Lachele Carl

Lachele J. Carl is an American actress based in England. She is best known for her minor appearances as Trinity Wells in Doctor Who, and its spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures, and Torchwood.

Lachele Carl
Born	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Point Park College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Alejandro Viñao
Children	1

Early life

Carl was born in Pittsburgh. She enjoyed performing from a young age, but became especially interested in her senior year of high school. She graduated from Point Park College in 1982.^[1] During her studies, Carl trained in classical theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. She moved to England in 1985, wanting to do Shakespeare, and joined a theatre company called TNT.^[2]

Career

Carl played news anchor Trinity Wells, a recurring character in the first four series of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who,^[3] appearing in the episodes "Aliens of London"/"World War Three", "The Christmas Invasion", "The Sound of Drums", "The Poison Sky", "Turn Left", "The Stolen Earth" and "The End of Time". Wells also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures (in the stories Revenge of the Slitheen and Secrets of the Stars) and Torchwood, during its five-part serial Children of Earth, making her the first character to appear in all three programmes.^{[citation needed]} To this date, Carl is one of just four actors to have appeared in all three shows, the others being Anthony Daebeck (who plays a French newsreader),^[4] Julian Bleach^{[citation needed]} and Paul Marc Davis. In 2023, Carl reprised her role in "The Giggle", as part of Doctor Who's 2023 specials.

Carl also narrated the behind-the-scenes special Doctor Who: The Companions for BBC America, released as part of the seventh series DVD box set.

Carl has also appeared in Grange Hill, Batman and Alien Autopsy. She plays one of the voices in The Notekins and was the first voice of Muck and Molly in the American English dub of the children's TV series Bob the Builder. Carl played a minor role as the US Ambassador in the British TV show Ambassadors.

Personal life

Carl lives in Crouch End, North London with her husband, composer Alejandro Viñao. They have a son.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1982	Midnight	Sandra Carrington
1987	The Continental	Monica	Television film
1988	Maigret	Sergeant Leila Normand	Television film
1989	Batman	TV Technician
1991	A Kiss Before Dying	Reporter
	Firestar: First Contact	Lucindia Jericho
1998	A Guru in Seven	Anthea
2001	Wit	Fellow 4	Television film
	Superstition	News Reporter
	Strange Relations	Sharna	Television film
2006	Renaissance	Nora	English dub, voice only
	Alien Autopsy	TV News Anchor
	Assault on Waco	Sheila Martin	Television film
2016	Denial	Gloria
2018	Show Dogs	FBI Director
2024	Tell No Lies	Julia Rose

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1987	Star Cops	Susan Caxton	Episode: "Little Green Men and Other Martians"
1991	Grange Hill	Cecile	Recurring role; 3 episodes
1998–2006	Bob the Builder	Muck	Series regular, US version, Voice only
2002	Murder in Mind	Dr. Ringfield	Episode: "Victim"
2005–2023	Doctor Who	Trinity Wells	Recurring role; 10 episodes
2007	M.I. High	Professor Green	Episode: "Super Blane"
2007–2008	The Sarah Jane Adventures	Trinity Wells	Recurring role; 2 episodes
2009	Torchwood	Trinity Wells	Recurring role; 2 episodes
	The Philanthropist	Louise Farabee	Episode: "San Diego"
2011	Tati's Hotel		Episode: "Nurse"
2012	Dark Matters: Twisted But True	Maisy	Episode: "Resurrection Row, Operation Brainwash, Rabid Roulette"
2013	Ambassadors	Petra	Miniseries; 3 episodes
2014	Holby City	Kim Keeble	Episode: "Cold Heart, Warm Hands"
	The Honourable Woman	US Secretary of State	Miniseries; 1 episode
2016	Undercover	Justice Galbraith	Miniseries; 1 episode
2017	Modus	Lori Reed	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2018	Deep State	Pundit Woman	Episode: "Stories"
	Holby City	Darsha Kotal	Episode: "One Man and His God"
2018–2019	Into the Badlands	Vitania	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2020	Flesh and Blood	Doctor	Miniseries; 1 episode
2022	Avenue 5	Margaret	Episode: "What An Unseasonal Delight"
	Wednesday	Agnes	Episode: "Quid Pro Woe"
2024	The Veil	Chief of Staff	Episode: "Grandfather's House"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)
2003	Bob the Builder: Bob's Castle Adventure	Muck
2011	Driver: San Francisco	Additional Voices
2014	Tropico 5	Adrianna Diaz
	Alien: Isolation	Lingard
2017	Horizon Zero Dawn	Additional Voices
2020	Dreams	Naomi the Trumpeter
	Chicken Police: Paint It Red!	Ursula / Foxy Lady
2021	Encased	Clara Morgan
2023	Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
	RoboCop: Rogue City

References

1. "Lachele Carl". Bush Theatre. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
2. Brooks, Sarafina M. (28 September 2010). "Actress conquers criticism". The Globe. Point Park University. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "Meet The Cast Of PBS' "Modus" Season Two". WGBH. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
4. "'Doctor Who': 10 Things You May Not Know About 'World War Three'". Anglophenia. BBC America. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

External links

• Lachele Carl at IMDb