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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.

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. 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.

Career

Carl played news anchor Trinity Wells, a recurring character in the first four series of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, 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. 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), Julian Bleach 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

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

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