Morwenna Banks is an award-winning actor, writer and producer. She is a founding member of Absolutely Productions (producers of comedy including Armstrong & Miller and Trigger Happy TV) and has acted in film and television in Britain and USA in shows such as Saturday Night Live (USA), Skins, Saxondale, and The Thick Of It. She provides the voices for many animations from Monkey Dust to Peppa Pig.
Film:
MISS YOU ALREADY (S Films/New Sparta) 2015
Starring Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette, Paddy Considine and Dominic Cooper
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
THE ANNOUNCEMENT (Absolutely Productions) – 2002
Dir. Troy Miller
Best Show, Cleveland Films Festival; Best International Feature,
New York International Independent Film and Video Festival; Bafta Shortlisted
Television:
MASTERS OF THE AIR (Apple TV+) 2024
Episode Eight with Story by John Orloff & Joel Anderson
FUNNY WOMAN (Potboiler Television / Sky) 2023
Adaptation of Nick Hornby’s novel, Series 1 and 2
Winner of Best Comedy Programme, RTS Awards 2023
SLOW HORSES (See Saw Films/Apple TV+) 2022
Episodes for Series 1 and 2
DAMNED (What Larks/C4) 6×30″ 2016
(What Larks Productions/SKY Arts) 2014
Co-created and written with Jo Brand
UP THE WOMEN (Baby Cow/BBC)
Co-writer of Series 2 with Jessica Hynes and Barunka o’Shaughnessy
THE ABBEY (Babycow / ITV) – 2007/2008
MODEL, ACTRESS, WHATEVER… (Absolutely/C4) – 2001
MORWENNA BANKS SHOW (Absolutely / C5) – 1999
Wrote and Co-produced 13 episodes
Nominated 1999 Golden Rose of Montreux Award
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC/Broadway Video) – 1995
Writer-performer
ABSOLUTELY (Absolutely / C4) – 1990-1994
Nominated for British Comedy Award, Writers Guild Award, Golden Rose of Montreux
Twice nominated as Best Female Comedy Performer, British Comedy Awards
Radio
WOSSON CORNWALL – (BBC Radio 4) Series 1, 2023
Starring Dawn French
THE ABSOLUTELY RADIO SHOW (Absolutely/R4) – S2, 2017
RAGE (BBC Radio 4) TX February 2017
SHUSH! (Pozzitive/R4) S1, 2015 / S2, TX March 2017
Co-created with Rebecca Front & Arthur Mathews
Winner: Best Regularly Scheduled Comedy, New York Festivals
THE ABSOLUTELY RADIO SHOW (Absolutely/R4) – S1, 2015
BBC Audio Drama Award for “Sketchorama Special”
IF ONLY I HAD A HEART (Radio 4)
One of the three short stories inspired by THE WIZARD OF OZ
GOODBYE (BBC Radio 4)
Starring Olivia Colman
Winner: Tinniswood Award 2015
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