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Perdita Weeks

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Perdita Weeks
Born
Perdita Rose Weeks

(1985-12-25) 25 December 1985 (age 38)
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
NationalityBritish[1][2]
Alma materCourtauld Institute of Art
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
RelativesHoneysuckle Weeks (sister)
Rollo Weeks (brother)

Perdita Rose Weeks (born 25 December 1985) is a British actress who plays Juliet Higgins in the CBS/NBC reboot series Magnum P.I.

Life and education

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Weeks was born in South Glamorgan, to Robin and Susan (née Wade) Weeks, was educated at Roedean School in East Sussex, and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London. She is the younger sister of Honeysuckle Weeks and the older sister of Rollo Weeks, both actors.[3]

Acting career

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Weeks portrayed Mary Boleyn in the Showtime historical drama The Tudors (2007–08). In 2008 she appeared as Lydia Bennet in the ITV series Lost in Austen. She played a murdering teen in the "Death and Dreams" episode of Midsomer Murders in 2003.

Weeks has worked on productions such as Stig of the Dump (2002), Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004), and Miss Potter (2006) and played the role of Kitten in the episode "Counter Culture Blues" of Lewis in 2009. In 2007 she appeared in the radio comedy Bleak Expectations, and in 2011 Weeks appeared in the TV miniseries The Promise.

Weeks co-starred, in an uncredited role, with her sister Honeysuckle in Episode 3 of Goggle Eyes (1993), and in Catherine Cookson's The Rag Nymph (1997): in the latter production she played the younger version of her sister's character.[4] She also stars in the 2010 horror film Prowl,[5] and the 2014 found footage horror film As Above, So Below.[6]

In 2018, Weeks began starring as Juliet Higgins in the CBS reboot of Magnum P.I., filming in Hawaii.[7] After four seasons, the series was picked up by NBC in 2022, with Weeks confirmed to continue in the role.[8]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Goggle-Eyes Uncredited TV mini-series; episode 3
1995 Loving Moira TV film
1995 The Shadowy Third Dottie TV film
1996 The Cold Light of Day Anna Tatour
1996 Robert Rylands' Last Journey Sue
1996 Hamlet Second Player
1997 Rag Nymph Young Millie 2 episodes: "Episode 1.1", "Episode 1.2"
1997 Spice World Evie
2000 The Prince and the Pauper Lady Jane Grey
2002 Stig of the Dump Lou TV series
2003 Midsomer Murders Hannah Moore 1 episode: "Death and Dreams"
2004 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking Roberta Massingham TV film
2007–2008 The Tudors Mary Boleyn Recurring role
2008 Lost in Austen Lydia Bennet TV mini-series
2009–2009 Four Seasons Imogen Combe TV mini-series
2009 Junction Short
2009 Lewis Kitten 1 episode: "Counter Culture Blues"
2010 Prowl Fiona
2010–2011 The Promise Eliza Meyer TV mini-series
2011 Great Expectations Clara Pocket TV mini-series
2012 Titanic Lady Georgiana Grex TV mini-series
2013 Flight of the Storks Sarah Gabbor TV mini-series
2013 The Invisible Woman Maria Ternan Feature film
2014 As Above, So Below Scarlett Marlowe Feature film
2014 The Great Fire Elizabeth Pepys TV mini-series
2015 The Musketeers Louise 1 episode: "A Marriage of Inconvenience"
2016 Rebellion Vanessa Hammond TV mini-series
2016 Penny Dreadful Catriona Hartdegen TV series
2018 Ready Player One Kira Feature film
2018–2024 Magnum P.I. Juliet Higgins TV series; main role
2019 Du Lac & Fey: Dance of Death Morgan le Fay (voice) Video game
2020 Hawaii Five-0 Juliet Higgins TV series; 1 episode[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Perdita Weeks". CBS. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (2 March 2018). "'Magnum P.I.': Perdita Weeks To Star As Juliet Higgins In CBS Reboot Pilot". Deadline. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Honeysuckle Weeks: A new battle for a Shining star". The Independent. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ^ The Honeysuckle Weeks Fansite – Perdita Weeks Page Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Honeysuckleweeks.co.uk. Retrieved on 13 March 2013.
  5. ^ International One-Sheet: After Dark Originals: Prowl Archived 26 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Dreadcentral.com (21 April 2010). Retrieved on 13 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Filming in the Paris Catacombs" Archived 9 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 February 2017.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (2 March 2018). "'Magnum P.I.': Perdita Weeks To Star As Juliet Higgins In CBS Reboot Pilot". Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (30 June 2022). "'Magnum P.I.' Rescued By NBC With 2-Season, 20-Episode Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (15 November 2019). "Hawaii Five-0/Magnum P.I. Two-Part Crossover Officially Set for January". TVLine. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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