Lachele Carl
Lachele Carl | |
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | Point Park College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse | Alejandro Viñao |
Children | 1 |
Lachele J. Carl is an American actress based in England. She is best known for her minor appearances as Trinity Wells in Doctor Who, and its spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures, and Torchwood.
Early life
Carl was born in Pittsburgh. She enjoyed performing from a young age, but became especially interested in her senior year of high school. She graduated from Point Park College in 1982.[1] During her studies, Carl trained in classical theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. She moved to England in 1985, wanting to do Shakespeare, and joined a theatre company called TNT.[2]
Career
Carl played news anchor Trinity Wells, a recurring character in the first four series of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who,[3] appearing in the episodes "Aliens of London"/"World War Three", "The Christmas Invasion", "The Sound of Drums", "The Poison Sky", "Turn Left", "The Stolen Earth" and "The End of Time". Wells also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures (in the stories Revenge of the Slitheen and Secrets of the Stars) and Torchwood, during its five-part serial Children of Earth, making her the first character to appear in all three programmes.[citation needed] To this date, Carl is one of just four actors to have appeared in all three shows, the others being Anthony Daebeck (who plays a French newsreader),[4] Julian Bleach[citation needed] and Paul Marc Davis. In 2023, Carl reprised her role in "The Giggle", as part of Doctor Who's 2023 specials.
Carl also narrated the behind-the-scenes special Doctor Who: The Companions for BBC America, released as part of the seventh series DVD box set.
Carl has also appeared in Grange Hill, Batman and Alien Autopsy. She plays one of the voices in The Notekins and was the first voice of Muck and Molly in the American English dub of the children's TV series Bob the Builder. Carl played a minor role as the US Ambassador in the British TV show Ambassadors.
Personal life
Carl lives in Crouch End, North London with her husband, composer Alejandro Viñao. They have a son.[2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Midnight | Sandra Carrington | |
1989 | Batman | TV Technician | |
1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Reporter | |
1991 | Firestar: First Contact | Lucindia Jericho | |
1998 | Guru in Seven | Anthea | |
2001 | Superstition | News Reporter | |
2001 | Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember | Muck | US, Voice |
2002 | Bob the Builder: The Live Show! | Muck | US, Voice |
2003 | Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot | Muck | US, voice |
2004 | Bob the Builder: Snowed Undered: The Bobblesberg Winter Games | Muck | US, voice |
2005 | Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder | Muck | US, voice |
2005–2010, 2023 | Doctor Who | Trinity Wells | 10 episodes |
2006 | Renaissance | Nora | Voice |
2006 | Alien Autopsy | TV News Anchor | |
2006 | Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild | Muck | US voice |
2007–2008 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Trinity Wells | 2 episodes |
2007 | Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue | Muck | US, voice |
2009 | Torchwood: Children of Earth | Trinity Wells | 2 episodes |
2009 | Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish | Muck | US, voice |
2014 | National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire | Mexican woman | |
2016 | Denial | Gloria | |
2018 | Show Dogs | FBI Director | |
2020 | Flesh and Blood | Doctor | |
2022 | Avenue 5 | Margaret | |
2022 | Wednesday | Agnes |
References
- ^ "Lachele Carl". Bush Theatre. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b Brooks, Sarafina M. (28 September 2010). "Actress conquers criticism". The Globe. Point Park University. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Meet The Cast Of PBS' "Modus" Season Two". WGBH. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "'Doctor Who': 10 Things You May Not Know About 'World War Three'". Anglophenia. BBC America. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
External links
- Lachele Carl at IMDb
- Living people
- Actresses from Pittsburgh
- 21st-century African-American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American Shakespearean actresses
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- American voice actresses
- American emigrants to England
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- American expatriate actresses
- American expatriates in England
- Actors from the London Borough of Haringey
- Point Park University alumni
- People from Crouch End
- Doctor Who stubs