Lucy Punch

Although Lucy Punch has always tried keeping her personal life away from the media, she is said to have been in a relationship with James D’Arcy, since 2002. A news report mentioned her marriage to James in 2014. In July 2015, she gave birth to her son, Rex. The family currently resides in their mansion in West Hollywood, California.

Lucy Punch was born on December 30, 1977, in Hammersmith, London, into a well-settled business family. She grew up with a brother. Her parents, Michael and Joanna, owned a market research company. Her mother loved theater and often took Lucy along with her to various shows, which sparked Lucy’s interest in acting.

Lucy loved dancing too, but never took any professional dance lessons. She was never shy and often danced to Madonna’s hits in front of her family. She knew she wanted to be a performer when she was just five years old.

The support from her parents gave her a lot of confidence. While studying at the ‘Godolphin and Latymer High School’ in London, she honed her acting skills by participating in school theater productions. At the age of 15, she joined the ‘National Youth Theatre.’ The audition process for the enrollment was very difficult, but she did it and learned the nuances of professional acting.

She remained a part of the ‘National Youth Theatre’ until 1997. Meanwhile, she completed high school and enrolled at college. She learnt French and art history at ‘University College London.’ By then, she had already started auditioning for roles. Following this, she received a few small roles. Once she started getting paid for the roles, she dropped out of college and started concentrating on acting.

Lucy made her acting debut in 1998 with a one-episode role in the period action-adventure series ‘The New Adventures of Robin Hood,’ in which she played the role of a queen.

The next year, she appeared in a 13-episode role in the series ‘Renford Rejects,’ in which she played the role of ‘Sue White.’ She followed it up with three more roles in the series ‘Let them Eat Cake,’ ‘Days Like Thes’ and ‘Big Bad World.’

In 2000, she made her highly anticipated film debut with the TV film ‘Cinderella’ and followed it up with a comedy film ‘Greenfingers.’ With time, she took on more diverse roles, such as that of a murder victim in ‘Midsomer Murders.’

She started the early 2000s with significant roles in three TV films, namely, ‘Goodbye, Mr. Steadman,’ ‘Second Nature,’ and ‘Come Together.’ The 2004 film ‘Ella Enchanted’ was her first major acting breakthrough, and the film released to a wide audience in both the US and Europe.

In 2004, she became part of the highly acclaimed film ‘The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,’ a film made exclusively for TV. Although Lucy played a small role in the film, its critical success both at the ‘Emmy Awards’ and the ‘Golden Globe Awards’ did a lot for her career as an actor. The same year, she portrayed a major role in the comedy–drama film ‘Being Julia.’