Katy Cavanagh-Jupe

Katy Cavanagh-Jupe is an English actress and writer who trained at RADA in London and has appeared regularly on British television since 1997. Her breakout role was Mel in the award-winning series The Cops from 1998 to 2001. In 2004, she had a regular role as Sergeant Dawn "Spike" Milligan in the television series Dalziel and Pascoe. Then in 2008, she joined the ITV soap opera Coronation Street to create the irrepressible Julie Carp. After 7 years on the show (and 3 kids later), Katy decided to explore other creative avenues. She has since appeared in a wide variety of film, TV and theatre, as well as forging a path as a screenwriter, with her first short film in post production and several feature and TV projects in development.