About Tess
Tess trained at the Westbridge School of Drama and has spent ten years moving between theatre, film and television. She is drawn to quiet, complicated women: detectives, doctors, mothers, Nora.
Recent work includes DS Ana Kerr in The Quiet Hours and the lead in The Lamplighter’s Daughter. She is available for screen and stage from December 2026, and self-tapes within 24 hours from her home set-up in south London.
Casting details
Playing age
26–34
Height
5′6″
Eyes
Brown
Hair
Dark brown, short
Based in
London, UK
Accents
RP, Irish (Dublin), Estuary
Languages
English, Spanish (conversational)
Union
Equity
Training
Westbridge School of Drama, BA Acting
Skills
Singing (mezzo), stage combat, horse riding, swimming
Spotlight PIN
4401-7735-2209
Licence
Full UK driving licence
Press
“Marlowe holds the room without raising her voice.”
The Lantern Review, on A Doll’s House
“Marlowe makes stillness the most dangerous thing in the room.”
Screen Weekly, on The Quiet Hours
“Ninety minutes, one actor, not a wasted breath.”
Fringe Review, on Small Hours