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Helen Griffin

Actor · Swansea, Wales

Helen Griffin is a Welsh actress, playwright and screenwriter. Griffin was born in Swansea in South Wales in 1958 and initially studied to be a psychiatric nurse at nursing college alongside comedienne Jo Brand. She was a psychiatric nurse until 1986, when her passion for acting took over. She has appeared regularly in Welsh theatre and television and wrote and starred in the 2006 film 'Little White Lies'. She also appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episodes 'Rise of the Cybermen' and 'The Age of Steel'. Her films include the 90s cult classics Twin Town, in which she played masseuse Lynette, and Human Traffic, where she played the role of the mother of the central character, played by John Simm. She died on June 29th 2018 at the age of 59.

Movies14

  • Movie5.9

    The Machine

    2013 · 894 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Human Traffic

    1999 · 414 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Third Star

    2010 · 146 votes

  • Movie6.7

    House!

    2000 · 11 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Twin Town

    1997 · 86 votes

  • Movie5.5

    Just Jim

    2015 · 40 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Dan y Wenallt

    Under Milk Wood

    2015 · 7 votes

  • Movie3.3

    The Reverend

    2011 · 14 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Solomon and Gaenor

    Solomon & Gaenor

    1999 · 19 votes

  • Movie4.3

    Risen

    2010 · 3 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Suckerfish

    1999 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Little White Lies

    2006 · 2 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Trip Trap

    1996 · 1 votes

  • Movie

Series6

  • TV7.6

    Doctor Who

    2005 · 3.5K votes

  • TV7.8

    Prime Suspect

    1991 · 105 votes

  • TV7.4

    Gavin & Stacey

    2007 · 129 votes

  • TV7.0

    The Bench

    2001 · 1 votes

  • TV
  • TV7.0

    Going Forward

    2016 · 1 votes