Actor profile

Cush Jumbo

23rd September 1985 London, England, UK Acting

Cush Jumbo is an English actress and writer known for her one-woman theatre show "Josephine and I", which she wrote and starred in. Upon attending one of her performances, the creators of the CBS show "The Good Wife" offered her a supporting role in it during its last season, expanding her role in the spin-off "The Good Fight".

10 Movies 20 TV Shows 30 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Macbeth poster

Macbeth 5th February 2025 as Lady Macbeth

Balestra poster

Balestra 9th August 2024 as Joanna Bathory

Girl in the Video poster

Girl in the Video 13th January 2024 as Mo

Derren Brown: Showman poster

Derren Brown: Showman 23rd April 2023 as Self

The Postcard Killings poster

The Postcard Killings 13th March 2020 as Dessie Lombard

City of Tiny Lights poster

City of Tiny Lights 12th September 2016 as Melody

Remainder poster

Remainder 8th October 2015 as Catherine

National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer poster

National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer 29th March 2012 as Miss Neville

The Inbetweeners Movie poster

The Inbetweeners Movie 19th August 2011 as Check-In Woman

The Young People poster

The Young People

TFI Unplugged poster

TFI Unplugged 17th April 2026 as Self

The Claudia Winkleman Show poster

The Claudia Winkleman Show 13th March 2026 as Self

Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions poster

Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions 10th February 2026 as Herself

Balestra poster

Balestra 16th September 2024 as Joanna Bathory

Rob Beckett's Smart TV poster

Rob Beckett's Smart TV 29th February 2024 as Self - Guest

Criminal Record poster

Criminal Record 10th January 2024 as DS June Lenker

Stay Close poster

Stay Close 31st December 2021 as Megan Pierce

The Beast Must Die poster

The Beast Must Die 27th May 2021 as Frances Cairnes

Trying poster

Trying 1st May 2020 as Jane

Deadwater Fell poster

Deadwater Fell 10th January 2020 as Jess Milner

RuPaul's Drag Race UK poster

RuPaul's Drag Race UK 3rd October 2019 as Self - Special Guest

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017 as Lucca Quinn

The Jonathan Ross Show poster

The Jonathan Ross Show 3rd September 2011 as Self

Vera poster

Vera 1st May 2011 as DC Bethany Whelan

Lip Service poster

Lip Service 12th October 2010 as Becky Love

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as Lucca Quinn

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

Torchwood poster

Torchwood 22nd October 2006 as Lois Habiba