Celeste Dring is an English comedy writer and actress, best known for her roles as Lauren Richards in the BBC TV series Wanderlust and as Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's The Windsors.
Celeste Dring | |
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 Celeste Dring as Princess Eugenie in 2017 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Early life
editCeleste Dring is from Wolverhampton, England. She studied English at the University of Cambridge and graduated in July 2010.[1] Dring started her career as a dance director at the Central Youth Theatre, Wolverhampton.[2]
Comedy career
editDring started working with Freya Parker and Ed Kiely in the fringe theatre trio Lebensmüde. The trio performed at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival.[3] After Kiely left, Dring and Parker continued as a duo under the name Lazy Susan,[4] earning a nomination for the comedy newcomer award at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[5] In 2016, Dring landed a main role as Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's The Windsors alongside actress Ellie White, who plays her royal sister Princess Beatrice.[6] Dring has stated that she based her character on the stars of Made in Chelsea rather than the real-life Princess Eugenie.[7]
Dring appeared as Kayleigh Hudson, a regular character in the BBC3 comedy series This Country in 2018.[8] She also appeared as Laura in BBC's Wanderlust the same year.[9]
As a voice actor Dring had a speaking role in BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama (2015)[10] and Newsjack (2017).[11]
In 2022 she appeared in a reboot of Lazy Susan on BBC Three with her long-term comedy partner Freya Parker for four 14-minute episodes.[12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Smell Investigators | Pete Lazarus | short film |
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho | Shop Assistant | |
| 2022 | Cyrano | Theatre lady | Uncredited |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Josh | Lily | 1 episode |
| 2015 | SunTrap | Barmaid Zorro | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Morgana Robinson's The Agency | Sauce Scientist | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Year Friends | Suzie the chef | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Wanderlust | Laura Richards | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Down from London | Cam | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Ladhood | Penelope | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Lazy Susan | various characters | Pilot |
| 2019 | Absentia | Liza Tutee | 1 episode |
| 2017–2020 | This Country | Kayleigh Hudson | 4 episodes |
| 2016–2020 | The Windsors | Princess Eugenie | 20 episodes |
| 2021 | The Green & Pleasant Guide | Presenter | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Lazy Susan | various characters | 4 episodes[12] |
| 2022 | The Witchfinder | Goodwife Griffin | 1 episode[13] |
Radio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sketchorama[10] | Lazy Susan | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | Newsjack[11] | herself | BBC Radio 4 |
References
edit- ^ "After Hurtwood - Celeste Dring: writer, comic, actress, and all-round top human bean". musehurtwood.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Andrews, Mark (8 June 2019). "Youth theatre must find new home or face closure". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Wiegand, Chris (20 November 2018). "'I check her catsuit for wet patches!' The funny, freaky world of comedy duos". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Introducing two rising comedy stars of Lazy Susan". Made in Atlantis. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Peacock, Robert (28 July 2015). "Interview: Lazy Susan". The Wee Review. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Broadbent, Steven (27 August 2017). "CELESTE DRING INTERVIEW". Telly Binge. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Onion Talking: Ellie White & Celeste Dring on The Windsors". The Velvet Onion. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Doran, Sarah (10 October 2018). "How are the cast of This Country related?". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Franklin, Euan (2 October 2018). "Wanderlust writer Nick Payne: 'Lots of people are quite angry about the dialogue'". Culture Whisper. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Radio 4's Sketchorama returns with a new host". Chortle. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Newsjack Series 16 episode 2". BBC Radio 4 Extra. 5 February 2017.
- ^ a b Ryan, Anya (10 February 2022). "Lazy Susan: 'We'd love young women to like it and maybe be inspired'". BBC Three. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "The Witchfinder series 1 episode 1". BBC iPlayer. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.