Hermione Norris, 34, was born in Essex and is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Karen Marsden in the multi-award winning series Cold Feet, the fifth series of which has just finished filming.   Having trained as a dancer, she went on to work in the theatre, appearing in Chekhov's The Seagull at the Moscow Arts Theatre and Stephen Poliakoff's Blinded by the Sun at the National, amongst others. Her feature film credits include Born Romantic, Mad Cows and Quicksand, alongside Michael Caine, while her television credits include Lucky Jim, The Men's Room and the BBC dramas, Berkeley Square and Clarissa.  Most recently, she completed a two-handed single-drama for Channel 4 called Falling Apart in which she played opposite Mark Strong.  She can currently be seen on screen starring opposite Robson Green in Wire in the Blood. Hermione's recreations include scuba diving, bungee jumping and yoga.

Favourite books:  The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot; The Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker; After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell