Katie Brayben

Biography

Katie Brayben (born 3 September) is an English actress and musician who has performed in stage plays, television and musicals and also as a singer and songwriter with her own music. She is presently best known for her portrayal of the title role of Carole King in the London production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards. She won her second Olivier award in the same category at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards for her performance as the title role in Tammy Faye.

Known For

Doctor Who

2005•TV Series•

7.6

Casualty

1986•TV Series•

6.2

The Wheel of Time

2021•TV Series•

7.6

Luther

2010•TV Series•

7.9

Grace

2021•TV Series•

6.7

Miss Scarlet

2020•TV Series•

7.3

The Alienist

2018•TV Series•

7.5

War of the Worlds

2019•TV Series•

7.3

Filmography