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name: "Lucy Akhurst"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 November 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:26.164401+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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# Lucy Akhurst

Actor. Born 18 November 1975 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 November 1975, London, England
- **Active:** 1999–present

## Biography

Lucy Akhurst is an English actress who has worked mainly in television since the 1990s. She is also a writer, producer and director.

Her early television roles include appearances in *All Quiet on the Preston Front* (1994) and *Spaced* (1999) as Sophie. Film credits include *The Land Girls* (1998) and an uncredited role in *Shaun of the Dead* (2004). Later work encompasses *Hotel Portofino* (2022–2023) as Julia Drummond-Ward, *A Spy Among Friends* (2022) as Elizabeth Elliott, *Alex Rider* (2020) and *Utopia* (2024). She played Alex in the 2026 series *Alice and Steve*.

Akhurst wrote, produced and starred in the short film *Every Seven Years* (2004) and directed, co-produced and appeared in *Morris: A Life with Bells On* (2009).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Alice and Steve* (2026), Fi1m 72, as Alex — [page](https://film.one/tv/alice-and-steve.md)
- *Shaun of the Dead* (2004), Fi1m 85, as Zombie Shot by Soldiers (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/shaun-of-the-dead.md)
- *Spaced* (1999), Fi1m 86, as Sophie — [page](https://film.one/tv/spaced.md)

## Also known for

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Camilla Strickland
- *Alex Rider* (2020), Lady Caroline Friend
- *Hustle* (2004), Governor
- *Don't Tell* (2006), Anne
- *A Spy Among Friends* (2022), Elizabeth Elliott
- *Utopia* (2024), Miss Becker

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