Biography Information / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Louise Ford, an English actress, is currently best known for playing Kate Middleton in the Channel 4 comedy, The Windsors, that first broadcasted in April 2016.
- The show is a soap opera parody focusing on Prince Charles and his quest for the crown.
- In December 2017, Louise gave birth to a baby, her first child. Actor Rowan Atkinson aka “Mr. Bean” was the father.
Personal Life : Early Life and Education
- Louise is the daughter of a gas fitter and grew up in South-East London where she attended the local grammar school.
- Later, she studied English at Southampton University before being accepted into The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Here, she studied alongside students – Future famous stars Tom Hiddleston and Gemma Arterton.
Louise Ford Rowan Atkinson Relationship :
- Louise is the partner of Rowan Atkinson, who has most famously played Mr. Bean and has appeared in Blackadder.
- They have been dating since 2014. They met during a production of Quartermaine’s Terms that they both starred in at Wyndham’s Theatre in West End in 2012.
- She had her first baby along with Atkinson at age 33. Rowan is 28 years Louise’s senior.
- This will be Atkinson’s third child. He has a son, Ben, and daughter, Lily Atkinson, by his ex-wife Sunetra Sastry. Sunetra is a BBC make-up artist. Ben & Lily are in their mid-20s (as of 2020). Sunetry & Rown split in 2014 after 25 years of marriage, divorcing in November 2015.
- Louise and Rowan share their time between a 4.65 million pound cottage in North London, which is Rowan’s home and an ultra-modern house in the Cotswolds.
- Ford is 170 cm tall (5 foot 7 inches).
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Louise currently plays Kate Middleton in the comedy, The Windsors. Her on-screen husband, Prince William, is played by Hugh Skinner. Harry Enfield, who plays Prince Charles, was nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Award.
- Her big break came playing another Kate in the TV Series, Crashing. This Channel 4 comedy was about a group of 20-somethings living in a disused hospital to avoid expensive rent.
- One of her most famous roles is that of Jane in the film, Fast Girls. The movie shows the intense rivalry between two ambitious runners: one a street-smart runner and the other a wealthy young athlete.
- Prior to this she has had some smaller parts in Doc Martin (2004), We Hate Paul Revere (2014), Denial (2016) and she narrated Steph & Dom’s One Star to Five Star.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- She counts Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Yasmine Akram and Cariad Lloyd as her close friends.
Why so little info on the fabulous Atkinson…Yes, he graduated from Oxford but chose to play nitwit funny type roles similar to CHARLIE CHAPLIN. He has remarkable EXPRESSIONS!