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Natalie Walter

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Natalie Walter
Born (1979-12-24) 24 December 1979 (age 44)
Woking, Surrey, England
Alma materDrama Centre, Royal Shakespeare Company
Occupation(s)Actress, Writer
Years active1996–present
Known forActing, writing
Notable workStill Up
TelevisionI 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

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

Still Up

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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

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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]

Year Programme Channel Role
2023 Still Up Apple+ Co-creator and writer
2022 Breeders Sky Louise
2021 Bloods Sky Charlotte
2020 I May Destroy You BBC / HBO Francine
2020 Strike BBC Fizzy
2015, 2017 Horrible Histories CBBC Various
2013 Family Tree HBO Ellie
2011 Above Suspicion ITV Connie Short (series 3)
2010 Jonathan Creek BBC Emily
2008 Doctor Who BBC Alice Coltrane
2005 Hampstead Heath: the Musical BBC Tree Woman
2004 Hollywood Goddesses Sky One Tallulah Bankhead
2003 Doctors BBC Esther Peters
2001 Harry Enfield & Chums BBC Various characters
2000 The Peter Principle BBC Chloe
1998 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries ITV Tanya Paine
1998–99 Babes in the Wood ITV Caralyn Monroe
1998 The Stalker's Apprentice STV Karen Scott
1997 Get Well Soon BBC Beryl
1996 The Thin Blue Line BBC Elf

Theatre

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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]

Year Play Theatre Role Director
2023 Private Lives Ambassadors Theatre Sybil Chase Christopher Luscombe
2021 Private Lives No1 Tour Sybil Chase Christopher Luscombe
2013 A Little House on the Side Theatre Royal Bath Marcelle Lindsay Posner / Cal McCrystal
2011 Smash! Menier Chocolate Factory Liz Tamara Harvey
2010 Lingua Franca Finborough / 59E59 Theatre, NYC Heidi Schumann Michael Gielata
2010 50 Ways to Leave Your Love Bush Theatre Various characters Josie Rourke
2010 The 39 Steps Criterion Theatre Various characters Maria Aitken
2009 Hayfever Chichester Festival Theatre Tallulah Nikolai Foster
2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream Royal Shakespeare Company Helena Gregory Doran
2009 Love's Labour's Lost Royal Shakespeare Company Maria Gregory Doran
2008 Whipping It Up No1 Tour Chloe Terry Johnson
2008 Twelfth Night Theatre Royal, Northampton Olivia Laurie Sansom
2007 Soap Theatre Royal, Northampton Noeleen Laurie Sansom
2007 Piano / Forte Royal Court Dawn Terry Johnson
2007 Dead Funny West Yorkshire Playhouse Karen Matthew Lloyd
2006 Flanders Mare Sound Theatre Lisa Alan Cox
2006 As You Like It Theatre Royal, Bath / US Tour Phoebe Peter Hall
2004 The Constant Wife Lyric, West End Marie-Louise Chris Luscombe
2001 Noises Off National Theatre Brooke Jeremy Sams
2001 The Recruiting Officer Chichester Festival Theatre Rose James Kerr
1996 Habeas Corpus Donmar Warehouse Felicity Sam Mendes
1999 Genghis Among the Pygmies Royal Court Various Simon Usher
1999 Ten Minutes of Human Rights Royal Court Various Ramin Grey
1998 The Brazen Age Shakespeare's Globe Various James Wallace
1998 The Bronze Age Shakespeare's Globe Various James Wallace

Film

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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?.

Year Film Director
2024 Family Secrets[10] Malik Vitthal
2020 Regarding Annabelle Gary Simpson
2020 The Last Tree on Earth Ollie Dagois
2012 The Wedding Video Nigel Cole
2012 Cockneys Vs Zombies Mattias Hoene
2011 Huge Ben Miller
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Woody Allen
2008 Lady Godiva Vicky Jewson
2007 I Want Candy Stephen Surjik
2002 Eddie Loves Mary Hannah Rothschild
2002 The Honeytrap Michael Gunther
1998 If Only Maria Rippol
1997 Remember Me? Nick Hurran

Radio

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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.

Year Programme Station Director
2015 Seekers BBC Radio 4 Victoria Lloyd
2012 Kind Hearts and Coronets - Like Father, Like Daughter BBC Radio 4 Frank Stirling
2010/11 The Lucy Montgomery Variety Pack BBC Radio 4 Katie Tyrell
2009 Smelling of Roses BBC Radio 4 Maria Esposito
2008 Chambers BBC Radio 4 Paul Schlesinger
2007 No Commitments BBC Radio 4 Maria Esposito
2003 All My Life BBC Radio 4 Steve McCrum
2002 The House of the Spirit Levels BBC Radio 4 Paul Schlesinger

References

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  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | WALTER, Natalie". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. ^ Golby, Joel (16 September 2023). "Still Up: the stars of this charming British comedy are a genuine revelation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2021: Winners and nominees in full". BBC News. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ Goldbart, Max (26 October 2022). "Antonia Thomas & Craig Roberts To Lead Apple TV+ British Insomniac Comedy Series 'Still Up' From 'I May Destroy You' Producer Various Artists". Deadline. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. ^ Wood, Alex (4 July 2023). "Private Lives with Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers to open in the West End". What's On Stage. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Natalie Walter On ... Sweet Dreams - - Interviews". Whatsonstage.com. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  7. ^ "What's On". RSC. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  8. ^ "The 39 Steps to close in West End after nine years". The Guardian. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  9. ^ Brantley, Ben (16 November 2010). "Brits Off Broadway - Peter Nichols's 'Lingua Franca' - Review - NYTimes.com". Theater.nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  10. ^ Grobar, Matt (7 December 2023). "Eric Dane, Maia Mitchell, Tyriq Withers & Thomas Doherty Board ACE Entertainment Thriller 'Family Secrets'". Deadline. Retrieved 26 April 2024.