Kath Hughes

Kath Hughes (born 10 October 1988) is a Welsh actress, writer and comedian. She is known for portraying the role of Coleen in the British comedy drama series After Life and for being part of the comedy sketch groups Gein's Family Giftshop and Tarot.

Life and career Prior to acting, Hughes worked as an assistant editor on various short films, including Shed and Trauma, as a production co-ordinator on the film The Zombie King and as a production manager for the mini-series Legends of Old. Hughes was a member of the comedy sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop, alongside Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Adam Scott-Rowley and Edward Easton. They have created and starred in a number of short films and comedy sketches and were nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2014 and the Chortle Awards in 2015. Hughes also provided the voiceover for a Sour Patch Kids advert. In 2015, Hughes made her solo acting debut in the BBC black comedy series Inside No. 9, portraying a caller in the episode "Cold Comfort". Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared as various characters in the Comedy Central series Drunk History.

In 2018, Hughes portrayed Laura in an episode of the Sky Atlantic comedy Sally4Ever and Miriam in the television sitcom Zapped. In 2019, Hughes appeared as a supermarket checkout assistant in the first series of the Netflix black-comedy drama After Life. Her character was later established as Coleen, who returns as a regular character in the third series as a new hire at the Tambury Gazette. Hughes also made guest appearances in Years and Years, The End of the F***ing World and Tourist Trap before portraying Hetty in the online comedy series Content, a sitcom following the employees of a digital agency. Hughes also appeared in an episode of the Channel 4 series The Joy of Missing Out, and the short films Petrichor and Pedwar, the latter of which she co-wrote. In 2022, she had a recurring role as Jennifer in the BBC One comedy The Other One and appeared in the Channel 4 series Everyone Else Burns later in the year.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Gein's Family Giftshop: Number 1/I Am the Law Short film 2017 CTRL Z Carrie Short film 2021 Pedwar Short film; also writer 2023 Pobl Bachyn Kath Short film; also writer Seekers Pollux Short film 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Valerie (Floor Manager)

Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts Kath Series 1; episode 10: "Gein Family Giftshop's Christmas" Inside No. 9 Caller (voice) Series 3; episode 4: "Cold Comfort" 2016–2017 Drunk History Various roles Series 2; episodes 5 & 7, & series 3; episode 4 2017 Summer Comedy Shorts Mini-series; episode 7: "Emma Sidi's Summer: Last Resort" 2018 Sally4Ever Laura Episode 4 Zapped Miriam Series 3; episode 6: "Amulet" 2019 After Life Supermarket Assistant Series 1; episode 1 Pitching In Mrs. Llewellyn Episode 3 Years and Years Woman in Blue Mini-series; episode 1 The End of the F***ing World Headmistress Series 2; episode 1 Tourist Trap Jo Series 2; episode 4: "Wellbeing" Content Hetty Series regular; episodes 1–6 The Joy of Missing Out Episode 1: "Lindsey and the Cats" 2020–2021 Petrichor Spain Mini-series 2022 After Life Coleen Series 3; episodes 2–6 The Other One Jennifer Series 2; episodes 2–4 Marriage Claire Episodes 1 & 2 Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Fax Machine (voice) Episode 1: "Jobs" 2023 Everyone Else Burns Sid Series 1; episodes 1–3 Breeders Babs Series 4; episode 3: "No Age" 2024 Murder for Dummies Detective Plank Mini-series; episodes 2, 3, 5 & 6 2025 Death Valley Linda Humphreys Episode 4