Montserrat Lombard

• Birth Name — Montserrat Lombard • Born — 1 August 1982 • Birthplace — London, England, UK • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1997–present

Lombard was born in London and is of Spanish and Italian descent. She speaks Spanish, Italian, and English.

Her television credits include regular roles in Love Soup (2005–2008) and Roman's Empire (2007). She is probably best known for her role as WPC Shaz Granger in the BBC drama Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010). Other credits include guest roles in Doctors, Twisted Tales, Nathan Barley, Murder in Suburbia ("Witches", as a school girl named Myra who, among other things, bakes brownies and attempts to seduce her music teacher dressed in lacy underwear), and a part in the feature-length ITV drama Tunnel Of Love. Lombard has also played Lavya in the episodes "Hello Queppu" and "Artefact" of the BBC Two sci-fi comedy series Hyperdrive, and Stevie in the fourth episode of the BBC Two comedy Saxondale. She appeared as Lady Anne in the BBC Radio 4 comedy The Castle, and has appeared in several stage productions, including People Who Don't Do Dinner Parties. Lombard played June in the short film Vanilla Song, created by National Film and Television School students, as well as Ian Sciacaluga's short film noir, Imbroglio. She played The Muse in William Mager's 2008 short film, Stiletto, funded by Apex Arts and the Hitchcock Production Fund. She had a small role in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. In 2009, she worked on the film St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, playing Zoe, the Emo. She played Maria in the premiere episode of the 2011 TV series, The Borgias. She voiced the role of Mirania in the 2011–12 game The Last Story for Nintendo Wii. She appeared in ITV's Marple: A Caribbean Mystery in 2013 as Esther Walters. From September 2013 to January 2014 she starred alongside Lee Evans and Sheila Hancock in Barking in Essex at the Wyndhams Theatre. In May 2016 she appeared on BBC Two in Ben Elton's comedy Upstart Crow as Shakespeare's dark lady muse Emelia (series 1 episode 4, and in October 2018 reprised the role in series 3 episode 6). In March 2017 she appeared in Private View, the series 3 finale of Inside No. 9 on BBC Two as a sarcastic waitress, Bea. Also in 2016 she appeared as different characters in Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories, a series of short films for Sky Arts directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and scored by Jarvis Cocker. In 2019, she voices Mia on Thomas and Friends in US/UK versions. In 2023 she played Gwen Tyler in the BBC series Beyond Paradise, and, in 2024, played Jess in the film "Tyger."

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — Doctors — Natalia — Episode: "Occupational Hazards" • 2004 — Tunnel of Love — Natalie — Television Movie • 2005 — Nathan Barley — Monika — Episode 6 • 2005–2008 — Love Soup — Milly Russell — Main Cast 17 Episodes • 2007 — Midsomer Murders — Philomena Bell — Episode: "Picture of Innocence" • 2007, 2008 — Hyperdrive — Lavya — 2 Episodes • 2008–2010 — Ashes to Ashes — Sharon "Shaz" Granger — Main Cast 24 Episodes • 2014 — A Touch of Cloth — Blue — 2 Episodes • 2016, 2018 — Upstart Crow — Emilia Lanier — Guest Star 2 Episodes • 2017 — Inside No. 9 — Bea — Episode: "Private View" • 2019–present — Thomas & Friends — Mia (voice) — UK/US Versions • 2019 — Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle — Samantha — TV Mini Series • 2022 — The Man Who Fell to Earth — Ashleigh Fiore — 2 Episodes • 2023 — Beyond Paradise — Gwen Taylor — Episode 1 • 2025 — The Death of Bunny Munro — Esme — 2 Episodes • 2026 — The Marlow Murder Club — Una — 2 Episodes

Montserrat Lombard is recorded as actress and film director.