Hostages
2025 · Movie
as Rochelle
Tanya Moodie
1972-04-16
•
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tanya Moodie is a Canadian actress and producer, best known for her work on Motherland, The Clinic, and her many stage credits, which include productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court Theatre, the National Theatre and the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord. Tanya Moodie was born on 16 April 1972 in Ottawa, Canada, to Jamaican parents. She moved to England at the age of 17, when she was offered a place at RADA, where she was later employed as an associate teacher and council member. Moodie's first television role was in the comedy So Haunt Me in 1994, followed by a starring role as Hunter in Neil Gaiman's 1996 fantasy mini-series Neverwhere (1996). She featured in guest roles in various series in the 2000s, and in 2008–9 had a regular role in Irish medical drama The Clinic. She also played the role of John Watson's therapist Ella Thompson in Sherlock. In 2016 she played Gertrude in Simon Godwin's production of Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company. From 2019, Moodie starred as Meg in the BBC comedy series Motherland. In a 2021 interview with the Huffington Post, Moody shared that she was proud of the feedback she had received about her character's cancer storyline: "There’s been people who have written me very personal messages saying that they’re going through [cancer] right now or their parents are, and they say we’ve really shown what it’s like. I’m really happy that that’s happened – I didn’t expect it to. I didn’t finish filming and say ‘I really feel like I’ve nailed what it’s like to go through this journey’, because it’s so subjective and unique to people." In 2020, Moodie starred in the third series of Tin Star as Catherine Mckenzie. The series was created by Rowan Joffé. In April 2022, Moodie featured as Regina in series 1 episode 4 of Ten Percent. Moodie appeared in Sam Mendes' film Empire of Light, released in the US in December 2022, and the UK in January 2023. Moodie appears alongside Olivia Colman, Colin Firth and Micheal Ward. Also in December 2022, Moodie reprised her role as Meg in the Christmas special of Motherland, titled "Last Christmas". The episode garnered wholly positive reviews from critics. In March 2023, Moodie appeared as Serena in two episodes of the Cash Carraway-created Rain Dogs.
Filmography
The Girlfriend
2025 · TV Show
as Isabella Russell-Bailey
Patience
2025 · TV Show
as Jessica Shaw
Joy
2024 · Movie
as Muriel
Dune: Prophecy
2024 · TV Show
as Anirul (voice)
Silo
2023 · TV Show
as Judge Meadows (uncredited), Judge Meadows
The Change
2023 · TV Show
as Joy
Empire of Light
2022 · Movie
as Delia
Motherland: Last Christmas
2022 · Movie
as Meg
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022 · TV Show
as Portia
The Pentaverate
2022 · TV Show
as Mrs Snee
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022 · TV Show
as Gundabale Earthauler
The Sandman
2022 · TV Show
as Night
National Theatre Live: Trouble in Mind
2021 · Movie
as Wiletta Mayer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Movie
as General Parnadee
Get Real Dude
2019 · Movie
The Feed
2019 · TV Show
as Sue Cole
The Mallorca Files
2019 · TV Show
as Abbey Palmer
Good Omens
2019 · TV Show
as God
Care
2018 · Movie
as Nurse Jamaal
A Discovery of Witches
2018 · TV Show
as Agatha Wilson
Tin Star
2017 · TV Show
as Catherine McKenzie
Motherland
2017 · TV Show
as Meg
Absentia
2017 · TV Show
as Lt. Diane Campbell
RSC Live: Hamlet
2016 · Movie
as Gertrude
Legacy
2015 · Movie
as Estelle
Dicte
2013 · TV Show
as Grace, Grace Tolou Aboka
Playhouse Presents
2012 · TV Show
as J-LO (voice)
The Body Farm
2011 · TV Show
as Margot
Sherlock
2010 · TV Show
as Ella
Skins
2007 · TV Show
as Layla
Lewis
2007 · TV Show
as Felicity Prior
No image
Rabbit Fever
2006 · Movie
as Kate Hopwell
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005 · Movie
as Guam Ravillion
Archangel
2005 · TV Show
as Velma
Sea of Souls
2004 · TV Show
as Alisha
Promoted to Glory
2003 · Movie
as Clem
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003 · Movie
as Guam Ravillion
Dr Willoughby
1999 · TV Show
as Geraldine
Boyz Unlimited
1999 · TV Show
as Carolyn Monroe
Maisie Raine
1998 · TV Show
as Patricia
A Respectable Trade
1998 · TV Show
as Rachel
The Final Passage
1996 · Movie
as Beverley
Neverwhere
1996 · TV Show
as Hunter
The Queen's Nose
1995 · TV Show
as Adult Sophie
Prime Suspect
1991 · TV Show
as DC Lorna Greaves
