Dame Julia Walsh
Sir Hugh鈥檚 immediate superior in MI5, Dame Julia is as wily as she is enigmatic. A supreme political player who is no stranger to playing the long game when it comes to dealing with foreign intelligence agencies 鈥� the CIA in particular. Her past affair with Hugh means that there is a certain amount of strained cordiality between them, though she doesn鈥檛 let this prevent her from telling him what to do and her desired outcome of his investigation. Unflappable and cool in the face of hostile encounters and deep-seated revelations of those that her agency are charged with monitoring, Dame Julia is an imperious presence who, like Sir Hugh, is intent on discovering who is the mastermind behind the plot to unseat Nessa.
Janet McTeer: "Julia is scary in the best kind of way"
Janet talks about having fun with her character Julia's quick witted lines.
Janet McTeer
A Tony, Olivier and Drama Desk award winner, Janet is in high demand in theatre, having played iconic roles in the West End and Broadway in productions such as The Grace of Mary Traverse, Uncle Vanya, God of Carnage, Mary Stewart and A Doll鈥檚 House.
Janet is a also a familiar face on Television. She received a Golden Globe nominations for her roles as Jacquetta of Luxembourg in The White Queen and Clemmie Churchill in Into the Storm. She was recently seen starring opposite Glenn Close in the final series of hit US drama Damages.
In film, Janet won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award the lead role of Mary Jo Walker in Tumbleweeds. She also received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for her role as Hubert Page in Albert Nobbs.
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