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name: "Abigail Thaw"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/abigail-thaw"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 October 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T15:33:59.111814+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Abigail Thaw

Actor. Born 1 October 1965 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 October 1965, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1998–2013
- **Also known as:** Abigail J. Thaw
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 72 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Thaw, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15485790, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857173/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1240393

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Endeavour*](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Abigail J. Thaw (born 1 October 1965) is an English actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) after spending time in Italy following school.

Thaw is best known for her recurring role as investigative journalist Dorothea Frazil in the ITV series *Endeavour* (2012–2023). She has appeared in other television series including *Midsomer Murders* (2009), *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (2009), *Black Mirror* (2013), *The Nevers* (2021) and *House of the Dragon* (2022), as well as numerous stage productions.

She is the daughter of actor John Thaw and academic Sally Alexander. Her stepmother is actress Sheila Hancock.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Endeavour* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Dorothea Frazil — [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Vanity Fair* (1998), Fi1m 72, as Jane Osborne — [page](https://film.one/tv/vanity-fair.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Patience* (2025), series, as Cathy Wilkes
- *House of the Dragon* (2022), series, as Lady Gaskell
- *Sister Boniface Mysteries* (2022), series, as Dinah Morgan
- *The Nevers* (2021), series, as Mrs. Hundley
- *Miss Scarlet* (2020), series, as Mrs. Herbert
- *I Want My Wife Back* (2016), series, as Abbie
- *Nipplejesus* (2015), as Juliette
- *Caring for the Recently Deceased* (2014), as Dr. James
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Dorothea Frazil — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as MP Selection Committee 2 — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Tales of the Fourth Dimension* (2009), as Ann Hathaway
- *Love Soup* (2005), series, Acting
- *The Stepfather* (2005), series, as DS Sullivan
- *Trust* (2000), as Caroline
- *Big Bad World* (1999), series, Acting
- *Vanity Fair* (1998), series, as Jane Osborne — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vanity-fair.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Annabel Johnson
- *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as DS Lorna Purvis
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Pam Lloyd
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Rachel Waterhouse

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