Actor profile

Lucy Punch

30th December 1977 London, England, UK Acting

Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977) is a British actress. She has appeared in the films Ella Enchanted (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Dinner for Schmucks, (both 2010) and Into the Woods (2014). She is also known for her role as Amy in Bad Teacher (2011), Amanda in the BBC series Motherland and Esmé Squalor in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events.

51 Movies 37 TV Shows 88 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Amandaland - Christmas special poster

Amandaland - Christmas special 25th December 2025 as Amanda

Jingle Bell Heist poster

Jingle Bell Heist 25th November 2025 as Cynthia Sterling

Nuked poster

Nuked 11th July 2025 as Penelope

I'm Beginning To See the Light poster

I'm Beginning To See the Light 29th September 2024 as Sheryl

How to Date Billy Walsh poster

How to Date Billy Walsh 4th April 2024 as Lilly Arnold

Motherland: Last Christmas poster

Motherland: Last Christmas 23rd December 2022 as Amanda

Confess, Fletch poster

Confess, Fletch 16th September 2022 as Tatiana Tasserly

Book of Love poster

Book of Love 6th January 2022 as Jen Spencer

Silent Night poster

Silent Night 3rd December 2021 as Bella

With/In Volume 1 poster

With/In Volume 1 13th June 2021 as Lucy (segment "Leap")

Motherland - Christmas special poster

Motherland - Christmas special 23rd December 2020 as Amanda

How to Build a Girl poster

How to Build a Girl 24th September 2020 as Sylvia Plath

You, Me and Him poster

You, Me and Him 1st February 2018 as Olivia

The Female Brain poster

The Female Brain 17th June 2017 as Lexi

The Meddler poster

The Meddler 5th April 2016 as Emily

She's Funny That Way poster

She's Funny That Way 22nd April 2015 as Kandi

Into the Woods poster

Into the Woods 24th December 2014 as Lucinda

Cake poster

Cake 7th September 2014 as Nurse Gayle

Someone Marry Barry poster

Someone Marry Barry 7th February 2014 as Melanie Miller

The Goldfish poster

The Goldfish 12th September 2013 as The Goldfish (voice)

Cottage Country poster

Cottage Country 13th March 2013 as Masha

Stand Up Guys poster

Stand Up Guys 14th December 2012 as Wendy

Stars in Shorts poster

Stars in Shorts 28th September 2012 as Julie

The Procession poster

The Procession 28th September 2012 as Julie

Yellow poster

Yellow 8th September 2012 as Amanda

The Wedding Video poster

The Wedding Video 17th August 2012 as Saskia

The Giant Mechanical Man poster

The Giant Mechanical Man 27th April 2012 as Pauline

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy poster

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy 2nd September 2011 as Kate

Bad Teacher poster

Bad Teacher 16th May 2011 as Amy Squirrel

Elektra Luxx poster

Elektra Luxx 11th March 2011 as Dolores

Take Me Home Tonight poster

Take Me Home Tonight 4th March 2011 as Shelly

A Little Bit of Heaven poster

A Little Bit of Heaven 3rd February 2011 as Sarah Walker

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger poster

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 22nd September 2010 as Charmaine

Dinner for Schmucks poster

Dinner for Schmucks 30th July 2010 as Darla

(Untitled) poster

(Untitled) 25th October 2009 as The Clarinet

1% poster

1% 31st December 2008 as Candace

Big Breaks 31st December 2008 as Alexis

St Trinian's poster

St Trinian's 21st December 2007 as Verity Thwaites

Grindhouse poster

Grindhouse 6th April 2007 as Blonde in Don't Trailer (uncredited)

Hot Fuzz poster

Hot Fuzz 14th February 2007 as Eve Draper

Are You Ready for Love? poster

Are You Ready for Love? 9th December 2006 as Melanie

Stingray 18th March 2006 as Lucy

Festival poster

Festival 15th July 2005 as Nicky Romanowski

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers poster

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 1st October 2004 as Lead Stewardess

Being Julia poster

Being Julia 3rd September 2004 as Avice Crichton

Ella Enchanted poster

Ella Enchanted 9th April 2004 as Hattie

Come Together 2nd February 2002 as Amy

Greenfingers poster

Greenfingers 27th July 2001 as Holly

Cinderella poster

Cinderella 1st January 2000 as Regan

Ladies and Gentlemen as Alice

Leap

The Audacity poster

The Audacity 5th April 2026 as Lili Park-Hoffsteader

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters poster

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters 14th July 2025 as Self - Contestant

Amandaland poster

Amandaland 5th February 2025 as Amanda

No Good Deed poster

No Good Deed 12th December 2024 as Trish

Animal Control poster

Animal Control 16th February 2023 as Fiona Holcomb

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World poster

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World 1st February 2022 as Self - Guest Judge

The Prince poster

The Prince 29th July 2021 as Kate Middleton (voice)

Gossip Girl poster

Gossip Girl 8th July 2021 as Saskia Bates

Bloods poster

Bloods 5th May 2021 as Jo

Avenue 5 poster

Avenue 5 19th January 2020 as Dawn Djopi

What We Do in the Shadows poster

What We Do in the Shadows 27th March 2019 as Lilith

The Conners poster

The Conners 16th October 2018 as Kyle's Mom

Motherland poster

Motherland 7th November 2017 as Amanda

A Series of Unfortunate Events poster

A Series of Unfortunate Events 13th January 2017 as Esmé Squalor

Hello Ladies poster

Hello Ladies 29th September 2013 as Mother

Ben and Kate poster

Ben and Kate 25th September 2012 as BJ 'Beatrice Joan' Harrison

Playhouse Presents poster

Playhouse Presents 12th April 2012 as Venitia

New Girl poster

New Girl 20th September 2011 as Genevieve

Vexed poster

Vexed 15th August 2010 as DI Kate Bishop

Fairy Tales poster

Fairy Tales 10th January 2008 as Fenola Gay

The Omid Djalili Show poster

The Omid Djalili Show 17th November 2007 as Miss Fanny Dashett

Comedy Showcase poster

Comedy Showcase 5th October 2007 as Alice

The Sarah Silverman Program. poster

The Sarah Silverman Program. 1st February 2007 as Sally

The Class poster

The Class 18th September 2006 as Holly Ellenbogen

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3rd January 2005 as Self

Doc Martin poster

Doc Martin 2nd September 2004 as Elaine Denham

Dinotopia poster

Dinotopia 28th November 2002 as Shayna

My Family poster

My Family 19th September 2000 as Sarah

The 10th Kingdom poster

The 10th Kingdom 27th February 2000 as Sally Peep

People Like Us poster

People Like Us 20th September 1999 as Kate

Let Them Eat Cake poster

Let Them Eat Cake 9th September 1999 as Eveline

Big Bad World poster

Big Bad World 20th June 1999 as Melissa

Days Like These 12th February 1999 as Helen Foreman

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Melissa Townsend

Renford Rejects poster

Renford Rejects 23rd February 1997 as Sue White

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Janet