Joanna Bobin

The British actor and writer Joanna Bobin made her television debut at eight, playing Sophie in the BBC series Take Three Women. She was born in Abingdon-on-Thames and grew up in Hampshire, and later trained at the University of London and the Central School of Speech and Drama. Her early career was mostly in television comedy, with guest roles in The IT Crowd, Not Going Out, Rev and The Smoking Room. In 2007 she was cast in Secret Diary of a Call Girl as Jackie, a part she played for all three seasons. Other television work includes Mr Selfridge and Collateral. Her films include Late Bloomers (2011), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022). From 2020 she played Lady Cowper in Bridgerton, earning two Screen Actors Guild nominations. She has also worked as a writer, developing a comedy pilot with HBO.