Lucy Punch Movies and Career Information

Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977) is an English actress. Her credits include the television shows Doc Martin and The Class, and the films Hot Fuzz and Bad Teacher. Born in Hammersmith, London, Punch performed with the National Youth Theatre from 1993 to 1997, and began a course at University College London before dropping out to become an actress. Punch made her debut in a 1998 episode of The New Adventures of Robin Hood. Her other TV credits include the naive daughter of Alison Steadman's character in the short-lived French and Saunders series, Let Them Eat Cake. She starred as a football player in the kids TV show Renford Rejects. In 2000, she made her stage debut as Elaine in Terry Johnson's West End adaptation of The Graduate. She has also worked at the Royal Court and Bush Theatres, both in London. She left the television show The Class after appearing in all but one of the first 12 episodes. In 2006, she won the best actress award at the Monaco International Film Festival for her performance in Are You Ready For Love?. Punch starred in Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, having replaced Nicole Kidman. In August 2010, she appeared in BBC Two's three part police