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My Take
For me Louise Brealey is proof that a so-called supporting role can quietly steal a show. Her Molly Hooper in Sherlock could have been a forgettable lab presence, but she gave it such tender, awkward humanity that fans latched onto her completely. What I respect even more is that she isn't just an actress. She writes and works as a journalist too, which probably explains the intelligence she brings to her parts. With a Cambridge background and credits across Back, Clique and A Discovery of Witches, she's the kind of versatile, underrated performer I always end up rooting for.
Overview
Louise Brealey (born 27 March 1979), also credited as Loo Brealey, is an English actress, writer and journalist. She played Molly Hooper in Sherlock, Cass in Back, Scottish professor Jude McDermid in Clique and Gillian Chamberlain in A Discovery of Witches.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Louise Brealey
- Name (Japanese)
- ルイーズ・ブリーリー
- Reading
- るいーず・ぶりーりー
- Born
- March 27, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
- Origin
- Bozeat, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film producer / journalist / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Cambridge
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.