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name: "Pooky Quesnel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pooky-quesnel"
roles: []
born: "1 January 1965"
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average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T16:20:59.787935+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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# Pooky Quesnel

Actor. Born 1 January 1965 in Eccles, Greater Manchester, England, U.K.

## Details

- **Born:** 1 January 1965, Eccles, Greater Manchester, England, U.K
- **Also known as:** Joanna Quesnel
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooky_Quesnel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2103962, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1221047

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Top Boy*](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md) (81)

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## Biography

Pooky Quesnel, also credited as Joanna Quesnel, is an English actress, screenwriter and singer. Born in Eccles, Greater Manchester, she read English at Oxford University and trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.

Quesnel began her career in theatre, appearing with the National Theatre and Shared Experience. On television she has played roles including Dr. Jenny Northam in *Top Boy* (2011), Sarah Pocket in *Great Expectations* (2012), Muriel Todd in *Endeavour* (2013) and Louise Wilson in *The A Word*. She has also written episodes for *Doctors* and *Casualty*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, channel4.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Top Boy* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Dr. Jenny Northam — [page](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

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

- *Tip Toe* (2026), series, as Marie Goss
- *Life Class* (2025), as Celeste
- *Moonflower Murders* (2024), series, as Maureen Gardner / Pauline Treherne
- *Holidaying in the 70s: Wish You Were Here* (2024), series, as Narrator
- *Beyond Paradise* (2023), series, as Louise Fitzallan
- *My Eyes Are Up Here* (2022), as Lillian
- *Ralph & Katie* (2022), series, as Louise Wilson
- *The Chelsea Detective* (2022), series, as Julia Romano
- *The Trick* (2021), as Stella Acton
- *Wolfe* (2021), series, as Maxine
- *Two Weeks to Live* (2020), series, as Mandy
- *Heart to Heart* (2020), as Sharon Hill
- *The Victim* (2019), series, as Mo Buckley
- *Kiss Me First* (2018), series, as Marion
- *Class* (2016), series, as Dorothea Ames
- *The Living and the Dead* (2016), series, as Agnes
- *The A Word* (2016), series, as Louise Wilson
- *Pride and Prejudice and Zombies* (2016), as Aunt Phillips
- *W1A* (2014), series, as Fiona Craig
- *Truckers* (2013), series, as Pauline
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Muriel Todd — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Ruth Moore
- *Great Expectations* (2012), as Sarah Pocket
- *Just Henry* (2011), as Mrs Jeffries
- *Top Boy* (2011), series, as Dr. Jenny Northam — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md)
- *The Body Farm* (2011), series, as Sarah Haines
- *Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol* (2010), as Captain
- *Accused* (2010), series, as Carmel Houlihan
- *Enid* (2009), as Theresa Blyton
- *Moving On* (2009), series, as Lynne
- *Be Good* (2009), as Mother
- *True Dare Kiss* (2007), series, as Nita McKinnon
- *Walk Away and I Stumble* (2007), as Suzi
- *Recovery* (2007), as Homeowner
- *Skins* (2007), series, as Claire — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *Oh Happy Day* (2007), as Fern
- *Not Going Out* (2006), series, as Pregnant Woman
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Olga Fitzgerald
- *Walk Away and I Stumble* (2005), series, as Suzi
- *The Golden Hour* (2005), series, Acting
- *Ideal* (2005), series, as Donna — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/ideal.md)
- *Shameless* (2004), series, as Sandra Brown — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Catherine Bryant
- *Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years* (2001), series, Acting
- *Doctors* (2000), series, as Angela Crowther
- *Monarch of the Glen* (2000), series, Acting
- *A Christmas Carol* (1999), as Maude
- *Sunburn* (1999), series, as Josie Daley
- *Cold Feet* (1998), series, as Emma Keaton
- *The Ambassador* (1998), series, Acting
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Julia Benson
- *Thief Takers* (1996), series, as DC Grace Harris
- *Finney* (1994), series, as Carol
- *Cardiac Arrest* (1994), series, as Dr. Monica Broome
- *The Hawk* (1993), as WPC Clarke
- *A Woman's Guide to Adultery* (1993), series, as Francie
- *Casualty* (1986), series, Pennie Ashton, Emma Davies, Writer
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as WPC Clarke

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