Lucie Shorthouse
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Born | Lucy Richenda Shorthouse Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Lucy Richenda Shorthouse, known professionally as Lucie Shorthouse, is an English actress. She won a WhatsOnStage Award for her performance in Everybody's Talking About Jamie. On television, she is known for her roles in the Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts (2021–) and the BBC series Henpocalypse! (2023) and Rebus (2024).
Early life and education
[edit]Lucy Richenda Shorthouse[citation needed] was born in the Nuneaton and Bedworth area of Warwickshire and grew up in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Her family had moved to England from Kenya.[1]
Shorthouse attended the Polesworth School.[2] Growing up, she took classes at the Wendy Morton Academy of Dance in Atherstone.[3]
She went on to graduate from Selwyn College, Cambridge in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Drama. At university, she was a member of Footlights. She then trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts until 2015.[4][5]
Career
[edit]After appearing on stage in productions such as The House of In Between at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and Roller Diner at the Soho Theatre,[6] Shorthouse originated the role of Pritti Pasha in the coming-of-age musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Sheffield Crucible in 2017, a role she would reprise for its West End run at the Apollo Theatre.[7] For her performance, Shorthouse won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.[1]
Shorthouse had her first prominent television role in 2020 when she joined the main cast of the Sky One police procedural Bulletproof for its second series as Paige Pennington.[8] The following year, she began playing band manager Momtaz in the Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts.[9]
Shorthouse returned to the Sheffield Crucible in 2021 and 2022 for Talent[10] and Rock / Paper / Scissors respectively. She also appeared in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore at the Charing Cross Theatre.[citation needed]
In 2023, Shorthouse led the BBC Two comedy Henpocalypse! as Zara opposite Callie Cooke.[11][12] She also made a guest appearance in the ITVX true crime series The Long Shadow.[citation needed]
She has a leading role as DC Siobhan Clarke in the 2024 BBC Scotland series Rebus opposite Richard Rankin.[13]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015, 2018 | Doctors | Helen Cloverfield / Brittany Chambers | 2 episodes |
2017 | Line of Duty | Melanie | Episode: "In the Trap" |
2019 | Cleaning Up | Jade | 1 episode |
2020–2021 | Bulletproof | Paige Pennington | Main role (series 2–3) |
2021–present | We Are Lady Parts | Momtaz | Main role |
2021 | Echoes (short film) | Jen | Main role |
2022 | Ten Percent | Alissa Sawalha | 1 episode |
2023 | Henpocalypse! | Zara | Main role |
2023 | The Long Shadow | Cindy Thornbury | 1 episode |
2024 | Rebus | DC Siobhan Clarke | Main Role |
Stage
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | The House of In Between | Dev | Theatre Royal Stratford East |
2017 | Roller Diner | Chantal | Soho Theatre, London |
2017 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Pritti Pasha | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield / Apollo Theatre, London |
2021 | Talent | Julie | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
2022 | Rock / Paper / Scissors | Zara | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
2022 | The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore | Frances Black | Charing Cross Theatre, London |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Won | [14] |
H100 Awards | Rising Star | Won | [15] | ||
The Stage Debut Awards | Best West End Debut | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Nominated | [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lucie Shorthouse". Birmingham Living. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "New members in residence: Undergraduates". Selwyn College Calendar, 2009-2010: 23. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Students". Wendy Morton Academy of Dance. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Swain, Marianka (3 December 2017). "Interview: Lucie Shorthouse On Everybody's Talking About Jamie". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Masso, Giverny (30 January 2018). "Actor Lucie Shorthouse: 'Playing a Muslim character in a musical is a big responsibility'". The Stage. Retrieved 13 October 2023.(subscription required)
- ^ Hewis, Ben (30 June 2018). "My Top 5 Showtunes: Lucie Shorthouse". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Bloodworth, Adam (6 April 2018). "Everybody's Talking About Jamie's Lucie Shorthouse: 'I get to rock a hijab!'". Pink News. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Engelbrecht, Leandra (4 August 2020). "Bulletproof's Lucie Shorthouse on S2: Every time you think this is it, there's another loophole". News24. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Wigley, Lucy (17 May 2021). "Lucie Shorthouse as Momtaz". PopSugar. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "We chat to the leads of Talent: Lucie Shorthouse". Sheffield Theatres. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Five minutes with… Henpocalypse! stars Callie Cooke and Lucie Shorthouse". Belfast Telegraph. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Victoria (15 August 2023). "Lucie Shorthouse reveals hilarious moments filming comedy Henpocalypse". What to Watch. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Russell, Stephen A. (1 August 2024). "Richard Rankin and the twisting road to 'Rebus'". SBS Television. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (25 February 2018). "Winners of the 18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards announced: David Tennant and Olivia Colman win". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (11 September 2018). "Lucie Shorthouse and Ola Ince announced as winners of H100 Awards". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ James, Sarah (25 September 2018). "Stage Debut Awards 2018 – Winners". West End Theatre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Lucie Shorthouse at IMDb
- Lucie Shorthouse at Spotlight