Actor profile

Kate Ashfield

28th May 1972 Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK Acting

Kate Ashfield (born 28 May 1972) is a British actress, best known for her award-winning roles as Jody in the Anglo-German film Late Night Shopping, as Sadie MacGregor in the British film This Little Life and as Liz in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead. Ashfield was born on 28 May 1972 in Birmingham England. Her interest in acting started at an early age, and she later pursued her passion by studying drama at Rose Bruford College.

51 Movies 27 TV Shows 78 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Double Blind poster

Double Blind 9th February 2024 as Helen Brady

Stockholm Bloodbath poster

Stockholm Bloodbath 19th January 2024 as Birgitta

There's Always Hope poster

There's Always Hope 3rd March 2023 as Samantha

Exit Plan poster

Exit Plan 21st November 2019 as Fake Mother

Rachel poster

Rachel 21st September 2019 as Teresa

Seat 25 poster

Seat 25 20th October 2018 as Narrator

Unspeakable poster

Unspeakable 5th November 2017 as Sally

The House Sitter poster

The House Sitter 27th December 2015 as Sara Lawrence

Counting Backwards poster

Counting Backwards 7th November 2015 as Adult Sally

Still poster

Still 8th May 2015 as Margaret

Hangman poster

Hangman 14th March 2015 as Beth

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II poster

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II 25th December 2013 as Therapist

Believe poster

Believe 4th October 2013 as Helen

Byzantium poster

Byzantium 11th April 2013 as Gabi

When the Lights Went Out poster

When the Lights Went Out 31st January 2012 as Jenny

7lives poster

7lives 18th September 2011 as Cynthia

Late Bloomers poster

Late Bloomers 13th July 2011 as Giulia

United poster

United 2nd January 2011 as Alma George

The Kid poster

The Kid 22nd April 2010 as Madeline

The Diary of Anne Frank poster

The Diary of Anne Frank 1st January 2009 as Miep Gies

War School poster

War School 1st January 2009

The Baker poster

The Baker 9th February 2007 as Rhiannon

Random Quest poster

Random Quest 26th November 2006 as Ottilie / Kate

The Trouble with Men and Women poster

The Trouble with Men and Women 9th August 2006 as Susie

Perfect Day poster

Perfect Day 11th December 2005 as Jenny

Sweetnightgoodheart poster

Sweetnightgoodheart 5th September 2005 as Juliet

The Best Man poster

The Best Man 9th July 2005 as Becka

Bottom Mindless Violence poster

Bottom Mindless Violence 22nd November 2004 as Mrs. Hardy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spivs poster

Spivs 13th May 2004 as Jenny

Shaun of the Dead poster

Shaun of the Dead 9th April 2004 as Liz

Fakers poster

Fakers 1st January 2004 as Eve Evans

Beyond Borders poster

Beyond Borders 23rd October 2003 as Kat

Collusion 9th September 2003 as Sally Waterville

Killing Hitler poster

Killing Hitler 30th March 2003 as Rachel

This Little Life poster

This Little Life 19th March 2003 as Sadie MacGregor

Flyfishing poster

Flyfishing 2nd February 2003 as Helen

Perfect 1st January 2003 as Rachel

Pollyanna poster

Pollyanna 1st January 2003 as Nancy

The Last Minute poster

The Last Minute 9th November 2002 as Janey

Pure poster

Pure 13th September 2002 as Helen

Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment 12th February 2002 as Dounia

Late Night Shopping poster

Late Night Shopping 22nd June 2001 as Jody

Please! poster

Please! 4th May 2001 as Molly

The Low Down poster

The Low Down 26th January 2001 as Ruby

Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry poster

Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry 7th December 2000 as Carol

Storm Damage poster

Storm Damage 23rd January 2000 as Kay

Guest House Paradiso poster

Guest House Paradiso 3rd December 1999 as Mrs. Hardy

The War Zone poster

The War Zone 11th June 1999 as Lucy

The Man 5th April 1999 as Kim

Princess Caraboo poster

Princess Caraboo 16th September 1994 as Ella

With Friends Like These as Samantha

Harlan Coben's Lazarus poster

Harlan Coben's Lazarus 22nd October 2025 as Detective Alison Brown

Moonflower Murders poster

Moonflower Murders 16th November 2024 as Joanne Webster

Bodies poster

Bodies 19th October 2023 as Elaine Morley

Killer at the Crime Scene poster

Killer at the Crime Scene 24th August 2021 as Self - Narrator

Life poster

Life 29th September 2020 as Rachel

His Dark Materials poster

His Dark Materials 3rd November 2019 as Atal (voice)

A Confession poster

A Confession 2nd September 2019 as Yvonne Fulcher

Sanditon poster

Sanditon 25th August 2019 as Mary Parker

Sick of It poster

Sick of It 27th September 2018 as Zoe

Secrets and Lies poster

Secrets and Lies 1st March 2015 as Vanessa Richardson

Line of Duty poster

Line of Duty 26th June 2012 as Jools Gates

Collision poster

Collision 9th November 2009 as Ann Stallwood

The Diary of Anne Frank poster

The Diary of Anne Frank 5th January 2009 as Miep Gies

The Children poster

The Children 1st September 2008 as Natasha

10 Days to War poster

10 Days to War 10th March 2008 as Veronica Purkiss

Never Better poster

Never Better 10th January 2008

Talk to Me poster

Talk to Me 10th June 2007 as Kelly

Tsunami: The Aftermath poster

Tsunami: The Aftermath 10th December 2006 as Ellen Webb

Secret Smile poster

Secret Smile 12th December 2005 as Miranda

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004 as Hilary Newell

Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment 12th February 2002 as Dounia

Do or Die poster

Do or Die 22nd April 2001 as Samantha

A Many Splintered Thing 27th June 2000

Watership Down poster

Watership Down 28th September 1999 as Primrose (voice)

Love in the 21st Century 21st July 1999 as Kate

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Helen Caxton

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Miss Wills