Lucie Shorthouse

Lucie Shorthouse
Lucie Shorthouse
Born	Lucy Richenda Shorthouse; Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Alma mater	Selwyn College, Cambridge
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present

Lucy Richenda Shorthouse, known professionally as Lucie Shorthouse, is an English actress. She won a WhatsOnStage Award for her performance in Everybody's Talking About Jamie. On television, she is known for her roles in the Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts (2021–) and the BBC series Henpocalypse! (2023) and Rebus (2024).

Early life and education

Lucy Richenda Shorthouse^{[citation needed]} was born in the Nuneaton and Bedworth area of Warwickshire and grew up in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Her family had moved to England from Kenya.^[1]

Shorthouse attended the Polesworth School.^[2] Growing up, she took classes at the Wendy Morton Academy of Dance in Atherstone.^[3]

She went on to graduate from Selwyn College, Cambridge in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Drama. At university, she was a member of Footlights. She then trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts until 2015.^[4]^[5]

Career

After appearing on stage in productions such as The House of In Between at the Theatre Royal Stratford East and Roller Diner at the Soho Theatre,^[6] Shorthouse originated the role of Pritti Pasha in the coming-of-age musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Sheffield Crucible in 2017, a role she would reprise for its West End run at the Apollo Theatre.^[7] For her performance, Shorthouse won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.^[1]

Shorthouse had her first prominent television role in 2020 when she joined the main cast of the Sky One police procedural Bulletproof for its second series as Paige Pennington.^[8] The following year, she began playing band manager Momtaz in the Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts.^[9]

Shorthouse returned to the Sheffield Crucible in 2021 and 2022 for Talent^[10] and Rock / Paper / Scissors respectively. She also appeared in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore at the Charing Cross Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

In 2023, Shorthouse led the BBC Two comedy Henpocalypse! as Zara opposite Callie Cooke.^[11]^[12] She also made a guest appearance in the ITVX true crime series The Long Shadow.^{[citation needed]}

She has a leading role as DC Siobhan Clarke in the 2024 BBC Scotland series Rebus opposite Richard Rankin.^[13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015, 2018	Doctors	Helen Cloverfield / Brittany Chambers	2 episodes
2017	Line of Duty	Melanie	Episode: "In the Trap"
2019	Cleaning Up	Jade	1 episode
2020–2021	Bulletproof	Paige Pennington	Main role (series 2–3)
2021–present	We Are Lady Parts	Momtaz	Main role
2021	Echoes (short film)	Jen	Main role
2022	Ten Percent	Alissa Sawalha	1 episode
2023	Henpocalypse!	Zara	Main role
2023	The Long Shadow	Cindy Thornbury	1 episode
2024	Rebus	DC Siobhan Clarke	Main Role

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	The House of In Between	Dev	Theatre Royal Stratford East
2017	Roller Diner	Chantal	Soho Theatre, London
2017	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Pritti Pasha	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield / Apollo Theatre, London
2021	Talent	Julie	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2022	Rock / Paper / Scissors	Zara	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2022	The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore	Frances Black	Charing Cross Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	WhatsOnStage Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Musical	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Won	^[14]
	H100 Awards	Rising Star		Won	^[15]
	The Stage Debut Awards	Best West End Debut	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Nominated	^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b "Lucie Shorthouse". Birmingham Living. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "New members in residence: Undergraduates". Selwyn College Calendar, 2009-2010: 23. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "Ex-Students". Wendy Morton Academy of Dance. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Swain, Marianka (3 December 2017). "Interview: Lucie Shorthouse On Everybody's Talking About Jamie". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Masso, Giverny (30 January 2018). "Actor Lucie Shorthouse: 'Playing a Muslim character in a musical is a big responsibility'". The Stage. Retrieved 13 October 2023.(subscription required)
^ Hewis, Ben (30 June 2018). "My Top 5 Showtunes: Lucie Shorthouse". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Bloodworth, Adam (6 April 2018). "Everybody's Talking About Jamie's Lucie Shorthouse: 'I get to rock a hijab!'". Pink News. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Engelbrecht, Leandra (4 August 2020). "Bulletproof's Lucie Shorthouse on S2: Every time you think this is it, there's another loophole". News24. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Wigley, Lucy (17 May 2021). "Lucie Shorthouse as Momtaz". PopSugar. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "We chat to the leads of Talent: Lucie Shorthouse". Sheffield Theatres. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "Five minutes with… Henpocalypse! stars Callie Cooke and Lucie Shorthouse". Belfast Telegraph. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ Wilson, Victoria (15 August 2023). "Lucie Shorthouse reveals hilarious moments filming comedy Henpocalypse". What to Watch. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Russell, Stephen A. (1 August 2024). "Richard Rankin and the twisting road to 'Rebus'". SBS Television. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (25 February 2018). "Winners of the 18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards announced: David Tennant and Olivia Colman win". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (11 September 2018). "Lucie Shorthouse and Ola Ince announced as winners of H100 Awards". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ James, Sarah (25 September 2018). "Stage Debut Awards 2018 – Winners". West End Theatre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

External links

Lucie Shorthouse at IMDb
Lucie Shorthouse at Spotlight

[bl2018-1] "Lucie Shorthouse". Birmingham Living. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2] "New members in residence: Undergraduates". Selwyn College Calendar, 2009-2010: 23. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[3] "Ex-Students". Wendy Morton Academy of Dance. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[4] Swain, Marianka (3 December 2017). "Interview: Lucie Shorthouse On Everybody's Talking About Jamie". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[5] Masso, Giverny (30 January 2018). "Actor Lucie Shorthouse: 'Playing a Muslim character in a musical is a big responsibility'". The Stage. Retrieved 13 October 2023.(subscription required)

[6] Hewis, Ben (30 June 2018). "My Top 5 Showtunes: Lucie Shorthouse". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[7] Bloodworth, Adam (6 April 2018). "Everybody's Talking About Jamie's Lucie Shorthouse: 'I get to rock a hijab!'". Pink News. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[8] Engelbrecht, Leandra (4 August 2020). "Bulletproof's Lucie Shorthouse on S2: Every time you think this is it, there's another loophole". News24. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[9] Wigley, Lucy (17 May 2021). "Lucie Shorthouse as Momtaz". PopSugar. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[10] "We chat to the leads of Talent: Lucie Shorthouse". Sheffield Theatres. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[11] "Five minutes with… Henpocalypse! stars Callie Cooke and Lucie Shorthouse". Belfast Telegraph. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[12] Wilson, Victoria (15 August 2023). "Lucie Shorthouse reveals hilarious moments filming comedy Henpocalypse". What to Watch. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[13] Russell, Stephen A. (1 August 2024). "Richard Rankin and the twisting road to 'Rebus'". SBS Television. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[14] Bowie-Sell, Daisy (25 February 2018). "Winners of the 18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards announced: David Tennant and Olivia Colman win". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2019-02-03.

[15] Bowie-Sell, Daisy (11 September 2018). "Lucie Shorthouse and Ola Ince announced as winners of H100 Awards". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[16] James, Sarah (25 September 2018). "Stage Debut Awards 2018 – Winners". West End Theatre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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