Joanna Bobin is a British actor and writer. She gained prominence as Lady Cowper in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton, for which she was nominated twice for a Screen Actor's Guild award, as well as films The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent with Nicolas Cage and Alice Through the Looking Glass with Johnny Depp and Sasha Baron Cohen.
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Early life
Bobin was born in Abingdon-on-Thames and raised in Hampshire. She is the daughter of Susan Bobin (née Miller) and sports journalist and TV presenter David Bobin and sister of filmmaker James Bobin.
Career
Bobin made her television debut at age 8 as Sophie, the daughter of Victoria, played by Liza Goddard in the BBC series follow-up to Take Three Girls, Take Three Women.
After studying at the University of London and Central School of Speech and Drama, Bobin launched her career primarily in television comedy, with guest leads in hit sitcoms and sketch shows such as TV Go Home, Broken News, Not Going Out, Rev, The IT Crowd and The Smoking Room, alongside Steve Coogan, Catherine Tate, Vic and Bob, Lee Mack and Ricky Gervais.
In 2007, Bobin joined the cast of the ITV hit series Secret Diary of a Call Girl as Belle's (Billie Piper) sister Jackie, a role she would play for all 3 seasons. In the interim, she appeared in Hustle and Holby City as well as the film Late Bloomers. with Isabella Rossellini and William Hurt.
As a writer, she had a comedy pilot in development with HBO.
Bobin played Alexandra Ascot in Alice Through the Looking Glass and Felicity "Flic" Jenner in the period drama Mr Selfridge. She also appeared in the film Grimsby. with Sacha Baron Cohen. Bobin played Sarah Lawson in the David Hare miniseries Collateral.
In 2020 Bobin joined the cast of the Netflix period drama Bridgerton, originating the role of Lady Cowper. She also appeared in the films Gunpowder Milkshake with Lena Headey and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent with Nicholas Cage.
In 2026 she joined the cast of the Paramount+ crime drama series MobLand as Chief Inspector Tessa Richardson.
