Hannah Waddingham
Hannah Waddingham

Hannah Waddingham

Born: July 28, 1974 (51 years)
Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Hannah Waddingham (born 28 July 1974) is an English actress, singer and television presenter. She is known for playing businesswoman Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso (2020–2023), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021 and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in both 2021 and 2022. She has also appeared in several West End shows, including Spamalot, the 2010 Regent's Park revival of Into the Woods and The Wizard of Oz as the Wicked Witch of the West. She has received three Olivier Award nominations for her work. Waddingham's film work includes the film adaptation of Les Misérables (2012), the psychological thriller Winter Ridge (2018) and the action comedy The Fall Guy (2024). Other notable television roles include playing Tonya Dyke in Benidorm (2014), Septa Unella in the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones(2015–2016), Jax-Ur in Krypton (2018–2019) and Sofia Marchetti in Sex Education (2019–2023). In 2023, she co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. Beginning in 2023, Waddingham began to expand into voice acting, portraying the snarky goddess Deliria in the animated series Krapopolis (2023-present) and earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance nomination and Jinx in The Garfield Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Hannah Waddingham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows as Actor (38)
Ride or Die

Ride or Die

as Judith Burton

Jul 15, 2026

Saturday Night Live UK

Saturday Night Live UK

as Self - Host

Mar 21, 2026

Krapopolis

Krapopolis

as Deliria (voice)

Sep 24, 2023

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

as Lady Bellaston

Apr 30, 2023

Willow

Willow

as Hubert

Nov 30, 2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Sep 12, 2022

Sherri

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Sep 12, 2022

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Panellist

Sep 21, 2021

Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso

as Rebecca Welton

Aug 14, 2020

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

as Self - Guest Judge

Oct 3, 2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Sep 9, 2019

The Ranganation

The Ranganation

as Self

May 19, 2019

Sex Education

Sex Education

as Sofia Marchetti

Jan 11, 2019

Krypton

Krypton

as Jax-Ur

Mar 21, 2018

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Sep 8, 2015

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

as Blonde Assassin

Jul 26, 2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Mar 23, 2015

12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys

as Magdalena

Jan 16, 2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Feb 25, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Feb 17, 2014

The Last Leg

The Last Leg

as Self

Jan 25, 2013

Bad Education

Bad Education

as Loretta

Aug 14, 2012

The Voice UK

The Voice UK

as Herself - Guest Mentor

Mar 24, 2012

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as Septa Unella

Apr 17, 2011

A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

as Themselves - Guest

Mar 11, 2010

Benidorm

Benidorm

as Tonya

Feb 1, 2007

M.I. High

M.I. High

as Allanah Sucrose

Jan 8, 2007

Not Going Out

Not Going Out

as Jane

Oct 6, 2006

The One Show

The One Show

as Self

Aug 14, 2006

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Lola Brewster

Dec 12, 2004

QI

QI

as Self

Sep 11, 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Jan 26, 2003

Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives

as Jools

Jan 8, 2002

Coupling

Coupling

as Jenny Turbot

May 12, 2000

My Hero

My Hero

as Miranda, Lula

Feb 4, 2000

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as Mimi Dagmar

Mar 23, 1997

Olivier Awards

Olivier Awards

as Self - Host

Jan 1, 1981

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

as Self - Host

May 24, 1956