Lucy Akhurst was born Lucy Akhurst-Webster in London, England. A few
years later, her family moved to the northeast of England and she
attended school (which she hated) there. She left her drama school
(which she also loathed) early, having been discovered by the BBC and
cast in a lead role in the convention-breaking drama
All Quiet on the Preston Front (1994). Since
then she has worked steadily in television and on such films as
The Land Girls (1998)
and
Trinity (2003), a British/Canadian co-production, and the horror/comedy
hit
Shaun of the Dead (2004).