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Kate Fleetwood

Actor

1972-09-24 · Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England · Female

19 series in the catalog

Kate Fleetwood (born 24 September 1972) is an English actress. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, at Chichester Festival Theatre and the West End and Broadway and an Olivier Award nomination in 2012 for her performance as Julie in London Road at the National Theatre. Her film and television credits include Vanity Fair (2004), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), Macbeth (2010), Philomena (2013), London Road (2015), Harlots (2017–2019), and The Wheel of Time (2021–2025).

Early years and education

Kate Fleetwood was born in England in 1972 or 1973 and grew up on a farm near Stratford-upon-Avon.

She attended Trinity Catholic School in Leamington Spa, and began her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company during her childhood.

Fleetwood is a graduate of Exeter University.

Career

In 2008, Fleetwood was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, opposite Patrick Stewart, which first opened at Chichester Festival Theatre and was transferred to the West End and Broadway,

In 2012, she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, for her performance as Julie in London Road at the National Theatre.

Other activities

Fleetwood is patron of En Masse Theatre, and joint patron, with husband Rupert Goold, of Escape Arts' youth arts work.

Personal life

Fleetwood is married to Rupert Goold, who directed her in Macbeth.

Theatre

Love's Labour's Lost (2003, National Theatre) as Rosaline

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2003, Bristol Old Vic) as Helena

Othello (2003, Theatre Royal Northampton) as Desdemona

Hecuba (2004, Donmar Warehouse) as Polyxena

Pericles (2006, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)) as Thaisa

The Winter's Tale (2006, RSC) as Hermione

King Lear (2014, National Theatre) as Goneril

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014) as Goneril

High Society (2015, The Old Vic) as Tracy Lord

Medea (2015, Almeida Theatre) as Medea

Ugly Lies the Bone (2017, National Theatre) as Jess

Absolute Hell (2018, National Theatre) as Christine

101 Dalmatians (2022, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) as Cruella de Vil

A View from the Bridge (2024, Ustinov Studio/Theatre Royal Haymarket) as Beatrice

My Master Builder (2025, Wyndham's Theatre) as Elena Solness

Into the Woods (2025–2027, Bridge Theatre/Noel Coward Theatre, West End) as The Witch

Film

Television/OTT

Kate Fleetwood at the Internet Broadway Database

Filmography

Series this person is credited in.