occupation(s)	Actress, Writer
Years active	1996–present
Known for	Acting, writing
Notable work	Still Up
Television	I May Destroy You, Horrible Histories, Family Tree

Natalie Walter (born 24 December 1979) is a British actress and writer who is best known for her film, television and theatre roles. ^[1] During her career, Walter has worked with film and theatre directors including Peter Hall, Gregory Doran, Sam Mendes and Christopher Guest. Still Up, an eight-part comedy drama written and co-created by Walter, premiered on Apple TV+ in 2023. Her father was David Walter, the former BBC and ITN journalist.

Education

Walter studied at London's Drama Centre, and later spent three years performing and touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Still Up

Walter is the co-creator, writer and associate producer of Still Up, an eight-part comedy drama made by Various Artists Limited for Apple TV+. The series premiered in September 2023 and stars Antonia Thomas, Craig Roberts and Blake Harrison. TV critic Joel Golby, writing in The Guardian, described Still Up as "superb", "a genuine revelation ^[2]" and his "scripted TV show of the year".

Television

As an actor, Walter's TV roles include Francine in I May Destroy You, which won three awards at the 2021 Baftas, including for best mini-series. ^[3] In the same year, Walter played Fizzy in Strike. Her other notable television appearances include in The Thin Blue Line, and Harry Enfield & Chums, the Doctor Who episode " Turn Left". the Jonathan Creek special " The Judas Tree", Above Suspicion, and Family Tree. Since 2015, Walter has been a regular performer on Horrible Histories.

Walter is the co-creator and writer of the 2023 comedy Apple TV+ comedy Still Up. ^[4]

Theatre

Walter's latest theatre role is playing Sybil Chase in a production of Noel Coward's Private Lives at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, in which she stars opposite Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge. ^[5] Walter has previously worked with the director Sam Mendes at the Donmar Warehouse in a production of Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus, was a member of the Peter Hall Company's production of As You Like It and featured in the National Theatre's revival of Noises Off. ^[6] In 2008 to early 2009 she spent a year as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), with leading roles as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Maria in Love's Labour's Lost. ^[7] She also appeared in the hit stage comedy 39 Steps, which ran in the West End for a record-breaking nine years. ^[8] Walter played Heidi Schumann in Peter Nichols's play Lingua Franca which premiered in London in July 2010 before transferring to New York later in the year. ^[9]

Film

Walter's most recent film role was starring in Family Secrets opposite Eric Dane. Walter's other film credits include Woody Allen's 2010 romantic comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, The Wedding Video, I Want Candy, Lady Godiva and Remember Me?.

Radio

Walter has appeared on a number of programmes on BBC Radio 4, including Seekers, House of the Spirit Levels, Smelling of Roses, No Commitments and All My Life. In 2010 she played multiple comic characters in The Lucy Montgomery Show which was written by and starred Lucy Montgomery.

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