Tracy Wiles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tracy Wiles
Born1970 (age 53–54)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Websitehttps://www.tracywiles.com/

Tracy Wiles (born c. 1970)[1] is an English actress, who has worked on radio, stage and TV, and in film. She has appeared in McCallum (1997), Sea of Souls (2004), Doctors (2005-2023), The Line of Beauty (2006), Britz (2007), Holby City (2007–2017), Ashes to Ashes (2008), EastEnders (2011), Le Donne (2015), Manhunt, Shetland and Top Boy (all 2019), and The Catch in 2023.

Biography[edit]

Wiles was born in Lincolnshire but raised on the Island of Islay.[1] She graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 1995.[1][2] Film appearances include Samaria Intrigo, Wild Rose, Bronson, Swinging with the Finkels and the short film Awakening, which won Best Drama at the New York Short Film Festival 2015.

Her television work includes Shetland, Top Boy, Manhunt, Outnumbered, Law & Order, Siblings, EastEnders, Holby City, Ashes to Ashes and Britz. She has won the Carleton Hobbs BBC Radio Drama Award,[1][2] the James Bridie Gold Medal,[2] and the Hyacinth Havergal Prize.[2] She works extensively in radio, acting in over 300 plays and comedies to date. In 1998, she started a company called Tryarz, which focused on new plays.[2] In 2019, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Judge Siobhan Higgins.

In 2023, Wiles appeared in two episodes of the Channel 5 series The Catch.[3]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Soapdodgers Karen Short film
2008 Bronson Jewelry Shop Assistant #1
2011 Knock Off Mrs. Blackburn Short film
Swinging with the Finkels Bondage Women
2014 Autumn Leaves Jean Short film
2015 House of Locks Katie
Awakening Saint Margaret
2016 Waiting for the Boatman Marchesa di Colonna
2017 Black Mountains Isabelle Noble Short film
A Cold Day in June Kate
2018 The Feast Milly (voice)
Wild Rose Train Passenger
2019 Meat Is Murder Julie Short film
2023 The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Mrs. O'Callaghan Post-production

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 McCallum Junior Doctor Episode: "Sacrifice"
1997, 2005 The Bill Angela, Ruth Knowles 2 episodes
2003 Promoted to Glory Mike's Mother Television film
2004 Sea of Souls Secretary 2 episodes
2005 All About George Registrar 1 episode
2005–2023 Doctors Rachel Hancock, Judge Siobhan Higgins, Pat Craven, Megan Judd, Tanya Veysey, Veronica Little, Frances Crimp[4] 8 episodes
2006 The Line of Beauty Pressmen Episode: "The End of the Street"
2007 Britz Jan Hill Television film
2007–2017 Holby City Julie Jeffries, Vicki Maitlis, Sally Sevenoaks 3 episodes
2008 Ashes to Ashes Street Girl #2 1 episode
2009 Law & Order: UK Jenny Lee Episode: "Unloved"
2010 Outnumbered Mattie Episode: "The Restaurant"
2011 EastEnders Catherine Kane 3 episodes
2015 Le Donne Rita Florio TV-Mini series
5 episodes
2019 Manhunt Monica 2 episodes
Shetland Carla Hayes 2 episodes
Top Boy Amma's Supervisor Episode: "Building Bridges"
2023 The Catch DI Jennie Nott 2 episodes
2023 Good Omens Elevator Voice 2 episodes

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Chicken Run Ginger, Bunty [5]
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I Announcers, Witch [5]
2014 Divinity: Original Sin Additional voices
2017 Divinity: Original Sin II
2018 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Unlucky Ancret
2023 Diablo IV Additional voices [5]
2023 Baldur's Gate 3 Jaheira [5]

Radio[edit]

Year Title Writer Role Notes
1995 Super Lily and the City of Strangers Mette Bolstad Lily Stray Radio 4[6]
1996 Gracie Eric Pringle Gracie Fields Saturday Playhouse, Radio 4[1][2][7]
1996 His Masterpiece Emile Zola Classic Serial, Radio 4[8]
1997 The Tin Drum Gunter Grass Maria [9]
1997 Body Politic Mark Riblin Thursday Afternoon Play, Radio 4[10]
1998 My Gaiety Girls Radio 4[11]
1999 Fifty-Four Per Cent Acrylic David Harrower The Friday Play, Radio 4[12]
2015–2022 Unit: The New Series Jacqui McGee Produced by Big Finish Productions as a spin-off of Doctor Who

Stage[edit]

Year Title Author Theatre Role Director
1996 The Trick is to Keep Breathing Michael Boyd (script)
Janice Galloway (novel)
Royal Court Theatre, London Joy Stone, 3rd persona Michael Boyd[1][13]
1997 Captain of the Birds Edward Carey The Young Vic, London Rose Louise Stafford Charles[2][14]
1997 Crazy Horse Parv Bancil Battersea Arts Centre, London English girl Vicky Featherstone[15]
1998 Merrily We Roll Along Stephen Sondheim & George Furth Prince Theatre, London Mary Flynn Nick Bligh[16]
1999 Hansel and Gretel Octagon Theatre, Bolton Banshee, the Wicked Stepmother,
and La Stregamama
Mark Babych[17]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2024 British Academy Games Awards Performer in a Supporting Role Baldur's Gate 3 Shortlisted [18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Dawson, Adrian (13 June 1996). "Busy start for our Tracy". The Stage (6009): 10. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Mercer, Alison (26 March 1998). "Ready for launch". The Stage (6102): 10. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ^ "The Catch: Release date, cast and news for Channel 5 drama". radiotimes.com. 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "The Sinister Hand". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Tracy Wiles - 2 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  6. ^ "Radio". The Guardian. London, England. 5 October 1995. p. 19. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Saturday Radio". The Guardian (The Guide). London, England. 27 April 1996. p. 97. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Sunday Radio". The Guardian (The Guide). London, England. 10 February 1996. p. 91. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Radio". The Sydney Morning Herald (The Guide). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 10 February 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Thursday Radio". The Guardian (The Guide). London, England. 3 May 1997. p. 111. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Radio". The Guardian. London, England. 28 December 1998. p. 27. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Radio". The Guardian. London, England. 8 October 1999. p. 17. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  13. ^ Coveney, Michael (16 June 1996). "A sure finger on the pulses". The Observer (Review). London, England. p. 11. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  14. ^ Dawson, Adrian (1 May 1997). "Theatre Review - Captain of the Birds". The Stage (6055): 12. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  15. ^ Thaxter, John (20 November 1997). "Theatre Reviews: Crazyhorse". The Stage (6084): 12. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  16. ^ Martland, Lisa (18 June 1998). "Theatre Reviews: Merrily We Roll Along". The Stage (6114): 12. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  17. ^ Anglesey, Natalie (23 December 1999). "Christmas Reviews - Giggles make for a happy gaggle". The Stage (6193): 22. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  18. ^ "20th BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". BAFTA. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

External links[edit]