Kathryn Prescott

Kathryn Prescott
Prescott on the Gabriella Rebranded podcast, 2025
Born (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991
Palmers Green, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
RelativesMegan Prescott (twin sister)

Kathryn Prescott (born 4 June 1991) is an English actress, best known for her role as Emily Fitch in the UK teen drama series Skins. She also played the titular character in the MTV teen drama Finding Carter (2014–2015).

Early life

Prescott was born in Palmers Green, London. She is six minutes older than her twin sister, Megan, and also has a younger brother, Ben Prescott.[1]

Career

Prescott made her professional acting debut alongside sister Megan in the episode of soap opera Doctors, "Dare, Double Dare, Truth".[2][3] From 2009–2010, Prescott played Emily Fitch in series three and four of British teen drama Skins, returning for the two-part special Skins: Fire as part of the show's seventh and final series in 2013.

In 2014, she played the title character on the MTV drama series Finding Carter, about a kidnapped child who is reunited with her parents over a decade later. Despite critical acclaim, it was cancelled after its second season. Prescott later appeared in the Netflix films To the Bone (2017) and Dude (2018). In 2019, she appeared in A Dog's Journey as CJ and had the lead role of Bird, a high school outcast who is unknowingly gifted a haunted camera, in the supernatural horror film Polaroid. In 2022, Prescott guest-starred in the fifth series of the medical drama New Amsterdam as Vanessa Bloom, a recovering drug addict. It marked her first role in a year since her accident in September 2021.

Personal life

On 7 September 2021, Prescott was run over by a cement truck while crossing the street in Brooklyn. In a November 2025 episode of the podcast Gabriella Rebranded, Prescott revealed the extent of her injuries, which included breaking her pelvis in four places; snapping her left femur in half (which dissected her femoral artery, requiring urgent surgery); and breaking her right foot, among smaller breaks and abrasions. She also detailed suffering complex post-traumatic stress disorder in the months and years following the accident.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Vargulf Grace Short film
2014 Insoma Homeless Girl
Dregs Zoe
Counting Backwards Kelly
The Hive Katie
2015 Skeletons Holly Morgan Short film
2017 Fun Mom Dinner Zoe
To the Bone Anna
2018 Dear You N/a Short film; also director, writer and executive producer
Dude Chloe Daniels
Formaldehyde Erin Short film
2019 A Dog's Journey Clarity June "C.J." Mitchell-Montgomery
Polaroid Bird Fitcher
Jane N/a Short film; also director, writer and executive producer
2021 Ella Jules Short film
2022 Gina N/a Short film; also director

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Doctors Amy Wilcox Episode: "Dare, Double Dare, Truth"
2009–2010 Skins Emily Fitch Main role (seasons 3–4); 16 episodes
2013 Guest role (season 7); 2 episodes
2011 Monroe Jennifer Episode #1.04
2012 Casualty Ruby Beale Episode: "Duty of Care"
2012 Bedlam Cass Episode: "Pool of Tears"
2013 Being Human Natasha Episode: "No Care, All Responsibility"
2014 Reign Penelope Recurring role; 4 episodes
2014–2015 Finding Carter Carter Stevens / Lyndon Wilson Lead role; 36 episodes
2015 The Dovekeepers Aziza Guest role; 2 episodes
2017 24: Legacy Amira Dudayev Recurring role; 6 episodes
2017–2019 The Son Young Ingrid Recurring role
2019 Robot Chicken Various Voice role; episode: "Hermie Nursery in: Seafood Sensation"
2019 Tell Me a Story Susie Recurring role
2021 The Rookie Linda Charles / Katerina Antonov Episode: "Red Hot"
2022 Fleishman Is in Trouble Woman Television miniseries;
Episode: "Summon Your Witnesses"; uncredited
2022–2023 New Amsterdam Vanessa Bloom Recurring role; 8 episodes

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role
2013 "Love Bites" The Midnight Beast Zombie Girlfriend

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Dota Underlords Anessix Voice role

References

  1. ↑ "Kathryn Prescott: Traumatic Accident, PTSD & Recovery | Ep. 20". youtube.com. Gabriella Rebranded. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kathryn Prescott – Filmography by TV series". IMDb. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Megan Prescott (I) – Filmography by TV series". IMDb. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Kathryn Prescott: Traumatic Accident, PTSD & Recovery | Ep. 20". youtube.com. Gabriella Rebranded. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Sinclair, Leah (10 September 2021). "Skins actress seriously injured after being hit by truck in New York". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Actress Kathryn Prescott Hospitalized in ICU After Being Hit By Cement Truck". E!. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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