---
name: "Tamzin Outhwaite"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tamzin-outhwaite"
fi1m_id: "tamzin-outhwaite"
imdb_id: "nm0653666"
tmdb_id: 58757
wikidata_id: "Q3143235"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 November 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T22:00:03.049594+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."
---

# Tamzin Outhwaite

## Identity

Tamzin Outhwaite

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tamzin-outhwaite
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tamzin-outhwaite
- **IMDb ID:** nm0653666
- **TMDB ID:** 58757
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3143235
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamzin_Outhwaite, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3143235, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653666/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58757

Actor. Born 5 November 1970 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 November 1970, Ilford, Essex, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamzin_Outhwaite, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3143235, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653666/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58757

## Biography

Tamzin Outhwaite is an English actress. She was born on 5 November 1970 in Ilford, Greater London. She trained at the London Studio Centre, studying dance and drama, and began her career in theatre before appearing in television series including *The Bill* and *Men Behaving Badly*.

Outhwaite is known for playing Melanie Owen in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders* from 1998 to 2002 and again from 2018 to 2019. Her other television credits include *Red Cap*, *Hotel Babylon*, *Doctor Who* and *New Tricks*. Film roles include *Cassandra's Dream* (2007) and Molly in *Great Expectations* (2012).

She has received British Soap Awards and a National Television Award for her work in *EastEnders*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Great Expectations* (2012), Fi1m 57, as Molly — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-2012.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *Murder Before Evensong* (2025), series, as Stella Harper
- *The Wives* (2024), series, as Sylvie Morgan
- *Opening Up* (2024), as Jas
- *Lode* (2024), Actor
- *Murder Is Easy* (2023), series, as Mrs Pierce
- *Sumotherhood* (2023), as Ambulance Worker
- *Tell Me You Love Me* (2023), as Susan
- *The Lock-In* (2022), as Melanie Beale
- *The Tower* (2021), series, as Cathy Teel
- *Bull* (2021), as Sharon
- *Ridley Road* (2021), series, as Barbara Watson
- *Murder, They Hope* (2021), series, as Diana
- *The Haunting of Alice Bowles* (2020), as Alice
- *We Love Gavin and Stacey* (2020), Actor
- *Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators* (2018), series, as Jessica Duke
- *Inside No. 9* (2014), series, as Connie — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inside-no-9.md)
- *Father's Day* (2013), as Alison
- *Great Expectations* (2012), as Molly — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations-2012.md)
- *Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me* (2011), as Patsy Morgan
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Holly Faircroft
- *Paradox* (2009), series, as D.I. Rebecca Flint
- *The Fixer* (2008), series, as Rose Chamberlain
- *Radio Cape Cod* (2008), as Jill Waters
- *Cassandra's Dream* (2007), as Burn's Date
- *Walk Away and I Stumble* (2007), as Claire Holmes
- *Backwaters* (2006), as Lili Taylor
- *Vital Signs* (2006), series, as Rhoda Bradley
- *Hotel Babylon* (2006), series, as Rebecca Mitchell
- *Walk Away and I Stumble* (2005), series, as Claire Holmes
- *7 Seconds* (2005), as Sgt. Kelly Anders
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Captain — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Frances Tuesday* (2004), series, as Frances West
- *When I'm Sixty-Four* (2004), as Caz
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as Katherine Winterborn
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Sasha Miller
- *Final Demand* (2003), as Natalie Taylor
- *Red Cap* (2003), series, as Sgt. Jo McDonagh
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Brenda Stevens
- *Out of Control* (2002), as Dean's Mum
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Samantha Adler — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Sally Alden
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Melanie Owen
- *The Night They Vanished*, series, as Jo

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