
Katie Brayben
Acting
Biography
Katie Brayben (born 3 September) is an English actress and musician who has performed in stage plays, television and musicals and also as a singer and songwriter with her own music. She is presently best known for her portrayal of the title role of Carole King in the London production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards. She won her second Olivier award in the same category at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards for her performance as the title role in Tammy Faye.
Filmography
15 credits
This Way Out
Movie • 2013
Maude

A Serial Killer's Guide to Life
Movie • 2020
Louise Farnt

King Charles III
Movie • 2017
Diana

West End Unplugged Vol.2
Movie • 2020

Grace
TV • 2021
WPC Danni Brown

Casualty
TV • 1986
Lisa Fernham

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
TV • 2023
Vivian Ledger

Luther
TV • 2010
Penny Leyton

Cell 8
TV • 2022
Hanna Klein

The Wheel of Time
TV • 2021
Latra Posae Decume

Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Ellie

The Alienist
TV • 2018
Edith Roosevelt

Miss Scarlet
TV • 2020
Alice Lee

War of the Worlds
TV • 2019
Charlotte

The Hack
TV • 2025
Lindsey Wright