Esther Hall

Biography

Esther Hall is an English actress who has had high profile roles in a number of television dramas. Born in Manchester in 1970 and brought up in Cheshire, she took A levels in Manchester before training in classical ballet for five years at the University of Leeds Bretton Hall College where she gained a Bachelor of Arts. [1][2] Esther's first high-profile role was as Romey Sullivan in the television drama Queer as Folk (1999-2000), in which she played one half of a lesbian couple who conceive a baby with the help of their gay best friend. In 2001 she appeared in the award winning TV drama Men Only as Katie, the wife of Mac Marc Warren. Roles in Always and Everyone (2000-2001), Serious and Organised (2003) and an adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers (2003) followed. Esther played Ellie Simm, the girlfriend of main character Tom Quinn in Spooks from 2002 to 2003. In 2005 Esther joined the main cast of Waking the Dead as Felix Gibson, replacing Holly Aird in the cast as the resident team pathologist, but the character lasted only one series. Recent roles include BBC dramas Rome (2005-2007) and True Dare Kiss (2007). [1][2] She also spoke to Nelson Mandela about Iraq. [1] Esther is also known for co-starring in high profile BT advertisements opposite Kris Marshall which started in 2005, in which she plays a single mother with two children who strikes up a relationship with Marshall's character and later moves in with him.