Kelly Wenham

Kelly Wenham born 28 November 1983 is an English actress director screenwriter and comedian Wenham was born in Stockport Her early career was spent in modelling before answering a casting call for a bit part in Always and Everyone Following this she entered drama school but quit three months later after being cast in a regular role in Where the Heart Is as Jess Buckley a role she kept for three years In 2003 Wenham appeared in Will Youngs music video Leave Right Now After leaving Where the Heart Is she appeared in Coronation Street as barmaid Danielle Spencer Wenham also appeared in Waterloo Road series 6 episode 14 as union rep leader Anna In 2004 she was cast in a leading role as Julie Priestly in Steel River Blues though the programme lasted only one series Wenham has also made oneoff appearances in Life on Mars Holby City Wild At Heart Heartbeat and Dead Set Kelly provided the voice for Syrenne in the 2012 British and American releases of The Last Story on the Wii She also appeared in the fifth series of the BBC fantasy series Merlin as Queen Mab She starred in the 2013 film Dracula The Dark Prince as Draculas love interest Alina and in Jeremy Woodings film The Magnificent Eleven with Josh OConnor Joseph Millson Robert Vaughn und Sean Pertwee She also created and portrayed Clare Fist an ambitious but seemingly dimwitted journalist and social commentator in her online series Clare Fists London which aired on YouTube from 2 June 2015 to 6 September 2015 In 2017 Kelly starred alongside Danny Morgan Michael Socha and Georgia Groome in Double Date a British horror comedy She also starred in Abigail Blackmores film Tales from the Lodge in 2019 with Mackenzie Crook Dustin DemriBurns Laura Fraser Sophie Thompson and Johnny Vegas In 2020 she played a small guest role in the Ben Whishaw thriller Surge by Oscar winner Aneil Karia