Acting

Penny Layden

Born 1969, Penny Layden is a British actress and narrator. She has performed at the National Theatre, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic Theatre, with Shared Experience and the Royal Exchange Theatre.

Known for

Highlights

Call the Midwife2012 · Series · Brenda McEntee

Supacell2024 · Series · Shirley

Broken2012 · Film · DC Jenks

Father Brown2013 · Series · Nora Banks

Waterloo Road2006 · Series · Shelley Baxter

Land Girls2009 · Series · Hettie Foster

Filmography

Movies

9 films

National Theatre Live: London Tide2024 · Film · Mary Wilfer

National Theatre Live: Paradise2021 · Film · Nam

Jolly Girl2020 · Film · Blossom (voice)

National Theatre Live: Macbeth2018 · Film · Ross

My Country: A Work in Progress2017 · Film · Britannia

National Theatre Live: Everyman2015 · Film · Knowledge

Broken2012 · Film · DC Jenks

Poppy Shakespeare2008 · Film · Sue

The Bad Mother's Handbook2007 · Film · Rambler Annie

Filmography

Series

8 shows

Supacell2024 · Series · Shirley

Dark Angel2016 · Series · Margaret Stott

Father Brown2013 · Series · Nora Banks

Call the Midwife2012 · Series · Brenda McEntee

South Riding2011 · Series · Mrs Huggins

Land Girls2009 · Series · Hettie Foster

Waterloo Road2006 · Series · Shelley Baxter

Murphy's Law2001 · Series · Hammond