# Natalie Gavin

Natalie Gavin (born 27 July 1988) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC dramas Prisoners' Wives (2012) and The Syndicate (2013), and the ITV drama Jericho (2016).

## Early life and education

Gavin was born in Bradford. She grew up in the Bradford neighbourhoods of West Bowling and Buttershaw, before moving to the Bradford neighbourhood and town of Denholme as a teenager. Gavin has a mum named Susan, a dad named John and brother named Shaun. John knew Andrea Dunbar as he worked and associated with her father. Gavin and her family lived on the same street that Andrea and her family did, which is named Brafferton Arbor, in Buttershaw. Gavin would later go on to play Andrea in the 2010 film The Arbor, which was filmed on the same street.
Gavin was educated at Buttershaw High School. She has a degree in drama from the University of Huddersfield in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She had to put her degree on hold for a few years, after being cast in Shameless during her second year of the course.

## Career

Gavin made her professional acting debut in two episodes of the Channel 4 comedy series Shameless, as Anna Sampson.
Gavin's first main film role was as The Girl in the 2010 film The Arbor, which dramatised the early life of Andrea Dunbar. Her first main TV role was as Lou in the BBC drama Prisoners' Wives, which she portrayed for six episodes. Later that year, she began appearing in the BBC medical drama Casualty, in the recurring role of Faith Portman.
In 2013, Gavin appeared in the second series of The Syndicate, a BBC drama, as Becky. In 2014, she starred in the British drama film The Knife That Killed Me. In 2016, Gavin appeared as Alma Capstick in the ITV drama Jericho.
In 2019, Gavin appeared in two BBC dramas; Gentleman Jack and Line of Duty, and portrayed the role of Nadine Murgatroyd in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge.

## Personal life

Gavin lives in the Bradford neighbourhood and town of Denholme, and previously lived in the Bradford neighbourhood of Clayton. Her favourite place is the Bradford village of Haworth.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | The Arbor | The Girl |
| 2011 | Jasmine | Hayley |
| 2014 | The Knife That Killed Me | Marlene |
| 2014 | The crucible | Mary Warren |
| 2015 | Hector | Hazel |
| 2015 | Radical Hardcore | Woman |
| 2021 | Ali & Ava | Dawn |
| 2023 | Sky Peals | Tara |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006–2007 | Shameless | Anna Sampson | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Chase | Chelsie | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Prisoners' Wives | Lou | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Casualty | Faith Portman | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2013 | The Syndicate | Becky | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Jericho | Alma Capstick | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Gentleman Jack | Alice Hardcastle | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Line of Duty | PS Tina Tranter | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Ackley Bridge | Nadine Murgatroyd | Recurring role |
| 2020 | The English Game | Anne Stokes | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Yorkshire Firefighters | Narrator | |
| 2021 | Time | Officer Jardine | 3 Episodes |
| 2021 | You Don't Know Me | Angel (Trap Mother) | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Red Rose | Rachel Davies | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Bodies | Sarah Mannix | Recurring role |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Georgie Showalter | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Passenger | Joanne Wells | Recurring role |