Angel Coulby

Angel Coulby
Born	Angel Coulby (1980-08-30) 30 August 1980 London, England
Occupation	Actress, Singer
Years active	2001–present

Angel Coulby (born 30 August 1980) is an English actress. She made her television debut in the BBC comedy 'Orrible. She is best known for portraying the character Queen Guinevere "Gwen" Pendragon in the BBC fantasy series Merlin.

Early life

Coulby was born and grew up in North London, to Guyanese parents; she moved to Edinburgh to study for a degree in acting at Queen Margaret University.

Career

She is seen in an episode of Scariest Places on Earth, not! as a student who had an encounter with a ghost. Her breakthrough came in 2001 with her role in the Johnny Vaughan vehicle 'Orrible. She was later chosen to play Gwen, a young woman who would later become Queen Guinevere, in the BBC One fantasy TV series Merlin.

In an interview, Coulby stated that she enjoys being able to play the character from Gwen the humble, lowly maidservant all the way to Queen Guinevere of Camelot. In that capacity, she starred in all the five seasons, and most of the episodes, right up to the final one.

She took the star role of the jazz singer Jessie in the BBC Two Stephen Poliakoff five-part 2013 drama serial Dancing on the Edge, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Goodman, Matthew Goode, Anthony Head and Jacqueline Bisset.^[1]

It was announced in February that Coulby would star in the British remake of The Tunnel, a Scandinavian crime drama. She will star alongside Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy. The series aired in late 2013.^[2]

Coulby has stated in interviews that she enjoys music festivals and has recently taken up sewing as a hobby, as well as designing clothes and playing guitar.

Filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Angel Coulby.

• Angel Coulby at the Internet Movie Database