Leanne Best
Born
June 15, 1979 (age 46)
Birthplace
Liverpool, England, UK

Leanne Best

Leanne Best (born June 15, 1979) is an English actress. She trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and presently lives in southwest London.

She is known for her roles as Jane Cobden in the BBC series Ripper Street, Celia Donnelly in Fortitude, and the title role of 'The Woman In Black' in the 2014 film The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death. Best also appeared as Min Sakul in the sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

More recently Best appeared in ITV comedy series Cold Feet in September 2016 as Tina Reynolds. She was also in Line of Duty series 3.

Movies

Sebastian
Sebastian
2024 ★ 6.4
Dionne
Raging Grace
Raging Grace
2023 ★ 6.0
Katherine
Our Kid
Our Kid
2023
Sarah
Black Dog
Black Dog
2023 ★ 8.0
Dog Lady
Bolan's Shoes
Bolan's Shoes
2023 ★ 6.0
Penny / Sadie
Harm
Harm
2021 ★ 10.0
Little Joe
Little Joe
2019 ★ 5.7
Mother
Native
Native
2018 ★ 5.6
Awan
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017 ★ 6.4
Eileen
Cotton Wool
Cotton Wool
2017 ★ 6.0
Rachel
Babs
Babs
2017 ★ 7.3
Rose Deeks
The Infiltrator
The Infiltrator
2016 ★ 6.7
Bowling Alley Waitress
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 ★ 7.3
Min Sakul
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014 ★ 5.2
Woman In Black
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield
2014 ★ 6.2
Amber Page
Lucan
Lucan
2013 ★ 6.0
Sandra Rivett
The Be All and End All
The Be All and End All
2010 ★ 6.5
Krystal
Heatwave
Heatwave
2005
Loz Garrett

TV Series

This City Is Ours
This City Is Ours
2025 ★ 7.2
Lesley Williams
5 Episodes
Insomnia
Insomnia
2024 ★ 6.1
Phoebe
6 Episodes
G'wed
G'wed
2024 ★ 6.6
Jodie
6 Episodes
A Town Called Malice
A Town Called Malice
2023 ★ 5.7
Lindsay
6 Episodes
The Walk-In
The Walk-In
2022 ★ 6.8
Alison
5 Episodes
Compulsion
Compulsion
2022 ★ 5.8
Jenny
4 Episodes
Four Lives
Four Lives
2022 ★ 6.4
Kate
3 Episodes
Close to Me
Close to Me
2021 ★ 5.4
Anna
6 Episodes
Young Wallander
Young Wallander
2020 ★ 7.1
Frida Rask
6 Episodes
Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso
2020 ★ 8.4
Georgie Tartt
1 Episode
Carnival Row
Carnival Row
2019 ★ 7.7
Madame Moira
4 Episodes
I Am...
I Am...
2019 ★ 5.5
Ava
1 Episode
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb
2019
Mum
1 Episode
Tin Star
Tin Star
2017 ★ 6.6
Penny
3 Episodes
The Good Karma Hospital
The Good Karma Hospital
2017 ★ 7.6
Debbie Smart
6 Episodes
Undercover
Undercover
2016 ★ 6.5
Abigail Strickland
6 Episodes
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
2016 ★ 6.2
Eveline Coombes
1 Episode
From Darkness
From Darkness
2015 ★ 5.7
Julie Hind
4 Episodes
The Outcast
The Outcast
2015 ★ 4.9
Jeanie Lee
2 Episodes
Home Fires
Home Fires
2015 ★ 8.2
Teresa Fenchurch
12 Episodes
Fortitude
Fortitude
2015 ★ 6.8
Celia Donnelly
11 Episodes
The Driver
The Driver
2014 ★ 7.1
Sarah
1 Episode
Lucan
Lucan
2013 ★ 7.2
Sandra Rivett
1 Episode
Shetland
Shetland
2013 ★ 7.5
Annabel
1 Episode
Ripper Street
Ripper Street
2012 ★ 7.4
Jane Cobden
9 Episodes
Line of Duty
Line of Duty
2012 ★ 8.2
PC Jackie Brickford
6 Episodes
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
2011 ★ 8.3
Penny
1 Episode
Moving On
Moving On
2009 ★ 7.1
Lesley
1 Episode
New Tricks
New Tricks
2004 ★ 7.4
Zoe Baines
1 Episode
Cold Feet
Cold Feet
1998 ★ 7.6
Tina Reynolds
15 Episodes