Louise Ford
Louise is a writer, actress and director.
Louise is a writer, actress and director. She trained at RADA and has acted in film, theatre and television, for over fifteen years; including playing leading roles in hit comedy shows Crashing, by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and C4’s The Windsors, as well as theatre roles in the West End, and beyond.
Louise is a writer, actress and director. She trained at RADA and has acted in film, theatre and television, for over fifteen years; including playing leading roles in hit comedy shows Crashing, by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and C4’s The Windsors, as well as theatre roles in the West End, and beyond.
Louise has written and starred in several hit shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, including a hit sell-out one-woman character show as her tap dancing alter-ego, Jenny Fawcett, as well as sketch shows with Yasmine Akram and Cariad Lloyd. Louise wrote and directed her first short The Olympian, in 2021 and has since written and directed The Group, starring Julie Hesmondhalgh and Sian Brooke. Louise recently directed Mourning Glory, a short by Monica Spill and is set to direct another short she wrote, Bloody Psycho Bitch, in 2025.
Louise has several narrative TV shows in development, including Saints, which is based on her short film The Group, and the comedy-drama Dean and Maggie Steal a Painting, co-written with Luke McQueen, produced by Rangabee. Louise is also developing a play with Runaway Entertainment and her first comedy feature.
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| Denial Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment | Ramona Leman | 2016-01-01 |
| Fast Girls BFI | Jane | 2012-01-01 |
| The Windsors Series 1 Noho Production | Kate | 2016-01-01 |
| The Windsors Series 2 Noho Production | Kate | 2017-01-01 |
| The Windsors: Harry and Meghan Special Noho Production | Kate | 2020-01-01 |
| Crashing Big Talk | Kate | 2016-01-01 |
| We Hate Paul Revere AMC | Rachel | 2014-01-01 |
| In The Flesh BBC | Nina | 2013-01-01 |
| Chickens Big Talk/Sky | Gracie | 2013-01-01 |
| Tea Boys Tiger Aspect/BBC 3 | Abbie | 2012-01-01 |
| The Ministry of Curious Stuff CBBC | Sketch artist | 2012-01-01 |
| Doc Martin Buffalo Pictures/ITV | Mallory | 2011-01-01 |
| Misfits Clerkenwell Films/E4 | Katie | 2011-01-01 |
| Ford & Akram Teaser Channel 4 | Performer/writer | 2012-01-01 |
| My Almost Famous Family BBC | Verity | 2009-01-01 |
| Law & Order Kudos/ITV | Sharon | 2009-01-01 |
| MI: High Kudos | Katrina Hoffman | 2009-01-01 |
| The Watsons Chichester Festival Theatre / Menier Chocolate Factory | Laura | 2019-01-01 |
| Orson's Shadow Southwark Playhouse | Joan Plowright | 2015-01-01 |
| Knight of the Burning Pestle Sam Wanamaker Playhouse | Luce | 2014-01-01 |
| Cariad & Louise's Character Hour (Live) The Ballroom / The Counting House, Edinburgh | Performer/writer | 2014-01-01 |
| Quartermaine's Terms Wyndham's Theatre | Anita Manchip | 2013-01-01 |
| Jenny Fawcett Pleasance Edinburgh | Performer/writer | 2012-01-01 |
| Amphibians Bridewell Theatre / Offstage Theatre | Elsa | 2011-01-01 |
| Ford and Akrams Bamp Pleasance Edinburgh | Performer/writer | 2012-01-01 |
| Ford and Akrams Humdinger Pleasance Edinburgh | Performer/writer | 2011-01-01 |
| The Bible Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre | Performer | 2011-01-01 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare's Globe Theatre | Helena | 2009-01-01 |
| Calais Plaines Plough | Horatia | 2009-01-01 |
| All The Little Things We Curshed Almeida Theatre | Bea | 2009-01-01 |
| Timing Kings Head Theatre | Leonie | 2009-01-01 |
| A Christmas Carol Rose Theatre Kingston | Belle/Mrs Fred/Charwoman | 2008-01-01 |
| War and Peace Shared Experience / Hampstead Theatre | Natasha Rostrova | 2008-01-01 |
| 2:22 Shaftesbury Theatre | Lauren | 2023-01-01 |
| Mourning Glory Rooscreen (RTS Award Nominee Best Short 2024) | Director | 2024-01-01 |
| The Group Miles Wilkes/Housesitter | Writer/director | 2022-01-01 |
| The Olympian Abby Sutherland Productions | Director | 2021-01-01 |
| Godswork BBC Radio 4 | Performer/writer | 2012-01-01 |