The actor on learning ancient Greek from scratch, missing out on MI5 and the book that changed her life Born in London, Katherine Parkinson, 42, studied at Oxford University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. From 2006, she appeared in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, and won a Bafta in 2014. Her other television work includes Doc Martin, Humans and Defending The Guilty. In 2019, she starred in the West End play Home, I’m Darling. She is married, has two daughters and lives in London. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? I’m pathetically scared of dogs. Continue reading...