The IT Crowd. Jen (Katherine Parkinson). Copyright: TalkbackThames

Katherine Parkinson is an English comedy actress, perhaps best known for playing Jen Barber in Channel 4's The It Crowd. This role would win her the British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and again in 2014, and a BAFTA TV Award in 2014. Alongside appearances in British comedy films such as The Boat That Rocked, she was also a regular face on the medical comedy drama Doc Martin for three series. In 2019 she played the lead role on the BBC's Defending The Guilty.

Year Production Role
2024 Here We Go - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Dad's Old Boat
  2. E2 - Granny's Street Fayre
  3. E3 - Amy's Valentine's Flowers
  4. E4 - Robin's Best Man
  5. E5 - Cherry's Wedding Dress
  6. E6 - Mum's New Tattoo
Rachel
2024 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 24 (Channel 4: Series 25)
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
2023 Here We Go - Christmas Special Rachel
2023 Influencers - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Gratitude
  2. E2 - Radiance
  3. E3 - Glow Up
  4. E4 - Biscuits
  5. E5 - Popstars
  6. E6 - Mushrooms
Writer
2023 Influencers - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Gratitude
  2. E2 - Radiance
  3. E3 - Glow Up
  4. E4 - Biscuits
  5. E5 - Popstars
  6. E6 - Mushrooms
Ruth
2023 Significant Other
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Anna Whelan
2022 Question Team - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
2022 Here We Go - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Mum's Birthday Voucher
  2. E2 - Amy's Job Interview
  3. E3 - Cherry's Salsa Class
  4. E4 - Dad's Bronze Medal
  5. E5 - Granny's New Boyfriend
  6. E6 - Our Holiday To Scotland
Rachel
2022 The Nan Movie Nell
2021 Influencers - Pilot Ruth
2021 Influencers - Pilot Writer
2021 Date Night - Series 2
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
Maddy
2021 Hitmen - Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
Kat
2021 Sitting Writer
2021 Sitting Mary
2021 Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break Brand New Clemmie
2020 Here We Go - Pandemonium Rachel
2020 Taskmaster - Series 10
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  1. E1 - God's Haemorrhoid
  2. E2 - A Documentary About A Despot
  3. E3 - Point Of Swivel
  4. E4 - Toshwash
  5. E5 - I Hate Your Trainers
  6. E6 - Hippopotamus
  7. E7 - Legit Glass
  8. E8 - Moments Of Silence
  9. E9 - Air Horn Andy
  10. E10 - Dog Meat Trifle
Self
2020 How To Fake A War Kate
2019 The Casebook Of Max And Ivan - New Year Special
  1. New Year Special
Martha Shanks
2019 Defending The Guilty - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Caroline Bratt
2019 Date Night - Series 1 Maddy
2018 Defending The Guilty - Pilot Caroline Bratt
2018 Hang Ups
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Karen Muller
2018 Sitting By Katherine Parkinson Writer
2017 Urban Myths: Bob Dylan: Knockin' On Dave's Door Ange
2016 Dead Funny - Will Rufus Jones Get Naked? Self
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 4
  1. E3 - Episode Three
Guest
2016 Room 101 - Series 5
  1. E8 - John Torode, Russell Howard, Katherine Parkinson
  2. Special - Best Of Series 5
Guest
2015 Don't Start - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Christmas
  2. E2 - The Bath
  3. E3 - Medical
  4. E4 - Driving
Kim
2015 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Best Of
Guest
2015 The Kennedys
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  1. E1 - Secret Whisper
  2. E2 - Valentine
  3. E3 - Vikings
  4. E4 - Jessopportunity Knocks
  5. E5 - Wedding
  6. E6 - Camping
Brenda Kennedy
2015 Would I Lie To You? - Series 9
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
Guest
2015 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 14
  1. E13 - Mark Ronson, Samuel L Jackson, Entourage cast, Humans cast
Guest
2014 Crackanory - Series 2
  1. E3 - The Surprise & The Crisis Plan
Host / Presenter
2014 Cardinal Burns - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Super Computer (Voice)
2014 Inside No. 9 - Series 1
  1. E1 - Sardines
Rebecca
2013 The IT Crowd Manual Self
2013 The IT Crowd - The Internet Is Coming Jen
2013 Start/Stop - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Alice
2013 Absolutely Delish
  1. E2 - The Food of Love
Natasha
2013 Love Matters
  1. E2 - Officially Special
Jo Pepper
2012 Don't Start - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Notebook
  2. E2 - The Toenail
  3. E3 - Pillow Talk
  4. E4 - The Bathroom
Kim
2012 Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully - Pilot
  1. Pilot
Katrina Lyons
2012 The Diary Of A Nobody Carrie
2012 Start/Stop - Pilot Alice
2012 The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
Conceptiva Secret-Past
2012 I, Regress - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
Karen House-Water
2011 The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff Conceptiva Secret-Past
2011 Don't Start - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Text
  2. E2 - Hat
  3. E3 - Dream
  4. E4 - Idea
Kim
2011 Would I Lie To You? - Series 5
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
Guest
2011 Coma Girl Pip
2011 Psychoville - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Fiona
2011 The Bat Man Colette
2011 Turf Wars
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  1. E4 - The Accidental Head
Beth
2010 Whites
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Caroline
2010 Pauline Pepys's Dowry Elizabeth
2010 The Great Outdoors
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
Sophie
2010 The Old Guys - Series 2
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  1. E3 - Tom Moves Out
  2. E6 - Engagement
Amber
2010 The IT Crowd - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Jen The Fredo
  2. E2 - The Final Countdown
  3. E3 - Something Happened
  4. E4 - Italian For Beginners
  5. E5 - Bad Boys
  6. E6 - Reynholm vs Reynholm
Jen
2009 St Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold Physics Teacher
2009 Doc Martin - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Better The Devil
  2. E2 - Uneasy Lies The Head
  3. E3 - Perish Together As Fools
  4. E4 - Driving Mr McLynn
  5. E5 - The Departed
  6. E6 - Midwife Crisis
  7. E7 - Do Not Disturb
  8. E8 - The Wrong Goodbye
Pauline Lamb
2009 Katy Brand's Big Ass Show - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Ensemble Actor
2009 The Odd Half Hour - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
Various
2009 The Old Guys - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Sally's Party
  2. E2 - The Therapist
  3. E3 - Marriage
  4. E4 - Sally's Old Flame
  5. E5 - The Croft
  6. E6 - Courtesan
Amber
2009 Jonathan Creek - The Grinning Man
  1. The Grinning Man
Nicola
2008 The IT Crowd - Series 3
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  1. E1 - From Hell
  2. E2 - Are We Not Men?
  3. E3 - Tramps Like Us
  4. E4 - Speech
  5. E5 - Friendface
  6. E6 - Calendar Geeks
Jen
2008 Easy Virtue Marion Whittaker
2008 The Brightonomicon
  1. E8 - The Fantastic Adventure Of The Foredown Man
  2. E10 - The Sensational Saga Of The Saltdean Stallion
Kelly-Anne Sirjan
2008 Katy Brand's Big Ass Show - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
Ensemble Actor
2008 The Odd Half Hour - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
Various
2008 Mouth Trap Various
2008 Mouth Trap Writer
2007 Christmas At The Riviera Vanessa
2007 Katy Brand's Big Ass Show - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Ensemble Actor
2007 Doc Martin - Series 3
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  1. E1 - The Apple Doesn't Fall
  2. E2 - Movement
  3. E3 - City Slickers
  4. E4 - The Admirer
  5. E5 - The Holly Bears A Prickle
  6. E6 - Nowt So Queer
  7. E7 - Happily Ever After
Pauline Lamb
2007 The IT Crowd - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Work Outing
  2. E2 - Return Of The Golden Child
  3. E3 - Moss And The German
  4. E4 - The Dinner Party
  5. E5 - Smoke And Mirrors
  6. E6 - Men Without Women
Jen
2007 Fear, Stress And Anger
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  1. E1 - The Job List
  2. E2 - Sex And Friends
  3. E3 - Stress And Drugs
  4. E4 - Julie's Interview
  5. E6 - Menopause
Gemma
2007 Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E4 - Episode Four
Writer (Additional Material)
2007 Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E4 - Episode Four
Ensemble Actor
2006 Slap Writer (Additional Material)
2006 Slap Ensemble Actor
2006 The IT Crowd - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Yesterday's Jam
  2. E2 - Calamity Jen
  3. E3 - 50/50
  4. E4 - The Red Door
  5. E5 - The Haunting Of Bill Crouse
  6. E6 - Aunt Irma Visits
Jen
2005 Doc Martin - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Old Dogs
  2. E2 - In Loco
  3. E3 - Blood Is Thicker
  4. E4 - Aromatherapy
  5. E5 - Always On My Mind
  6. E6 - The Family Way
  7. E7 - Out Of The Woods
  8. E8 - Erotomania
  9. Special - On The Edge
Pauline Lamb
2005 Extras - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Woman in Queue

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Katherine Parkinson on IMDb

Born
Thursday 9th March 1978 (46 years-old)
Nationality
English
National Comedy Awards, The 2023
Outstanding Comedy Actress (Longlisted)
I Talk Telly Awards 2023
Best Comedy Partnership (Nominee)
RTS North West Awards 2023
Best Performance in a Comedy (Nominee)
Olivier Awards 2019
Best Actress (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 2014
Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme (Winner)
British Comedy Awards 2014
Best TV Comedy Actress (Winner)
BAFTA Television Awards 2011
Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme (Nominee)
British Comedy Awards 2010
Best TV Comedy Actress (Nominee)
British Comedy Awards 2009
Best TV Comedy Actress (Winner)
British Comedy Awards 2006
Best Female Comedy Breakthrough Artist (Nominee)
Best TV Comedy Actress (Nominee)

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