‘Broadchurch’ Hit American TV 10 Years Ago: Where’s the Cast Now?
The stars aligned 10 years ago as David Tennant, Olivia Colman, and Jodie Whittaker starred in the British crime drama Broadchurch, which premiered stateside on BBC America on August 7, 2013.
Set in a fictional British town, Broadchurch’s first season followed a pair of detectives as they investigated a young boy’s murder that threatened to tear the fabric of the community apart. “It’s a story of scale and intimacy, as the lives of the characters are laid bare,” creator Chris Chibnall explained in a press release.
The ITV series aired three seasons and won three BAFTA Awards and a National Television Award in its native United Kingdom, and inspired an American adaptation that also starred Tennant. And since then, several of its stars have only gotten more famous. Below, check out an update on the Broadchurch cast members.
David Tennant (D.I. Alec Hardy)
Tennant will play Doctor Who’s Fourteenth Doctor later this year for a series of specials, having previously played the Tenth Doctor on the show between 2005 and 2010. He’s also a star of the series Around the World in 80 Days, which has been renewed for a second season, and Good Omens, the second season of which is now streaming on Prime Video.
Olivia Colman (D.S. Ellie Miller)
Colman’s career has taken off since Broadchurch: She’s had one Oscar win (for The Favourite) and two other nominations (for The Father and The Lost Daughter) and one Emmy win (for The Crown) and three other nominations (for The Night Manager, Fleabag, and The Crown). So far this year, she has returned to the screen on Secret Invasion and in the new season of Heartstopper.
Jodie Whittaker (Beth Latimer)
Doctor Who’s Fourteenth Doctor costarred on Broadchurch with its Thirteenth: Whittaker headlined Doctor Who from 2018 until 2022. Coming up, she’ll star in the Paramount+ drama One Night with Yael Stone and the second season of the BBC One drama Time opposite Bella Ramsey.
Andrew Buchan (Mark Latimer)
Buchan recently appeared on the TV shows Industry, COBRA, Better, and Carnival Row. He’s making his screenwriting debut with Passenger, a darkly comic series about a police detective investigating an abduction in a Northern English town beset by stranger and unnatural crimes, according to Deadline.
Carolyn Pickles (Maggie Radcliffe)
Pickles appeared in last year’s Netflix film Christmas on Mistletoe Farm, and she’s been playing Reverend Mother Adrian on the period dramedy series Sister Boniface Mysteries. Plus, she recently played her third character on the long-running British medical drama Casualty.
Arthur Darvill (Rev. Paul Coates)
Darvill won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical earlier this year for his performance in the West End production of Oklahoma! On television last year, he guest starred in the British crime drama Grace and the Netflix fantasy drama The Sandman.
Charlotte Beaumont (Chloe Latimer)
Beaumont, who guest starred on the British crime series Death in Paradise after Broadchurch, has also turned to theater lately: She has appeared in U.K. productions of Romeo and Juliet, The Lovely Bones, Fair Play, and The Journey to Venice.
Adam Wilson (Tom Miller)
Wilson hasn’t had any onscreen appearances since his Broadchurch role, seen here, but his name did return to headlines in 2021 when his talent agent was busted for withholding almost £30,000 of earnings from him, as BBC News reported at the time. Wilson, then 21, called for acting unions and production companies to inform industry newcomers of their rights.
Matthew Gravelle (Joe Miller)
Gravelle, seen here in Broadchurch’s second season, has had big roles in recent seasons of the TV shows Manhunt, Silent Witness, The Pact, and Itopia. He’s also a prolific voice actor, with parts in the recent video games Hitman 3 and The DioField Chronicle as well as this year’s Final Fantasy XVI.
Jonathan Bailey (Olly Stevens)
Bailey reached international fame in 2020 when he started playing Lord Anthony Bridgerton on the Netflix hit Bridgerton. Coming up, he’ll star on the Showtime historical drama Fellow Travelers alongside Matt Bomer and play Fiyero in the two-part film adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked.
