Helen Griffin

Helen Griffin

Helen Griffin is a Welsh actress, playwright and screenwriter. Griffin was born in Swansea in South Wales in 1958 and initially studied to be a psychiatric nurse at nursing college alongside comedienne Jo Brand. She was a psychiatric nurse until 1986, when her passion for acting took over. She has appeared regularly in Welsh theatre and television and wrote and starred in the 2006 film 'Little White Lies'. She also appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episodes 'Rise of the Cybermen' and 'The Age of Steel'. Her films include the 90s cult classics Twin Town, in which she played masseuse Lynette, and Human Traffic, where she played the role of the mother of the central character, played by John Simm. She died on June 29th 2018 at the age of 59.

  • Title: Helen Griffin
  • Popularity: 1.315
  • Known For: Acting
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  • Place of Birth: Swansea, Wales
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Helen Griffin Movies

  • 1990
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    Sticky Wickets

    Sticky Wickets

    1 1990 HD

    It's a big night at the New Dragon Inn when a coach of distinguished Germans arrives. But disaster looms - it's the local cricket team's annual fancy...

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  • 2011
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    The Reverend

    The Reverend

    4.1 2011 HD

    Fresh from seminary school, a new Reverend embarks on his first parish: A small, low-maintenance chapel based in the idyllic setting of a quiet...

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  • 2006
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    Little White Lies

    Little White Lies

    7 2006 HD

    Directed by Caradog W. James and based on the play 'Flesh and Blood' by Helen Griffin, 'Little White Lies' deals with the paranoia of racism, the...

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  • 2013
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    The Machine

    The Machine

    5.9 2013 HD

    Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Programmer Vincent McCarthy unwittingly...

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  • 2015
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    Under Milk Wood

    Under Milk Wood

    5.9 2015 HD

    Two versions of Dylan Thomas' classic play "Under Milk Wood" were shot, with the same cast, one in Welsh, "Dan y Wenallt", and one in English....

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  • 2010
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    Third Star

    Third Star

    7.1 2010 HD

    James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is...

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  • 2015
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    Just Jim

    Just Jim

    5.7 2015 HD

    In a small Welsh town where people talk to themselves we meet Jim, a lonely teenager who is given the chance to increase his popularity when a cool...

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  • 2010
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    Risen

    Risen

    4.3 2010 HD

    As one of the rising talents of amateur boxing, Howard Winstone, a young Welsh boy from Merthyr Tydfil, was fast making a name for himself with his...

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  • 1996
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    Trip Trap

    Trip Trap

    1 1996 HD

    The Armstrong Family - Ian (Whately), Kate (Gonet) and their children Tom and Molly live in a nice country house. But beneath this seemingly normal...

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  • 2000
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    House!

    House!

    7.5 2000 HD

    A small bingo hall is threatened by the opening of the country's largest bingo centre nearby.

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  • 1999
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    Suckerfish

    Suckerfish

    8 1999 HD

    A sardonic tale of love, sex and female perversion - a succulent slice of modern sin.

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  • 1997
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    Twin Town

    Twin Town

    6.2 1997 HD

    Jeremy and Julian Lewis, the "Lewis Twins", are two unruly brothers who terrorise the city of Swansea from the caravan park where they live with...

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  • 1999
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    Human Traffic

    Human Traffic

    6.784 1999 HD

    Five twenty-something friends spend a drug-fueled weekend in Cardiff, Wales.

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  • 2006
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    Little White Lies

    Little White Lies

    7 2006 HD

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  • 2016
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    Going Forward

    Going Forward

    1 2016 HD

    Three-part dark comedy series about three days in the life of a sandwich generation couple - a care worker and a limo driver - who have put their...

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  • 2005
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.5 2005 HD

    The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a...

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