---
name: "Lois Chimimba"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lois-chimimba"
fi1m_id: "lois-chimimba"
imdb_id: "nm6285015"
tmdb_id: 1866223
wikidata_id: "Q109712625"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 August 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T19:50:16.279460+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."
---

# Lois Chimimba

## Identity

Lois Chimimba

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lois-chimimba
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lois-chimimba
- **IMDb ID:** nm6285015
- **TMDB ID:** 1866223
- **Wikidata ID:** Q109712625
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109712625, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6285015/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1866223

Actor. Born 16 August 1991 in Glasgow, Scotland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 August 1991, Glasgow, Scotland
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109712625, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6285015/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1866223

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe*](https://film.one/tv/the-thief-his-wife-and-the-canoe.md) (75)

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

## Biography

Lois Chimimba is a Scottish actress. She was born on 16 August 1991 in Glasgow.

Chimimba trained at drama school in Glasgow and has appeared in numerous television series. Her credits include *Sex Education* (2019) as a journalist, *Doctor Who* (2018) as Mabli, *A Discovery of Witches* (2018) as Catherine Streeter, *Avenue 5* (2020) as Beth Bezos, *Shetland* (2021) as Carrie McAndrew, *The One* (2021) as Hannah Bailey, *The Outlaws* (2021) as Claire, *Vigil* (2021) as Tara Kierly, *The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe* (2022) as DC June Ayoade, *Nightsleeper* (2024) as Erin Connolly and *The Velveteen Rabbit* (2023) voicing Car. She received a BAFTA Scotland nomination for Best Actress for her role in *Group* (2020). She has also worked as a narrator on series including *Special Ops: Crime Squad UK* (2022) and made her writing debut in 2025.

*Sources: hamiltonhodell.co.uk, imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe* (2022), Fi1m 75, as DC June Ayoade — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thief-his-wife-and-the-canoe.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Coldwater* (2025), series, as Catriona
- *Piripenguins* (2025), series, as Nugget
- *Nightsleeper* (2024), series, as Erin Connolly
- *The Velveteen Rabbit* (2023), as Car (voice)
- *Still Up* (2023), series, as Amy
- *Dog Days* (2023), as Grace
- *The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe* (2022), series, as DC June Ayoade — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thief-his-wife-and-the-canoe.md)
- *The Outlaws* (2021), series, as Claire — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-outlaws.md)
- *2.0 Lucy* (2021), as Lucy
- *The One* (2021), series, as Hannah
- *Avenue 5* (2020), series, as Beth Bezos
- *Sex Education* (2019), series, as Journalist — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sex-education.md)
- *Care* (2018), as Nurse Brown
- *A Discovery of Witches* (2018), series, as Catherine Streeter
- *Trust Me* (2017), series, as Karen
- *National Theatre Live: Peter Pan* (2017), as Tiger Lily / Slightly
- *National Theatre Live: wonder.land* (2017), as Aly
- *The Proposal* (2016), as Zoe
- *Shetland* (2013), series, as Carrie McAndrew — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *BBC Comedy Feeds* (2012), series, as Mab
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Mabli — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *An Impossible Way to Die*, series, Actor

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/lois-chimimba