Vicky McClure
Biography
Vicky McClure – English actress and presenter, born 8 May 1983 in Wollaton, Nottingham, England. She made her screen debut at 15 in A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) and broke through as Lol Jenkins in This Is England (2006) by director Shane Meadows, a role she reprised in the sequel mini-series This Is England '86 (2010), This Is England '88 (2011), and This Is England '90 (2015), winning a BAFTA for Best Actress for the '86 series.
Her other notable film credits include Filth and Wisdom (2008, Madonna's directorial debut) and Hummingbird (2013) opposite Jason Statham. On television she is best known for Detective Inspector Kate Fleming in Line of Duty (2012–2021, 36 episodes), Karen White in Broadchurch (2013), Mrs. Jones in Alex Rider (2020–2024), and EXPO Lana Washington in Trigger Point (2022–present). She was awarded an MBE in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity.
Movies 23
Hummingbird
as Dawn
2013
Anna Karenina
as Girl Harvesting (uncredited)
2012
This Is England
as Lol
2007
Filth and Wisdom
as Juliette
2008
Svengali
as Shell
2013
Tough Love
as Zoe Love
2000
A Room for Romeo Brass
as Ladine Brass
2000
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde
Stolen
as DC Manda Healy
2011
An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary
as Narrator (voice)
2014
Convenience
as Levi
2015
Operator
as Gemma
2015
Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry?
as Self
2025
Mother's Day
as Susan McHugh
2018
A Plea for Grimsby
as Olivia
2015
Beverley
as Caroline
2015
Just Before Dawn
as Faye
2010
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
as Self
1984
The Nest
as Janine
2016
Macbeth: Shakespeare Lives
as Lady Macbeth
2016
The Stairwell
as Woman
2006
Hold
as (voice)
2020
Born Again
as Woman
2015TV Shows 27
Broadchurch
as Karen White
2013
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Top Gear
as Self
2002
Doctors
as Kirsty Dunns
2000
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
Line of Duty
as DC Kate Fleming
2012
Room 101
as Self
1994
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004
Alex Rider
as Mrs. Jones
2020
The Late Late Show
as Self
1962
Trigger Point
as Lana Washington
2022
Coming Up
as Kelly
2003
I Am...
as Nicola
2019
Soccer Aid
as Self
2006
This Is England '86
as Lol
2010
Insomnia
as Emma Averill
2024
True Love
as Serena
2012
Without Sin
as Stella Tomlinson
2022
The Body Farm
as Tess
2011
Five Daughters
as Stacy Nicholls
2010
This Is England '90
as Lol
2015
This Is England '88
as Lol
2011
The Secret Agent
as Winnie
2016
The Replacement
as Paula Reece
2017
Action Team
as Ruth
2018
Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen
as Presenter
2026
Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure
as Self - Presenter
2019