Caroline Harker

Caroline Anne Owens (born 1966), known professionally as Caroline Harker, is an English actress. She has appeared in British television series including A Touch of Frost, Holding On, Keeping Mum and Doctors. In 2025, she joined the cast of the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale as Dr. Caitlin Todd.

Early life Harker was born in London, a daughter of actress Polly Adams and actor Richard Owens. She and her sisters, Nelly and Susannah, were brought up as Catholics and educated at a "strict" independent convent boarding school run by nuns in Sussex, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in north London. Harker and her sisters descend from theatrical designer Joseph Harker.

Career Harker is known for her roles as Celia in the BBC's Middlemarch, and as Woman Police Constable (WPC) (later Detective Sgt.) Hazel Wallace in the ITV police drama A Touch of Frost (1992–2003). She also played Alicia Davenport in Coronation Street for four episodes in 2012. and in a TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Riders They have three daughters.

From January 2023, Harker starred as Clairee in a production of Steel Magnolias at the Richmond Theatre, London. Harker appeared alongside Lucy Speed, Diana Vickers, and Elizabeth Ayodele. The production, going on to tour the UK, was rated 2/5 stars by What's on Stage. In January 2025, Harker debuted as Dr. Caitlin Todd in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She initially appeared as a minor character in early 2025, before being reintroduced in 2026 as part of a prominent storyline involving her character being a workplace bully.

Filmography Film

Television