Katy Wix

Katy Victoria J Wix (born 28 February 1980) is a Welsh actress, comedian, writer, author and artist. Her television roles include Daisy in Not Going Out, Carole in Stath Lets Flats, Mary in Ghosts, Barbara in Ted Lasso, and Jules in Big Boys. She has also appeared as a series contestant on Taskmaster and as a recurring character in the science fiction mini-series Torchwood: Children of Earth in 2009. She has written two series of her own: a sitcom for BBC Radio 4, Bird Island and a sketch show for Channel 4, Anna & Katy. In 2017, her painting was chosen for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. She has written two books of monologues and in 2021 she published her first memoir, Delicacy.

Early life Wix was born in the Vale of Glamorgan and raised in Peterston-super-Ely, near Cardiff. Her mother and father both went to drama school and worked as actors before transitioning into careers in, respectively, arts administration and stage management. Her brother is a musician. She attended the University of Warwick in Coventry before going on to the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

Career While studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Wix entered the Funny Women competition. She met comedian Anna Crilly in the competition and they later performed as a double act.

In 2007, Wix joined the cast of sitcom Not Going Out as recurring character Daisy and then went on to be a regular from series 3 until her final appearance in the 2015 Christmas special. In Torchwood: Children of Earth she plays Rhiannon Davies, the sister of Ianto Jones. In 2010, she presented the BBC Three series The King Is Dead. She also played Gemma in the first two series of Agatha Raisin (2014–2022).

She played Phoebe in Tom Basden's stage comedy Party and its subsequent three series spin-off on BBC Radio 4 also called Party. Wix wrote and co-starred in the same station's comedy series Bird Island.

In 2017, for the BBC, she portrayed Nurse Cornish in an episode of the TV crime drama Sherlock, and Florence Fagin in the TV dramatisation of Decline and Fall. She also featured in the radio series Ankle Tag (BBC Radio 4) and The Accidental AM (BBC Radio Wales). She also played Mary, one of the main characters, in the 2019 BBC One sitcom Ghosts before being "sucked off" in Series Four.

In 2021, she published Delicacy: a memoir of cake and death, a feminist memoir in which she recounts 21 life-defining moments to do with loss, body image, recovery from eating disorder and love.

Personal life

Aged 26, Wix was involved in a serious car crash and suffered numerous broken bones, which has affected her health ever since.

When filming Taskmaster, Wix was absent from two episodes. She had been unable to attend the scheduled studio-based filming because, after attending A&E in extreme pain, the problem was found to be caused by gallstones. Wix was immediately admitted to hospital, where she had her gall bladder removed.

Filmography Film

Television

Radio Year Title Role Notes 2010–2012 Party Phoebe All 3 series 2012 Bird Island Jane All episodes. Also writer2017 Ankle Tag Alice 6 episodes (replaced by Margaret Cabourn-Smith for the final 2 episodes of series 2) The Accidental AM Hayley All episodes 2014–2024 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme Megan Series 2–5

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Project Result Ref. 2022 Royal Television Society Programme Awards Comedy Performance: Female Stath Lets Flats 2023 BAFTA Cymru Best Actress Big Boys Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Ted Lasso