# Perdita Weeks

Perdita Rose Weeks (born 25 December 1985) is a British actress who played Juliet Higgins in the CBS/NBC reboot series Magnum P.I.

## Life and education

Weeks was born in South Glamorgan, to Robin and Susan (née Wade) Weeks, was educated at Roedean School in East Sussex, and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London. She is the younger sister of Honeysuckle Weeks and the older sister of Rollo Weeks, both actors.

## Acting career

Weeks portrayed Mary Boleyn in the Showtime historical drama The Tudors (2007–08). In 2008 she appeared as Lydia Bennet in the ITV series Lost in Austen. She played a murdering teen in the "Death and Dreams" episode of Midsomer Murders in 2003.
Weeks has worked on productions such as Stig of the Dump (2002), Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004), and Miss Potter (2006) and played the role of Kitten in the episode "Counter Culture Blues" of Lewis in 2009. In 2007 she appeared in the radio comedy Bleak Expectations, and in 2011 Weeks appeared in the TV miniseries The Promise.
Weeks co-starred, in an uncredited role, with her sister Honeysuckle in Episode 3 of Goggle Eyes (1993), and in Catherine Cookson's The Rag Nymph (1997): in the latter production she played the younger version of her sister's character. She also stars in the 2010 horror film Prowl, and the 2014 found footage horror film As Above, So Below.
In 2018, Weeks began starring as Juliet Higgins in the CBS reboot of Magnum P.I., filming in Hawaii. After four seasons, the series was picked up by NBC in 2022, with Weeks confirmed to continue in the role. The series ended in January 2024 after five seasons and 96 episodes.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Goggle-Eyes | Uncredited | TV mini-series; episode 3 |
| 1995 | Loving | Moira | TV film |
| 1995 | The Shadowy Third | Dottie | TV film |
| 1996 | The Cold Light of Day | Anna Tatour | |
| 1996 | Robert Rylands' Last Journey | Sue | |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Second Player | |
| 1997 | Rag Nymph | Young Millie | 2 episodes: "Episode 1.1", "Episode 1.2" |
| 1997 | Spice World | Evie | |
| 2000 | The Prince and the Pauper | Lady Jane Grey | |
| 2002 | Stig of the Dump | Lou | TV series |
| 2003 | Midsomer Murders | Hannah Moore | 1 episode: "Death and Dreams" |
| 2004 | Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | Roberta Massingham | TV film |
| 2007–2008 | The Tudors | Mary Boleyn | Recurring role |
| 2008 | Lost in Austen | Lydia Bennet | TV mini-series |
| 2009–2009 | Four Seasons | Imogen Combe | TV mini-series |
| 2009 | Junction | | Short |
| 2009 | Lewis | Kitten | 1 episode: "Counter Culture Blues" |
| 2010 | Prowl | Fiona | |
| 2010–2011 | The Promise | Eliza Meyer | TV mini-series |
| 2011 | Great Expectations | Clara Pocket | TV mini-series |
| 2012 | Titanic | Lady Georgiana Grex | TV mini-series |
| 2013 | Flight of the Storks | Sarah Gabbor | TV mini-series |
| 2013 | The Invisible Woman | Maria Ternan | Feature film |
| 2014 | As Above, So Below | Scarlett Marlowe | Feature film |
| 2014 | The Great Fire | Elizabeth Pepys | TV mini-series |
| 2015 | The Musketeers | Louise | 1 episode: "A Marriage of Inconvenience" |
| 2016 | Rebellion | Vanessa Hammond | TV mini-series |
| 2016 | Penny Dreadful | Catriona Hartdegen | TV series |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Kira | Feature film |
| 2018–2024 | Magnum P.I. | Juliet Higgins | TV series; main role |
| 2019 | Du Lac & Fey: Dance of Death | Morgan le Fay (voice) | Video game |
| 2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | Juliet Higgins | TV series; 1 episode |