Helen Monks was born on 2 October 1992 and is an English writer, actress and comedian.
12 Facts About Helen Monks
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Helen Monks is best known for her roles in Raised by Wolves, Upstart Crow, The Archers, Holby City, The Last Kingdom, Genius, and Inside No 9.
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When she was nine years old, Monks successfully auditioned for the Carlton Junior TV Workshop run by Colin Edwards and remained there until she left school.
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In 2005, Helen Monks became Birmingham's first Young Poet Laureate, aged 13.
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Helen Monks co-founded the Barnsley-based touring theatre company LUNG Theatre in 2012.
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In 2015, Helen Monks came third in the finals of the Funny Women Awards.
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Together with actress and writer Tilly Steele, Helen Monks has been a co-host of the Bitchin' podcast since 2018.
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Helen Monks appears in Ben Elton's BBC One sitcom Upstart Crow, Helen Monks played the role of Susannah Shakespeare, daughter to David Mitchell's William Shakespeare.
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Helen Monks plays Charlotte opposite Miriam Margolyes in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Charlotte and Lillian.
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Helen Monks' radio plays include One Day, which won the BBC young writer's competition Radio Online in 2007 and The Chicken Salad of a Troubled Mind, which was made by the Wireless Theatre Company in 2013.
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Helen Monks won the Taunton Young Writer's Award in 2014 and again in 2015 with her stage plays Pillow Talk and No Fishing.
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Helen Monks earned a degree in English Literature and Theatre Studies from the University of Sheffield in 2014.