Karen Henthorn
Henthorn was born in Oldham, Lancashire. Her roles before Coronation Street included parts in series such as The Booze Cruise, in which she played Cath Bolton, Doctors and Heartbeat. She also played Julie Haye in EastEnders in 1997–1998 and returned briefly for a voice cameo in 2025 and Marissa Platting (Series 2 Social Worker) in the television series Shameless.
She currently teaches screen acting on the BA (Hons) Acting course at Italia Conti Academy in Clapham and Manchester School of Theatre.
She has most recently appeared on Sky One's comedy series Trollied. She also played a school's inspector in the 2010s CBBC series Young Dracula, and plays Janet Macy on the BBC Three series In the Flesh.
In 2013 she appeared in the touring National Theatre production of War Horse.
In 2022 she starred in the Channel 5 programme The Teacher alongside Sheridan Smith and Kelvin Fletcher. The next year, she appeared in Series 12 episode 4 of ITV's Vera as Jill Falstone, in the first episode of Channel 5’s The Good Ship Murder as Maureen Weaver, and in the second series of BBC One prison drama Time.
In 2024 she appeared as Emily in the BBC One drama The Listeners.
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The Rookie
The Rookie is inspired by a true story. John Nolan is the oldest rookie in the LAPD. At an age where most are at the peak of their career, Nolan cast aside his comfortable, small town life and moved to L.A. to pursue his dream of being a cop. Now, surrounded by rookies twenty years his junior, Nolan must navigate the dangerous, humorous and unpredictable world of a "young" cop, determined to make his second shot at life count.
The Studio
As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting, and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes movies, it's the job Matt's been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.
True Detective
Touch darkness and darkness touches you back. True Detective centers on troubled cops and the investigations that drive them to the edge. Each season features a new cast and a new case.
True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto.
S.W.A.T.
Shemar Moore stars as a locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, former Marine Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson has everything it takes to be an excellent leader and bridge the divide between his two worlds.
