Actor and writer Daisy May Cooper, 36, grew up in Cirencester and studied at Rada. She won a Bafta for BBC Three comedy This Country, which she co-wrote with her younger brother Charlie. She played Peggotty in Armando Iannucci’s film The Personal History of David Copperfield. She’s a team captain on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Last week she was Bafta-nominated for her role in comic thriller Am I Being Unreasonable?, and was also reported to be in talks to play M in the next James Bond film. She now leads BBC/HBO show Rain Dogs, written by Skint Estate author Cash Carraway. She lives in Gloucestershire with her two children.
What’s your new BBC series Rain Dogs about?
A single mum who’s struggling to become a writer while living in dire poverty, trying to stay sober and trying to be a good parent. Except if one thing’s going right, she’s failing at the others. That’s the only way I can describe Rain Dogs because it’s a complete one-off. It’s so beautifully written by Cash Carraway, I had to say yes.
