---
name: "Hannah Waddingham"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hannah-waddingham"
fi1m_id: "hannah-waddingham"
imdb_id: "nm1821446"
tmdb_id: 1278487
wikidata_id: "Q5648978"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 July 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T18:33:28.563485+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."
---

# Hannah Waddingham

## Identity

Hannah Waddingham

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hannah-waddingham
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hannah-waddingham
- **IMDb ID:** nm1821446
- **TMDB ID:** 1278487
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5648978
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Waddingham, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5648978, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821446/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1278487

Actor. Born 28 July 1974 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 July 1974, Wandsworth, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** Χάννα Ουαντινγκαμ, Ганна Ваддінгем, 漢娜·沃丁厄姆, هانا وادینگهام
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 50 (1), 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 64 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 66 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Family 2, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,515m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Waddingham, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5648978, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821446/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1278487

## Coming up

- *Jason Statham Stole My Bike* (2027-08-06)
- *High in the Clouds* (2027-10-07), as Gretsch (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Ted Lasso*](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md) (78), [*Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md) (63)
- **Disney+:** [*Lilo & Stitch*](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch-2025.md) (58), [*The Garfield Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-garfield-movie.md) (47)

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## Fi1m on Hannah Waddingham

> Hannah Waddingham can make a withheld response funny and a warm voice untrustworthy. We rate her most highly when she has time to show more than the authority that gets her cast.

In *Ted Lasso* (2020), Hannah Waddingham makes a joke out of Rebecca Welton withholding a response. With Jason Sudeikis's Ted supplying so much cheerfulness, her reluctance to join in becomes welcome. She lets us register Rebecca's resistance without making each pause a demand for attention. It is a good performance in a warm, uneven comedy, and the supporting cast often provides the reason to keep watching. Alongside Brett Goldstein's blunt Roy Kent, she makes room for something other than Ted's optimism.

Her early screen work gave a musical-theatre lead a succession of much smaller opportunities. Septa Unella in *Game of Thrones* (2015–2016) made use of her capacity to intimidate. Rebecca was the breakthrough, with enough time to make warmth and vulnerability count too. We would rather watch that develop than have another entrance whose main purpose is to tell us who is in charge.

In David Leitch's *The Fall Guy* (2024), her producer Gail Meyer talks Ryan Gosling's Colt Seavers back onto a film set, using reassurance to get what she wants. We laughed at the way Waddingham lies in the same warm voice she uses for praise. The pleasure is in how little she needs to alter the delivery: Gail can sound helpful while giving us reason to distrust her. Leitch gives her a useful comic part, though the overcomplicated mystery around it grows tiresome.

*Lilo & Stitch* (2025) offers a smaller pleasure: her Grand Councilwoman has a headmistress's patience, conveyed through voice alone. It is an amusing choice in a remake short of jokes, and she is gone too soon. The limitation is how often films ask her to establish authority quickly and leave the rest to somebody else. She is effective at it, but those parts offer fewer chances for the delayed reactions that work so well in *Ted Lasso*. Start with Rebecca, and give the programme's uneven jokes a little patience.

## Biography

Hannah Waddingham is an English actress, singer and television presenter. She was born on 28 July 1974 in Wandsworth, London.

She is known for playing Rebecca Welton in the series *Ted Lasso* (2020–), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021. Her film roles include Gail Meyer in *The Fall Guy* (2024), Admiral Neely in *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025) and the voice of the Grand Councilwoman in *Lilo & Stitch* (2025).

Waddingham has appeared in West End productions including *Spamalot*, the 2010 Regent's Park revival of *Into the Woods* and *The Wizard of Oz*. She received three Olivier Award nominations for her stage work. Other television roles include Septa Unella in *Game of Thrones* (2015–2016) and Sofia Marchetti in *Sex Education* (2019–2023).

*Sources: imdb.com, decider.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Lilo & Stitch* (2025), Fi1m 58, as Grand Councilwoman (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch-2025.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Admiral Neely — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *The Fall Guy* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Gail Meyer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fall-guy.md)
- *The Garfield Movie* (2024), Fi1m 47, as Jinx (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-garfield-movie.md)
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), Fi1m 78, as Rebecca Welton — [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Les Misérables* (2012), Fi1m 62, as Factory Woman 2 — [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2012.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Septa Unella — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Benidorm* (2007), Fi1m 50, as Tonya — [page](https://film.one/tv/benidorm.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

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

- *High in the Clouds* (2027), as Gretsch (voice)
- *Jason Statham Stole My Bike* (2027), Actor
- *Ride or Die* (2026), series, as Judith Burton, Judith · Executive Producer
- *The Woman in Cabin 10* (2025), as Heidi Heatherley
- *Smurfs* (2025), as Jezebeth (voice)
- *Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning* (2025), as Admiral Neely — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning.md)
- *Lilo & Stitch* (2025), as Grand Councilwoman (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/lilo-and-stitch-2025.md)
- *Tiddler* (2024), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Garfield Movie* (2024), as Jinx (voice) — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/the-garfield-movie.md)
- *The Fall Guy* (2024), as Gail Meyer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fall-guy.md)
- *Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Krapopolis* (2023), series, as Deliria (voice)
- *Tom Jones* (2023), series, as Lady Bellaston
- *Willow* (2022), series, as Hubert
- *Hocus Pocus 2* (2022), as The Witch Mother
- *West End Unplugged Vol.2* (2020), Actor
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), series, as Rebecca Welton — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Great in Britain: The Movie* (2019), as The PA
- *The Hustle* (2019), as Shiraz
- *Sex Education* (2019), series, as Sofia Marchetti — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sex-education.md)
- *Winter Ridge* (2018), as Joanne Hill
- *Krypton* (2018), series, as Jax-Ur
- *The Entire Universe* (2016), as Time and Space
- *The Gatehouse* (2016), as The Agent
- *Partners in Crime* (2015), series, as Blonde Assassin
- *12 Monkeys* (2015), series, as Magdalena
- *Les Misérables* (2012), as Factory Woman 2 — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2012.md)
- *Bad Education* (2012), series, as Loretta
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Septa Unella — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Into the Woods* (2011), as Witch
- *How to Lose Friends & Alienate People* (2008), as Elizabeth Maddox
- *Benidorm* (2007), series, as Tonya — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/benidorm.md)
- *M.I. High* (2007), series, as Allanah Sucrose
- *Not Going Out* (2006), series, as Jane
- *The Only Boy for Me* (2006), as Melissa
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Lola Brewster
- *Footballers' Wives* (2002), series, as Jools
- *Coupling* (2000), series, as Jenny Turbot
- *My Hero* (2000), series, as Miranda, Lula
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Mimi Dagmar — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Mr. Sunny Sky*, Actor
- *The Teller*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Hannah Waddingham](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-3e6f31cb029c.jpg) Hannah Waddingham — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Hannah_Waddingham-2795.jpg/1280px-Hannah_Waddingham-2795.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![President Joe Biden, holding an AFC Richmond jersey, and First Lady Jill Biden greet the cast of “Ted Lasso” on Monday, March 20, 2023, in the Oval Office of th](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-774995ee7a82.jpg) President Joe Biden, holding an AFC Richmond jersey, and First Lady Jill Biden greet the cast of “Ted Lasso” on Monday, March 20, 2023, in the Oval Office of th — The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Cast_of_Ted_Lasso_with_Jill_and_Joe_Biden_%282023%29.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Ted_Lasso_with_Jill_and_Joe_Biden_%282023%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The hosts of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Alesha Dixon, Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham and Graham Norton, on stage at the dress rehearsal of ](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-bc3ba238f2b2.jpg) The hosts of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Alesha Dixon, Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham and Graham Norton, on stage at the dress rehearsal of  — Michael Doherty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Eurovision_2023_-_Jury_Final_-_Hosts_%2801%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![The host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and participants of the show's interval acts on stage at the dress rehearsal of the final of the Eurovision Song Co](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-95190f731481.jpg) The host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and participants of the show's interval acts on stage at the dress rehearsal of the final of the Eurovision Song Co — Michael Doherty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Eurovision_2023_-_Jury_Final_-_Interval_Act_-_Liverpool_Songbook_%2814%29.jpg/1280px-Eurovision_2023_-_Jury_Final_-_Interval_Act_-_Liverpool_Songbook_%2814%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Hannah Waddingham](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-38cd585ae0b8.jpg) Hannah Waddingham — Image via TMDB
- ![Hannah Waddingham](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-897e64a7ca89.jpg) Hannah Waddingham — Image via TMDB
- ![Hannah Waddingham](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-072b878f02b8.jpg) Hannah Waddingham — Image via TMDB
- ![The hosts of the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Alesha Dixon, Julia Sanina and Hannah Waddingham, on stage at the dress rehearsal of the first](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-28ed88e76bbd.jpg) The hosts of the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Alesha Dixon, Julia Sanina and Hannah Waddingham, on stage at the dress rehearsal of the first — Michael Doherty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Eurovision_2023_-_Jury_Semi-final_1_-_Hosts_%2801%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![The hosts of the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Julia Sanina and Hannah Waddingham, on stage at the dress rehearsal of the first semi-final, h](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-dc01589f68df.jpg) The hosts of the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Julia Sanina and Hannah Waddingham, on stage at the dress rehearsal of the first semi-final, h — Michael Doherty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Eurovision_2023_-_Jury_Semi-final_1_-_Hosts_%2802%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Hannah Waddingham](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-d4c6d8d05ea6.jpg) Hannah Waddingham — Image via TMDB
- ![Hannah Waddingham](https://film.one/media/person/8478/gallery-f921d0f430e7.jpg) Hannah Waddingham — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2021: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *Ted Lasso*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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