Rowena King

Rowena Josephine King (born 6 December 1970) is a British stage, film and television actress.
== Early life and education ==
King was born 6 December 1970 in London to Phyllis (the daughter of immigrants from Liberia) and John King, a British mechanic.[1] She spent her childhood with her parents in Hertfordshire. She attended formal dramatic studies at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and at the London Drama School, from where King transitioned to ensemble work with the Royal Shakespeare Company.[1][2]
== Film and television ==
King first appeared in the 1991 drama London Kills Me. She had recurring roles in a number of UK television series such as Framed, Screen One, Full Stretch, Just a Gigolo, To Play the King, Tales of the South Seas and Wonderful You.
King is known to the British public for her portrayal of Amelie in Wide Sargasso Sea, the 1993 film adaption, directed by John Duigan, of Jean Rhys's 1966 novel of the same name; and as Rachel Morris in director Julian Richards' 1996 horror film Darklands. Her role as "attendant to Gertrude" in Kenneth Branagh's four-hour screen version of Hamlet drew on King's Shakespearean background, but provided her with relatively little screen time. In 2006 she had a secondary role as Heather in Peter Levin's A Perfect Day, starring Rob Lowe and Christopher Lloyd.[1] In 2007 she appeared as Angelica in Rob Reiner's The Bucket List with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. King's television credits include guest roles in Grey's Anatomy, Eli Stone, Nip/Tuck, Lie to Me, Death in Paradise, among others; and recurring roles in Breaking News, Half & Half and The Wrong Mans.
In 2015/16 King played a supporting role in 8 episodes of the ABC television drama series Of Kings and Prophets, based on the Books of Samuel. The series follows an ensemble of characters including Saul and David, the successive Kings of Israel, their families, and their political rivals.[4]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1991	London Kills Me 	Melanie 	
1993	Wide Sargasso Sea 	Amelie 	
1995	The Turnaround 	Fiona 	
1996	Darklands 	Rachel Morris 	
1996	Hamlet 	Attendant to Gertrude	
1997	My Son the Fanatic 	Margot 	
1997	So This Is Romance? 	Moira 	
2000	Proof of Life 	Pamela 	
2002	Today I Vote for My Joey	Maryse 	
2007	The Bucket List 	Angelica 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992 	Sam Saturday 	Sandra Morrisey 	"On the Other Hand"
1992 	Framed 	Charlotte Lampton 	TV miniseries
1992 	A Touch of Frost 	Julia King 	"Conclusions"
1992 	Screen One 	Roberta Ford 	"Black and Blue"
1993 	Full Stretch 	Tessa Knowles 	TV series
1993 	Just a Gigolo 	Natalie 	"1.1", "1.2", "1.3"
1993 	Vicious Circle 	Celia 	TV film
1993 	To Play the King 	Chloe Carmichael 	TV miniseries
1994 	Screen One 	Mariella 	"Two Golden Balls"
1998–2000	Tales of the South Seas	Lavinia Timoto 	Main role
1999 	Wonderful You 	Laura Kennett 	TV miniseries
2002 	Breaking News 	Jamie Templeton 	Main role
2003 	Fastlane 	Adriana 	"Overkill"
2003 	The Lyon's Den 	Robyn Petrie Nwamaka 	"Pilot"
2003–04 	Half & Half 	Camille 	Recurring role
2004 	Las Vegas 	Vita Brighton 	"Games People Play"
2004 	Dr. Vegas 	Marta 	"Lust for Life"
2005 	Alias 	Pierpont 	"Mockingbird"
2006 	A Perfect Day 	Heather 	TV film
2007 	Grey's Anatomy 	Celeste Newman 	"Desire"
2007 	Futureshock: Comet 	Kimberly Marshall 	TV film
2008 	Eli Stone 	Holly Rains 	"Something to Save"
2009 	Criminal Minds 	Det. Benning 	"To Hell... And Back"
2009 	Revolution 	Gov. Olivia Agee 	TV film
2010 	Numb3rs 	Elizabeth Hopkins 	"And the Winner Is..."
2010 	Nip/Tuck 	Jill Jacobson 	"Christian Troy II"
2010 	Lie to Me 	Helen Dezekis 	"Beat the Devil"
2013 	Midsomer Murders 	Wendy Robson 	"The Sicilian Defence"
2013 	Death in Paradise 	Sister Marguerite 	"2.2"
2013 	By Any Means 	DI Bates 	"1.4"
2013 	The Wrong Mans 	Wood 	"Inside Mans", "Wanted Mans", "Running Mans"
2014 	Edge of Heaven 	Janelle 	"1.5"
2015 	NCIS: Los Angeles 	Dr. Camille Rivers 	"Field of Fire"
2016 	Of Kings and Prophets 	Zaphra 	Main role
2017 	Shut Eye 	Maggie Sexton-Templesmith	"Charles the Magnificent", "Crimes and Punishments", "Purple Hearts"
2017 	Trauma 	Lisa 	TV miniseries, post-production