Lisa FaulknerBorn: 2nd January 1973; London, UK
Nationality: British Height: 5ft 8in (1.77 m) Spouse(s): Chris Coghill (m. 2005-2011) Children: 1 daughter; Billie (adopted) Character in Spooks: Helen Flynn Faulkner was born in Merton, London, to a civil servant and a legal secretary. She was educated at Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames. Lisa was sixteen and her younger sister, Victoria, fourteen, when their mother, Julie, lost her two-year battle against throat cancer. At the age of 16, she was approached by a modelling scout while she was waiting on the platform of a London tube station but admits it wasn't for her: I remember being told I needed to lose weight, and thinking ‘whatever’. I went into McDonald’s and had it every day for a week. I thought ‘sod off’ – I was never good at modelling because of that. |
In 1992, she made her first acting appearance in The Lover, starring Jane March. At age 21, Lisa played the part of Alison Dangerfield in the British TV drama Dangerfield. She also starred in the 1994 British film A Feast at Midnight. In 1996 she appeared in And The Beat Goes On. Two years later, she played Louise Hope in the Channel 4 soap Brookside. Between 1998 and 2001, she played Dr Victoria Merrick on Holby City, before her character was stabbed to death in her own home by the father of a patient whose life she couldn't save.
In 2001 she appeared in brand new BBC drama Spooks. Her character Helen Flynn suffered a particularly gruesome fate. In only the second episode of the first series, Faulkner's character had her hand and face burnt in a deep fat fryer before being shot in the head at point-blank range, setting a precedent for later deaths in Spooks.
In 2004, she starred as D.S. Emma Scribbins ("Scribbs") in Murder in Suburbia on ITV where she played a CID policewoman in company with Caroline Catz who played her gaffer, D.I. Ashurst. The show returned for a second series in 2005. In 2006, she starred in the TV series New Street Law.
It was rumoured that Lisa had been shortlisted to play the role of D.I. Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel series to Life on Mars. However, Faulkner's former Spooks co-star Keeley Hawes was subsequently cast in the role.
In 2010 she won Celebrity Masterchef, beating Christine Hamilton and Dick Strawbridge in the final. She appeared in the third season premiere of the Canadian show, Murdoch Mysteries, when the series filmed an episode in and around Bristol, England, which aired in 2010 and returned for her second guest appearance in the fourth season, in 2011. She also appeared in Season 5 twice.
She is a regular contributor to the Sky1 magazine show Angela and Friends, and the Channel 5 chat show The Wright Stuff. Lisa now presents a variety of TV shows including, Heir Hunters, Real Food Family Cook Off and What’s Cooking. She has recently published a book; Recipes from my Mother for my Daughtetr and a second book The Way I Cook, is due out in September. Lisa is also filming a cookery strand for This Morning and is working with Warburtons to provide inspiration for families to help liven up lunch.
In 2005, Faulkner married Chris Coghill, her co-star from the TV series Burn It. The couple adopted a fifteen-month-old girl after three rounds of failed IVF treatment (she could not conceive after an ectopic pregnancy left her with one fallopian tube). However, the relationship failed and they divorced in 2011. Lisa is now in a relationship with MasterChef host John Torode.
You can find a full filmography for Lisa Faulkner at IMDb.
In 2001 she appeared in brand new BBC drama Spooks. Her character Helen Flynn suffered a particularly gruesome fate. In only the second episode of the first series, Faulkner's character had her hand and face burnt in a deep fat fryer before being shot in the head at point-blank range, setting a precedent for later deaths in Spooks.
In 2004, she starred as D.S. Emma Scribbins ("Scribbs") in Murder in Suburbia on ITV where she played a CID policewoman in company with Caroline Catz who played her gaffer, D.I. Ashurst. The show returned for a second series in 2005. In 2006, she starred in the TV series New Street Law.
It was rumoured that Lisa had been shortlisted to play the role of D.I. Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes, the sequel series to Life on Mars. However, Faulkner's former Spooks co-star Keeley Hawes was subsequently cast in the role.
In 2010 she won Celebrity Masterchef, beating Christine Hamilton and Dick Strawbridge in the final. She appeared in the third season premiere of the Canadian show, Murdoch Mysteries, when the series filmed an episode in and around Bristol, England, which aired in 2010 and returned for her second guest appearance in the fourth season, in 2011. She also appeared in Season 5 twice.
She is a regular contributor to the Sky1 magazine show Angela and Friends, and the Channel 5 chat show The Wright Stuff. Lisa now presents a variety of TV shows including, Heir Hunters, Real Food Family Cook Off and What’s Cooking. She has recently published a book; Recipes from my Mother for my Daughtetr and a second book The Way I Cook, is due out in September. Lisa is also filming a cookery strand for This Morning and is working with Warburtons to provide inspiration for families to help liven up lunch.
In 2005, Faulkner married Chris Coghill, her co-star from the TV series Burn It. The couple adopted a fifteen-month-old girl after three rounds of failed IVF treatment (she could not conceive after an ectopic pregnancy left her with one fallopian tube). However, the relationship failed and they divorced in 2011. Lisa is now in a relationship with MasterChef host John Torode.
You can find a full filmography for Lisa Faulkner at IMDb.