Ashley McGuire is a British actress, known for her roles as Big Mandy in the BBC comedy series This Country, Vicky Houghton in the BBC One series This Is Going to Hurt, Shakira in the Channel 4 comedy series Man Down and Bev Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Life and career McGuire attended Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama. McGuire has portrayed various TV roles, including Malory Towers, Coronation Street, Dead Boss, Small Axe, Decline and Fall, It's a Sin and Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After. She has also appeared as Shakira in Man Down, "Big" Mandy Harris in This Country and Bev Slater in EastEnders.
Her stage work includes Home by Nadia Fall (2012 and 2013), Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (2015) and Top Girls (2019) by Caryl Churchill, Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker (2015), and The Suicide by Suhayla El-Bushra (2016), all at the Royal National Theatre. Susannah Clapp, a theatre critic for The Observer, wrote about McGuire's portrayal of Falstaff in Phyllida Lloyd's all-female Henry IV at the Donmar Warehouse (2014): "A magnificent Falstaff... she is glorious. A one-person vindication of the all-female enterprise. If it were needed."
Stage YearTheatrePlayRole2006Battersea Arts CentreSaved or Destroyed200820092010Canal Café TheatrePleasance, EdinburghPleasance, Inner LondonI'll Always Think of You That WayAlison2010Soho TheatreFatal LightMaggie2011Theatre UncutHousekeepingJoan20122013National TheatreHomeSharon2014Donmar WarehouseHenry IVFalstaff2015National TheatreOur Country's GoodDabby Bryant2015National TheatreAn Oak Tree2015National TheatreLight Shining in BuckinghamshireVagrant2016National TheatreThe SuicideSarah and Margaret Thatcher2016Lyric HammersmithShopping and F***ingBrian2017Bush TheatreHirPaige2019National TheatreTop GirlsDull Gret
Filmography YearCategoryTitleRole2001TV seriesThe SavagesFrightening girl2001TV seriesCasualtyJulie2003TV seriesMurphy's LawMaid2004Feature filmEngland ExpectsDawn2004TV seriesEastEndersCarol2005Feature filmGypoPenny2007Feature filmRuby BlueDebbie2008Feature filmCaught in a TrapPrison inmate2009TV seriesThe Bill (series 24)Stella Tanner2009Feature filmHarry BrownCommunity WPC2010Feature filmBaselineSusan2010Feature filmHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1Death Eater #92010TV seriesMirandaMeals on Wheels lady2010TV seriesLaw & Order: UK (series 4)Simone Lewis2011Feature filmHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2Death Eater #92011TV seriesCoronation StreetGinny Portis2012Feature filmThe GrindLinda2012TV seriesDead BossSlasher2012TV seriesTrolliedMillionth customer2012TV series4FunniesCheryl2013TV seriesDerekShelley2013TV seriesThe Job LotDawn Carter2013TV seriesThe IT CrowdHomeless lady2013TV seriesObsession: Dark DesiresStalking neighbour2013–2017TV seriesMan DownShakira2014Feature filmGoldRosie2014TV seriesIn the ClubAnnette Harris2014Feature filmThe Riot ClubPolice officer 22014Feature filmChewing Gum BlapMary2014ShortCounting BackwardsFlo Brown2015Feature filmHectorChiropodist2016Feature filmDavid Brent: Life on the RoadMo2016Feature filmBridget Jones's BabyMidwife2017ShortDouble ActCasting Director2017TV seriesDecline and FallLady Circumference2017–2020TV seriesThis CountryMandy Harris2018ShortRelativityMrs Ryder2018ShortLittle ShitMum2018Feature filmSolo: A Star Wars StoryLodge Human Trainer (uncredited)2018TV seriesWanderlustJanet Malherbe2018–2019TV seriesEastEndersBev Slater2019Feature filmThe HustlePolicewoman2019Feature filmEternal BeautyJean (uncredited)2019Feature filmThe GentlemenMaureen2020–2024TV seriesMalory TowersMatron Kathleen2020TV filmSmall Axe – Alex WheatleCook2020TV seriesJack and the Beanstalk: After Ever AfterMayoress2021TV seriesIt's a SinLorraine Fletcher2021TV seriesAngela BlackJudy2022TV seriesThis Is Going to HurtMs Vicky Houghton2023Feature filmNorthern ComfortEsther2023TV seriesThe ChangeBernadette
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