Imogen King

Imogen Hare Duke King (born 1996) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the second series of Clique (2018) on BBC Three, the ITV crime drama The Bay (2019–2021), the period drama Hotel Portofino (2022), and the Channel 4 crime drama Suspect (2022).

Imogen King
Born
Imogen Hare Duke King

1996 (age 26–27)
Manchester, England
Alma materGoldsmiths, University of London
Years active2013–present

Early life

King is from Manchester. She joined local youth drama companies at The Lowry and the Royal Exchange, participating in the 2013 National Theatre Connections. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2017. She enrolled in a Shakespearean programme at the Independent Centre for Actor Training in Bolton.[1][2]

Career

King made her television debut in a 2014 episode of the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors and her feature film debut the following year as a young version of Lily Cole's character in The Messenger. This was followed by guest appearances in the BBC One soap opera Casualty and anthology series Moving On, a role as Kelly in the Channel 4 television film The Watchman with Stephen Graham.

Upon graduating from university, King joined the cast of the BBC Three thriller Clique for its second series as Rayna.[3][4] She had small roles in the 2017 and 2018 war films Darkest Hour and A Private War. In 2019, King began playing Abbie Armstrong in the ITV crime drama The Bay.[5]

In 2022, King had a main role as Melissa de Vere in the BritBox period drama Hotel Portofino and played murder victim and Danny Frater's (James Nesbitt) daughter Christina in the Channel 4 crime drama Suspect.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Messenger Young Emma
2017 Darkest Hour Teenage Girl
2018 A Private War Lily Shaw
2019 Absent Chloe Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014, 2018 Doctors Finn Gunnarson / Davina "Divsie" Majors 2 episodes
2015 Casualty Rosie Bess Episode: "Dark Horses"
2016 Moving On Ruby Episode: "A Picture of Innocence"
The Watchman Kelly Television film
2018 Clique Rayna Series 2
2019–2021 The Bay Abbie Armstrong 9 episodes (series 1–2)
2022 Hotel Portofino Melissa de Vere Main role (series 1)
Suspect Christina Frater 8 episodes
TBA Love Rat Susie

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2013 I'm Spilling My Heart Out Here Jodie National Theatre Connections
2018 The Newspaper Boy Jane 53two, Manchester

References
  1. "Imogen King". Mandy. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. "Imogen King - Select London". Select Model Management. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. White, Peter (26 April 2018). "'Victoria' Star Leo Suter, 'Outlander's Stuart Harris & 'Darkest Hour's Imogen King Join Pop & BBC Drama 'Clique'". Deadline. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. "Clique". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. "Meet the Cast of The Bay". Radio Times. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. Ramachandran, Naman (20 September 2021). "James Nesbitt, Joely Richardson, Richard E. Grant to Star in Channel 4 'Forhoret' Adaptation 'Suspect'". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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