
Lucy Punch
Department: Acting
Biography
Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977) is a British actress. She has appeared in the films Ella Enchanted (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Dinner for Schmucks, (both 2010) and Into the Woods (2014). She is also known for her role as Amy in Bad Teacher (2011), Amanda in the BBC series Motherland and Esmé Squalor in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Known For

St Trinian's
2007

Greenfingers
2001

Ella Enchanted
2004

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010

A Little Bit of Heaven
2011

(Untitled)
2009

Dinner for Schmucks
2010

Being Julia
2004

Take Me Home Tonight
2011

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011

Bad Teacher
2011

Book of Love
2022

Elektra Luxx
2011

Yellow
2012

Festival
2005

Come Together
2002

The Giant Mechanical Man
2012

Stand Up Guys
2012

Cottage Country
2013

The Wedding Video
2012

Big Breaks
2008

Into the Woods
2014

She's Funny That Way
2015

Someone Marry Barry
2014

Hot Fuzz
2007

Cake
2014

How to Date Billy Walsh
2024

Jingle Bell Heist
2025

Confess, Fletch
2022

Leap
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Cinderella
2000

The Meddler
2016

Nuked
2025

The Procession
2012

Stars in Shorts
2012

I'm Beginning To See the Light
2024

The Female Brain
2017

You, Me and Him
2018

Are You Ready for Love?
2006

How to Build a Girl
2020

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004

Silent Night
2021

With/In Volume 1
2021

Grindhouse
2007

The Goldfish
2013

1%
2008

Stingray
2006

Ladies and Gentlemen
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Motherland: Last Christmas
2022

Midsomer Murders
1997

The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007

The Class
2006

Let Them Eat Cake
1999

Days Like These
1999

Doc Martin
2004

Renford Rejects
1997

Hello Ladies
2013

The Omid Djalili Show
2007

Dinotopia
2002

Big Bad World
1999

Ben and Kate
2012

Vexed
2010

Gossip Girl
2021

Comedy Showcase
2007

People Like Us
1999

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005

Motherland
2017

New Girl
2011

Bloods
2021

A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017

The 10th Kingdom
2000

Avenue 5
2020

The Conners
2018

Amandaland
2025

The Prince
2021

What We Do in the Shadows
2019

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989

Animal Control
2023

The Audacity
2026

The One Show
2006

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
2025

No Good Deed
2024

Fairy Tales
2008

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022

Playhouse Presents
2012