Biography - Lorraine Ashbourne

Who is Lorraine Ashbourne?

Lorraine Ashbourne is an actress by profession and British by nationality. She is known for her appearance in the films King Kong, Breather, Child 44, and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.

Lorraine Ashbourne – Age, Parents, Siblings

Lorraine Ashbourne was born on 7 January 1961 in Manchester, England. She is not the only child of her parents and has a sibling – a younger sister named Jayne Ashbourne. Aside from this, there are no mentions of her mother, father, or childhood.

Education, Ethcnitiy

For education, Lorraine Ashbourne attended Wilbraham High School. Following graduation, she went to Stretford Children's Theatre and joined Webber Drama School in April 1982. She also took place in the University of Manchester Stage Society and Manchester Youth Theatre.

Her ethnicity is English.

Lorraine Ashbourne – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Lorraine Ashbourne began dating boyfriend Glyn Pritchard in 1987. After their relationship ended, she dated Andy Serkis in 1993.

On 22 July 2002, Ashbourne married her longtime boyfriend Andy Serkis. With her husband, she has three children - daughter Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, and sons Louis Ashbourne Serkis, and Sonny Ashbourne Serkis. The couple seems to be happy together and there are no rumors of divorce surrounding the couple.

Lorraine Ashbourne – Career

Early Days

Ashbourne’s debut screen role was as Sue in a 1988 episode of the TV series London’s Burning. This was followed by roles in the films Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), Resurrected (1989), Jack & Sarah (1995), Fever Pitch (1997), etc, and in the episodes of the TV series Rich Tea and Sympathy (1991), Casualty (1987-1994), Peak Practice (1995), The Bill (1987-1996).

Finally, Lorraine Ashbourne was cast as Sgt. Yvonne Mackey in the TV series City Central. He portrayed the character for a total of 30 episodes, from 1998 to 2000, and is considered her breakthrough role.

Films, TV series

Over the years, Lorraine Ashbourne has starred in the films A Christmas Carol (2000), The Martins (2001), King Kong (2005), A Bunch of Amateurs (2008), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), Child 44 (2015), A Street Cat Named Bob (2016), Breathe (2017), The Corrupted (2019), Bridgerton (2020-2022), I Used to Be Famous (2022), The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), among others.

Moreover, she has portrayed characters in the episodes of the TV series Playing the Field (1998-2002), Jane Eyre (2006), True Dare Kiss (2007), The Street (2007), Murderland (2009), Moving On (2010), Public Enemies (2012), The Interceptor (2015), Jericho (2016), Unforgotten (2017), The Crown (2019), Hilda (2023), After the Flood (2024), Sherwood (2022), etc.

Co-stars

On the set of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Lorraine Ashbourne has worked alongside Jude Akuwudike, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Shaun Dooley, and Michael Wildman.

Lorraine Ashbourne – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the net worth and annual salary/income of Lorraine Ashbourne is under review.

Lorraine Ashbourne – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Ashbourne is absent from social media handles including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.