Actor profile

Nicola Walker

15th May 1970 Stepney, East London, England, UK Acting

Nicola Walker (born 15 May 1970) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama Spooks from 2003 to 2011. She has also worked in theatre, radio and film.

16 Movies 40 TV Shows 56 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Artemis: To the Moon and Back poster

Artemis: To the Moon and Back 14th April 2026 as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Gold: The Inside Story poster

The Gold: The Inside Story 20th March 2023 as Self - Narrator (voice)

National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green poster

National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green 12th April 2022 as Miss Moffat

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding poster

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding 15th March 2019 as Frightful Folk Duo

The Circuit poster

The Circuit 25th August 2016 as Marty

National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge poster

National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge 26th March 2015 as Beatrice

Second Coming poster

Second Coming 2nd September 2014 as Counsellor

National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time poster

National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 6th September 2012 as Judy

The Turn of the Screw poster

The Turn of the Screw 30th December 2009 as Carla

Shooting Dogs poster

Shooting Dogs 8th March 2006 as Rachel

Thunderbirds poster

Thunderbirds 23rd July 2004 as Panhead's Mother

The Blue Summer 18th November 2000

Shiner poster

Shiner 22nd September 2000 as Det. Sgt. Garland

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders poster

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders 13th October 1996 as Lucy Diver

Milner poster

Milner 19th December 1994 as Colette Brustein

Four Weddings and a Funeral poster

Four Weddings and a Funeral 9th March 1994 as Frightful Folk Duo - Wedding One

Alice and Steve poster

Alice and Steve 8th June 2026 as Alice

Forensics: Murder Case poster

Forensics: Murder Case 21st July 2025 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Forensics: Murder Scene poster

Forensics: Murder Scene 12th August 2024 as Narrator

The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute poster

The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute 6th March 2024 as Narrator

Mary & George poster

Mary & George 5th March 2024 as Lady Hatton

Cold Case Forensics poster

Cold Case Forensics 2nd February 2023 as Self - Narrator

Marriage poster

Marriage 14th August 2022 as Emma

No Place Like Home poster

No Place Like Home 3rd May 2022 as Narrator

Annika poster

Annika 17th August 2021 as DI Annika Strandhed

The Split poster

The Split 24th April 2018 as Hannah Sterne

Collateral poster

Collateral 12th February 2018 as Jane Oliver

River poster

River 13th October 2015 as Jackie 'Stevie' Stevenson

Unforgotten poster

Unforgotten 8th October 2015 as DCI Cassie Stuart

Babylon poster

Babylon 13th November 2014 as Assistant Commissioner Sharon Franklin

Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9 5th February 2014 as Harriet

Heading Out poster

Heading Out 26th February 2013 as Justine

Last Tango in Halifax poster

Last Tango in Halifax 20th November 2012 as Gillian

A Mother's Son poster

A Mother's Son 3rd September 2012 as DC Sue Upton

Inside Men poster

Inside Men 2nd February 2012 as Kirsty Coniston

Prisoners' Wives poster

Prisoners' Wives 31st January 2012 as DCI Jo Fontaine

Scott & Bailey poster

Scott & Bailey 29th May 2011 as Helen Bartlett

Luther poster

Luther 4th May 2010 as Linda Shand

Law & Order: UK poster

Law & Order: UK 23rd February 2009

Being Human poster

Being Human 25th January 2009 as Wendy

Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist 18th December 2007 as Old Sally

Torn poster

Torn 19th September 2007 as Joanna Taylor

Broken News poster

Broken News 31st October 2005 as Katie Willard

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004 as Helen Hadley

Red Cap poster

Red Cap 7th January 2003

Spooks poster

Spooks 13th May 2002 as Ruth Evershed

People Like Us poster

People Like Us 20th September 1999 as Helen Meredith

The Last Train poster

The Last Train 7th April 1999 as Harriet Ambrose

A Dance to the Music of Time poster

A Dance to the Music of Time 9th October 1997 as Gypsy Jones

Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek 9th May 1997 as WPC Fay Radnor

Touching Evil poster

Touching Evil 29th April 1997 as DI Susan Taylor

Chalk poster

Chalk 20th February 1997 as Suzy Travis

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders poster

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders 1st December 1996 as Lucy Diver

Faith poster

Faith 7th September 1994 as Sally Grace

Pie in the Sky poster

Pie in the Sky 13th March 1994 as Carol

Horizon poster

Horizon 4th February 1964 as Narrator