Keeley Forsyth

Keeley Forsyth is an English actress and musician. She has released the albums Debris, Limbs (2022) and The Hollow (2024).

Acting

Forsyth's first acting role was as Nicky in the BBC children's television series The Biz in 1995, appearing alongside Paul Nicholls. She subsequently appeared in several television series, including Peak Practice, Where the Heart Is, Casualty, Heartbeat, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, Holby City, The Line of Beauty, Luther, Waterloo Road, Criminal Justice, Coronation Street, Sons and Lovers, New Tricks (S8:E7, 2011). She has also performed for Real Circumstance Theatre Company.

In 2001, Forsyth appeared in an all-star Family Fortunes: Heartbeat vs Peak Practice edition. In 2015, she appeared as Terri Weedon in the BBC TV mini series The Casual Vacancy. In 2016, she appeared as Annette in the second series of Happy Valley.

Music In October 2019, Forsyth released the single "Debris" on The Leaf Label, followed by "Start Again", with accompanying video by Andrew Hulme, in January 2020. Her debut album of the same name, released on 17 January 2020, features "minimal arrangements" that feature Forsyth's "elemental voice and an outpouring of candid, haunting lyrics". The album also features fellow Leaf Label artist and pianist Matthew Bourne. Talking to The Line of Best Fit, she detailed the inception of the record and finding Bourne via the BBC's Late Junction: "I recorded all my stuff on the harmonium and gave it to him. I was meant to re-record my voice over his sounds, but he sent back what he heard on the harmonium – the chords, the keys, the silences, the breaths in and out – and it was just like, wow. I was stunned and I didn't really do anything with it for a little while [...] He's the only person who I know making music who lives close enough for me to make anything happen." The album was praised by Pitchfork, The Quietus and Loud and Quiet. It also made 2020's 'end of year lists' in The Quietus, Norman Records, The Line Of Best Fit, Loud And Quiet, Resident and Rough Trade.

Speaking to The Guardian in January 2020 Forsyth shared plans to develop a live performance in collaboration with film-makers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.

She released Photograph in November 2020. The EP "suggests a broadening of Forsyth's musical horizons" and was featured in Rough Trade's Top 100 and Uncut's albums of the year.

In 2022 she released her second album, Limbs, to critical acclaim. In 2024 followed the album The Hollow.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Fancy Dress Wonderwoman Short 2010 Edge Deb 2010 Wilting Kate Short 2012 Dawn Maddison Fox Short 2013 Almost Obsolete Chris Short 2014 Under Kerry Short 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Mottled Prisoner 2016 The Limehouse Golem Lizzie's Mother 2016 Sweet Maddie Stone Wendy Short 2016 Vespers Frankie Short 2017 No Trace of Accelerator A 2018 The Devil Outside Mother 2018 Mary Anning Mary Anning Short 2019 X Anniversary X Short 2020 Pop Sarah Short 2020 From Scratch Imogen Short 2022 Neither Seen nor Heard Dr. Canales Short 2023 Club Zero Ragna's Mother 2023 Poor Things Allison, Alfie's Maid

Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 The Biz Nicky 12 episodes 1996 Out of the Blue Joanne Player Episode: "Fake" 1997 Backup Tania 3 episodes 1997 Peak Practice Trish - Nurse Episode: "Tough Love" 1998 Where the Heart Is Jess Purnell Episode: "The Healing Game" 1998 The Cops Trish Episode #1.1 1998–2001 Heartbeat Sue Driscoll 10 episodes 1999–2006 The Bill Amanda Cornwall;Beth Adamson 6 episodes 1999–2007 Holby City Rachel Livingstone;Hazel Macklin;Linda Baylin 4 episodes 2000 Sunburn Louise Denton Episode #2.2 2000 Always and Everyone WPC Mandie Sayle 3 episodes 2001 London's Burning Naomi 2 episodes 2001 Judge John Deed Carol Gainer Episode: "Rough Justice" 2002 Dalziel and Pascoe Det. Const. Carrie Harris 4 episodes 2003 Sons & Lovers Annie Morel TV movie 2004 If... Molly Weaver Episode: "If... We Could Stop the Violence" 2006 The Line of Beauty Gemma Episode: "The End of the Street" 2007 Blue Murder Sgt Penny Harris Episode: "Crisis Management" 2008 Emmerdale DC Natalie Kemp 4 episodes 2008–2012 Doctors Ali Finn;Amber Lawson 2 episodes 2009 Casualty Rose Cooper;Kate Bryson 2 episodes 2011 Luther Wilson Episode #2.2 2011 New Tricks Alice Fox Episode: "The Gentleman Vanishes" 2011 Coronation Street Shania 4 episodes 2014 Waterloo Road Sammy Hughes 2 episodes 2015 The Casual Vacancy Terri Weedon Miniseries; 3 episodes 2015 Happy Valley Annette 2 episodes