Josie D'Arby

Josephine d'Arby was born and raised in South Wales. As a teenager she studied advanced improvisation at the Anna Scher Theatre, London. before moving on to graduate the 3 year acting course at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She has worked extensively in the UK as a TV host and in 1999 became the youngest British woman to then have her own chat show 'Josie' on Channel 5. After presenting on Top of the Pops and the Holiday program both for BBC1, she returned to acting in the lead role of Jodie Finn in the BBC1 drama Mersey Beat, a role in which she stayed for three seasons. Other acting work followed including a role in the Britsh movie 'Blackball' alongside Vince Vaughan. In 2005 she was able to showcase her character acting skills live on stage in the well-received Vagina Monolouges summer tour. She came into her own as an on screen comedy actress in two major productions, the BBCs surreal but brilliant science spoof 'Look Around You' and has just completed filming on 'Spoons', Channel 4's new comedy sketch show in which along with an ensemble cast, she plays a myriad of outrageous female characters.