Andrea Lowe

Andrea Lowe (born 1 January 1975) is an English TV, film, and theatre actress. Lowe got her first major role in the Harold Pinter play The Birthday Party at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. She has played numerous roles on television, stage, and film. However, she is most known for her 5-year turn as Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot in the ITV series DCI Banks (2011–2016).

Early life Lowe was born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire She attended Redhill Comprehensive School, the Lesley Reason School of Dance in Gedling

In 1993, she had her first film role, alongside Samantha Morton, in the musical comedy drama The Token King, set in a high school in Nottingham. Among her extensive work since then, Lowe guest-starred in two episodes of the second season of The Tudors in which she played Lady Eleanor Luke, a fictional noblewoman who was briefly the mistress of Henry VIII, and played Vicky in the 2009 TV film, The Unloved.

Lowe played the role of Annie Cabbot for 5 years in the British television network ITV series DCI Banks (2011–2016), having also played the role in its pilot, DCI Banks: Aftermath (2010). Lowe was absent for much of the second season as she and her character were on maternity leave.

Lowe starred in Alan Ayckbourn's play How the Other Half Loves alongside Jenny Seagrove and Jason Merrells at the Duke of York's Theatre, the West End theatre, on St Martin's Lane, London in 2016. In 2023, she starred in Dixon and Daughters at the National Theatre.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 2000 Threesome Melanie Short film Pandaemonium Edith Southey 2002 Club Le Monde Sarah 2004 The Rover's Return Zoe Short film Room to Let Rebecca 2010 Route Irish Rachel 2011 Taking Life Charlotte Short film 2012 When the Lights Went Out Rita 2013 The Arbiter Kate 2014 I Don't Care Ollie Short film 2020 Joey Annie 2024 Lollipop Kim 2025 To Love a Narcissist Lucy

Television Year Film Role Notes 1993 The Token King Kim Television film 2000 The Bill Hayley Turner Episode: "Soft Talking" Nature Boy Claire Whitaker Mini-series; episode 4 Doctors Jackie Dean Episode: "Second Chance" The Sleeper Donna Dawes 2-part television film 2001 Peak Practice Zoë Thomson Episode: "Suffer the Little Children" 2002 Night Flight Margaret Television film Rescue Me Melanie Woods 6 episodes Fields of Gold W.P.C. Unknown episodes 2004 No Angels Julia Episode: #1.9 A Thing Called Love Liz Leech 5 episodes 2005 Love Soup Tina Episode: "The Reflecting Pool" 2006 The Bill Leigh Bevan Episodes: "High Flyers" & "Special Relationships" Murder City Helen Osborn Episode: "Death of a Ladies' Man" Where the Heart Is Zoë Phelps Series 10; 9 episodes Cracker Elaine Archer Special episode: "Nine Eleven" 2006–2007 The Innocence Project Philippa Lucas 3 episodes 2007 Casualty Lisa Barker Episode: "The Silence of Friends" Hotel Babylon Karen Episode: #2.7 New Tricks Tina Murphy Episode: "Buried Treasure" Agatha Christie's Marple Maureen Episode: "Ordeal by Innocence" Murphy's Law DC Kim Goodall Episodes: "Food Chain: Parts 1–3" 2008 Torchwood Katie Episode: "Fragments" The Bill Paula Grant Episode: "Blood Rush: Part 2" The Tudors Lady Eleanor Luke Episodes: "Checkmate" & "The Act of Succession" No Heroics Vicci Episode: "Supergroupie" Silent Witness Emily Wright Episodes: "Terror: Parts 1 & 2" 2009 Shameless Zeta Series 6; 3 episodes The Unloved Vicky Television film Coronation Street Naomi Collins 2 episodes 2010 Accused Donna Armstrong Episode: "Kenny's Story" 2010–2016 DCI Banks DS Annie Cabbot Series 1–5; 27 episodes 2011 Monroe Mrs. Chadwick 2 episodes 2012 Love Life Lucy Mini-series, 3 episodes 2014 Midsomer Murders Ava Gould Episode: "Let Us Prey" Inspector George Gently Cherry Stretch Episode: "Blue for Bluebird" Lewis Philippa Garwood Episodes: "The Lions of Nemea: Parts 1 & 2" 2016 Houdini & Doyle Beatrice Upton Mini-series; episode: "A Dish of Adharma" 2017 Trust Me Ally Sutton 2 episodes 2018 Agatha Raisin Eve Pembery Episode: "The Wizard of Evesham" 2022 Endeavour Pauline Lunn Episode: "Scherzo" Sherwood DI Taylor Series 1; 6 episodes Without Sin Bobbi Carter Mini-series; 4 episodes 2023 Mrs Sidhu Investigates Jade Turtle Episode: "Killer App" 2026 Beyond Paradise Helen Linder Episode: #4.1

Selected theatre work How The Other Half Loves (Duke of York's Theatre, West End, London) Bash (Citizens Theatre Glasgow) A Day in Dull Armour (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs) The Birthday Party (Crucible Theatre Sheffield) Lost and Found (River House Barn) Gong Donkeys (The Bush Theatre)