# Andrea Lowe
**Andrea Lowe** (born 1975) is an English actress from Arnold, Nottinghamshire, best known for playing Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot in the ITV crime drama *DCI Banks* (2010–2016) and for roles in the 2022 dramas *[Sherwood](https://www.edgepedia.org/sherwood-2022-tv-series)* and *Without Sin*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/) Her film work includes [Ken Loach](https://www.edgepedia.org/ken-loach)'s *Route Irish*, which competed for the [Palme d'Or](https://www.edgepedia.org/palme-dor) at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[2](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/andrea-lowe/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/andrea-lowe/) |
| Signature role | DS Annie Cabbot in *DCI Banks*, 27 episodes, 2010–2016[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/) |
| Recent television | DI Taylor in *Sherwood* (2022, 6 episodes); Bobbi Carter in *Without Sin* (2022, 4 episodes)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/) |
| Film | Rachel in *Route Irish* (2010), in competition at Cannes; Kim in *Lollipop* (2024)[2](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/andrea-lowe/) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/andrea_lowe) |
| Training | English and theater at Goldsmiths College, London; early stage work at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield[5](https://thesimonwilson.blogspot.com/2014/02/dci-banks-andrea-lowe.html) • [6](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/andrea-lowe.html) |
| Family | One son, born 2012, with partner Terry Betts[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/bio/) |
## Early life and training
Lowe was born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/) She studied English and theater at Goldsmiths College in London, then took small television parts in series such as *Peak Practice* and *The Bill* while building stage experience.[5](https://thesimonwilson.blogspot.com/2014/02/dci-banks-andrea-lowe.html) Her first professional acting work came in a Sheffield Crucible Theatre production of [Harold Pinter](https://www.edgepedia.org/harold-pinter)'s *[The Birthday Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-birthday-party-play)*.[6](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/andrea-lowe.html)
Her first film role was in *The Token King* (1993), a musical comedy drama set in a [Nottingham](https://www.edgepedia.org/nottingham) high school, in which she appeared alongside her friend [Samantha Morton](https://www.edgepedia.org/samantha-morton), an early graduate of the Central Junior Television Workshop.[5](https://thesimonwilson.blogspot.com/2014/02/dci-banks-andrea-lowe.html) • [6](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/andrea-lowe.html)
## Television career
**DCI Banks.** Lowe's most prominent role is Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot in *DCI Banks*, the ITV adaptation of Peter Robinson's novels, in which she starred opposite [Stephen Tompkinson](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-tompkinson)'s Chief Inspector Alan Banks across 27 episodes from 2010 to 2016.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/) In the character's first appearance, the two-part *Aftermath* story, Cabbot works for the professional standards department and is assigned to investigate whether a fellow officer used excessive force against a serial killer.[8](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-night-s-tv-dci-banks-aftermath-itv1-the-classroom-experiment-bbc2-2091241.html) Cabbot's on-off relationship with Banks became a running thread; Lowe described the pairing in 2015 as a relationship whose strong mutual feelings might or might not ever be cemented.[9](https://www.itv.com/lorraine/articles/andrea-lowe-on-dci-banks-double-episode)
When Lowe became pregnant in 2012, the production wrote the pregnancy into her character, and both actress and character took maternity leave; she returned for the third series after the birth of her son.[5](https://thesimonwilson.blogspot.com/2014/02/dci-banks-andrea-lowe.html)
**Guest and supporting roles.** Across two decades of British television she has appeared in *The Tudors* as Lady Eleanor Luke (2008), *Torchwood* as Katie, *Hotel Babylon* as Karen, *New Tricks* as Tina Murphy, *Silent Witness* as Emily Wright, and *Midsomer Murders* as Ava Gould, a role she took shortly after becoming a mother.[10](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=15699) • [11](https://www.midsomermurders.org/letusprey4.htm) Later credits include *Trust Me* (2017) as Ally Sutton, *Agatha Raisin* (2018) as Eve Pembery, *Endeavour* (2021) as Pauline Lunn, and *[Mrs Sidhu Investigates](https://www.edgepedia.org/mrs-sidhu-investigates)* (2023) as Jade Turtle.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/)
**2022 onward.** In 2022 Lowe appeared in two well-received Nottinghamshire-set dramas: as DI Taylor in six episodes of *Sherwood*, and as Bobbi Carter in the four-part ITV miniseries *Without Sin*, a psychological thriller starring [Vicky McClure](https://www.edgepedia.org/vicky-mcclure) that debuted on ITVX on December 28, 2022.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/) • [12](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/news/) She followed these with the film *Lollipop* (2024) as Kim, her highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes at 100 percent, and *To Love a Narcissist* (2025) as Lucy.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/andrea_lowe) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/)
## Film
Lowe played Rachel in Ken Loach's *Route Irish* (2010), a drama about a private security contractor in Iraq who rejects the official explanation of his friend's death; the film was selected in competition for feature films at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/) • [2](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/andrea-lowe/) Her other film credits include *Pandaemonium* (2000), *When the Lights Went Out* (2012), and the shorts *Joey* (2020) and *I Don't Care* (2014).[6](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/andrea-lowe.html) • [13](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/13182/)
## Personal life
Lowe lives in London with her partner, Terry Betts, who works in fashion. Their son was born in 2012.[5](https://thesimonwilson.blogspot.com/2014/02/dci-banks-andrea-lowe.html) • [7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/bio/) In interviews she has described the logistics of working motherhood in her industry, with a London home and roles often filmed in the north of England, as a constant balancing act shared by working parents generally.[5](https://thesimonwilson.blogspot.com/2014/02/dci-banks-andrea-lowe.html)
## References
1. [Andrea Lowe, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/)
2. [Andrea LOWE, Festival de Cannes](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/andrea-lowe/)
3. [Andrea Lowe, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/andrea-lowe/)
4. [Andrea Lowe Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/andrea_lowe)
5. [DCI Banks: Andrea Lowe, Summat 'n' Nowt (Nottingham Evening Post archive)](https://thesimonwilson.blogspot.com/2014/02/dci-banks-andrea-lowe.html)
6. [Andrea Lowe, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/andrea-lowe.html)
7. [Andrea Lowe Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/bio/)
8. [Last Night's TV – DCI Banks: Aftermath, The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-night-s-tv-dci-banks-aftermath-itv1-the-classroom-experiment-bbc2-2091241.html)
9. [Andrea Lowe on DCI Banks double episode, ITV Lorraine](https://www.itv.com/lorraine/articles/andrea-lowe-on-dci-banks-double-episode)
10. [Andrea Lowe, TVSA](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=15699)
11. [Midsomer Murders – Let Us Prey cast interviews](https://www.midsomermurders.org/letusprey4.htm)
12. [Andrea Lowe News, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522882/news/)
13. [Андреа Лоу (Andrea Lowe), Кинопоиск](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/13182/)
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