# Daisy Haggard

Daisy Haggard (born 1978) is an English actress and writer. She gained prominence through her roles in the BBC sitcoms Uncle (2014–2017) and Episodes (2011–2017). With Laura Solomon, she co-wrote and starred in the BBC Three comedy-drama Back to Life (2019–2021). For her performance in the FX series Breeders (2020–), Haggard received a British Academy Television Award nomination.

## Early life and education

Daisy Haggard was born in 1978, the daughter of film director Piers Haggard and Australian painter Anna Sklovsky. A member of the Haggard family, her grandfather was the actor Stephen Haggard, and her great-great-great-uncle was the author Sir Henry Rider Haggard.
She was raised in Dulwich, South London, where she attended James Allen's Girls' School. She later attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

## Career

In 1996, Haggard made her acting debut in an episode of ITV crime drama, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. The episode was directed by her father, and during the auditions, the producer stated that he wanted to audition Daisy, despite opposition from her father, who did not want his daughter to become an actor.
Haggard later graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She appeared in the BBC Three sketch show Man Stroke Woman, and in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing as Emmy. She also made an appearance in an episode of Peep Show, playing a nurse who examines Mark Corrigan's testicles, and in the BBC Two comedy Psychoville by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.
In the 2008 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, Haggard portrayed the role of Miss Steele, the sister of Lucy Steele. In 2009, she played Donna Mitchell in an episode of the BBC crime drama Ashes to Ashes.
Haggard was also the voice of the Ministry Lift in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. In 2010, she appeared in the CBC television film Abroad, playing Poppy Young.
Haggard played Sophie in the Doctor Who episode "The Lodger", a role she reprised in "Closing Time".
In 2010, Haggard starred in the independent British film Honeymooner. In 2012, she starred in the short film Tooty's Wedding, which was later screened at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. In 2011, she began appearing in the BBC/Showtime comedy Episodes. She portrayed the role of Myra Licht until the series ended in 2017.
Haggard also appeared on the stage, including at the National Theatre and as the title character in Gina Gionfriddo's play Becky Shaw at the Almeida Theatre.
In July 2012, Sky One began airing the series Parents, in which Haggard played the role of Chrissie.
In 2013, she co-starred with Rose Byrne in the British romantic comedy I Give It a Year as Helen. In 2014, she was cast as Sam in the BBC comedy Uncle. In 2016, she appeared in "Nosedive", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.
In 2017, she appeared in the premiere production of Consent at the Royal National Theatre, London.
In April 2019, Haggard began playing the lead role of Miri Matteson in BBC Three sitcom Back to Life. The first series, consisting of six episodes, premiered on 15 April 2019 and was followed by a second series in 2021. She also co-wrote and created the series. In 2020 Haggard appeared in the comedy-drama Breeders as Ally.
She plays one of the leads in the 2023 series Boat Story alongside Paterson Joseph.

## Personal life

Haggard has two children.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2002 | Club Le Monde | Jan | Simon Rumley | |
| 2002 | Max | Heidi | Menno Meyjes | |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Juliet in play | Douglas McGrath | |
| 2007 | Hard to Swallow | Katie's Sister | Mat Kirkby | Short film |
| 2007 | Don't | | Edgar Wright | Short film |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Ministry Lift (voice) | David Yates | |
| 2007 | Prada & Prejudice | Woman | Tom Edmunds | Short film Also producer |
| 2010 | A Good Life | Daughter | Rowan Athale | Short film |
| 2010 | Honeymooner | Jess | Col Spector | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Ministry Lift (voice) | David Yates | |
| 2011 | Swinging with the Finkels | Lesbian #1 | Jonathan Newman | |
| 2011 | Tooty's Wedding | Tooty | Fred Casella | Short film |
| 2012 | Sell by Date | | Emma Savage | Short film |
| 2013 | I Give It a Year | Helen | Dan Mazer | |
| 2013 | Calloused Hands | Debbie | Jesse Quinones | |
| 2016 | Exploitation Exploitation Exploitation | Christie | Dan Susman | Short film |
| 2016 | The Way Back | Faye | John Carlin | Short film |
| 2016 | Charlie Cloudhead | Audrey | Rupert Cresswell | Short film |
| 2018 | Alright Now | Olivia | Jamie Adams | |
| 2021 | Hilda and the Mountain King | Johanna (voice) | Andy Coyle | |
| TBA | Chocolate Cake | D'Arcy | Jeremy Wooding | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Spinny Crossland | 9.01 "Heartstones: Part One" 9.02 "Heartstones: Part Two" |
| 2001 | My Family | Dental assistant | 2.02 "The Unkindest Cut" |
| 2001 | Swivel on the Tip | Various characters | 1.01 "Pilot" |
| 2002 | Clocking Off | Sophie | 3.02 "Tasha's Story" |
| 2002 | The Dwarfs | Virginia | Television film |
| 2003 | Manchild | Helen | 2.02 Series 2, Episode 2 2.08 Series 2, Episode 8 |
| 2003 | Hardware | Sarah | 1.05 "Women" |
| 2003 | Peep Show | Practice Nurse | 1.06 "Funeral" |
| 2003 | Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill | Maggie | Television film |
| 2004 | Green Wing | Emmy | 4 episodes |
| 2004–2005 | The Lenny Henry Show | Detective Sergeant Anderson | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | The Last Chancers | Rachel | 1.04 Series 1, Episode 4 |
| 2005 | Casanova | Coquette 1 | 1.02 "Episode Two" |
| 2005–2006 | Comedy Lab | Sarah | 7.02 "Speeding" 8.04 "FM" |
| 2005–2007 | Man Stroke Woman | Various characters | 12 episodes |
| 2006–2008 | The KNTV Show | Kierky / Kierkegaard | 14 episodes |
| 2006 | New Street Law | Becky Crosby | 1.06 "Episode Six" |
| 2006 | Saxondale | Desiree | 1.03 "Episode Three" |
| 2006 | Housewife, 49 | Jill | Television film |
| 2006 | Great News | Emma Brooks | 1.01 "Pilot" |
| 2007 | The Scum Also Rises | Emma | Television film |
| 2007 | Ronni Ancona & Co | Various characters | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Sense & Sensibility | Miss Steele | Television miniseries |
| 2009 | Ashes to Ashes | Donna Mitchell | 2.06 "Episode 6" |
| 2009–2011 | Psychoville | Debbie Hart | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | The Persuasionists | Emma | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Abroad | Poppy Young | Television film |
| 2010–2011 | Doctor Who | Sophie | 5.11 "The Lodger" 6.12 "Closing Time" |
| 2011–2017 | Episodes | Myra Licht | 26 episodes |
| 2011 | Midsomer Murders | Fran Carter | 14.03 "Echoes of the Dead" |
| 2011 | Night and the Doctor | Sophie | 1.05 "Up All Night" Uncredited |
| 2011 | Outnumbered | Charlene | 4.07 "Christmas Special" |
| 2012 | Parents | Chrissy | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Full English | Eve (voice) | 1.01 "Britain's Got Bloodmonkey" 1.02 "Mangina" |
| 2012 | 4Funnies | Sam | 1.04 "Uncle" |
| 2014–2017 | Uncle | Sam | 20 episodes |
| 2014 | Original Drama Shorts | Sarah | 1.03 "Tag" |
| 2014 | Cardinal Burns | Debbie | 2.05 Series 2, Episode 5 |
| 2015 | Ballot Monkeys | Christine Proctor | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Black Mirror | Bets | 3.01 "Nosedive" |
| 2018 | Hang Ups | Jane Ross | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2023 | Hilda | Johanna (voice) | 21 episodes |
| 2018 | The Guardians | | Television film |
| 2019–2021 | Back to Life | Miri Matteson | Also writer and executive producer |
| 2020–2023 | Breeders | Ally | Main role |
| 2022 | Inside No. 9 | Lara | 7.4 Kid/Nap |
| 2023 | Star Wars: Visions | Dorota Van Reeple (voice) | 2.04 "I Am Your Mother" |
| 2023 | Boat Story | Janet | Main role |