Katherine Press


Katherine Press is an English actress, best known for her role as Hannah in Stephen Poliakoff’s 2013 BBC series Dancing on the [Edge (TV series)|Dancing on the Edge].
Born in Bristol and educated at The Redmaids' School, Press trained as a dancer at Central School of Ballet before attending the University of Cambridge.
In 2011 Press played the role of Ophelia in Trevor Nunn’s acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Theatre Royal Haymarket, starring original History Boys Samuel [Barnett (actor)|Samuel Barnett] and Jamie Parker. She subsequently filmed Dancing on the Edge for the BBC and the feature film Closed [Circuit (2013 film)|Closed Circuit], starring Rebecca Hall and Eric Bana. Other screen credits include Midsomer Murders, Doctors (2000 [TV series)|Doctors], Captain America: The First Avenger and Foyle's War.