# Grace Hogg-Robinson
**Grace Hogg-Robinson** (born 1996) is an English actress known for playing Beth Kennedy in the BBC crime drama *The Coroner*, Tess Marshall in the Sky thriller *[COBRA](https://www.edgepedia.org/cobra-british-tv-series)*, and Lydia Bennet in the 2026 BBC and BritBox series *The Other Bennet Sister*.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-hogg-robinson/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6574778/) She was born in England, UK.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-hogg-robinson/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1996, England, UK[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-hogg-robinson/) |
| Breakout role | Beth Kennedy, the coroner's daughter, in *The Coroner* (BBC, 2015–2016, 20 episodes)[3](https://informasilengkap.com/en/The_Coroner) |
| Regular TV roles | Tess Marshall in *COBRA* (Sky, 2020), Lily in *Flesh and Blood* (ITV, 2020), Mel in *Flatmates* (BBC, 2019)[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-hogg-robinson/) |
| Current lead work | Lydia Bennet in *The Other Bennet Sister* (BBC/BritBox, 2026, 5 episodes); Isabel Summers in *Miss Scarlet* (3 episodes)[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37022512/fullcredits/) • [5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/67402/grace-hogg-robinson) |
| Theatre | Sis in *The Ocean at the End of the Lane* (West End, 2021); *The Snail House* (Hampstead Theatre, 2022)[6](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Grace-Hogg-Robinson/) • [7](https://www.artstheatre.co.uk/cast-profiles/grace-hogg-robinson/) |
| Voice work | Video games including *Wuthering Waves*, *New World*, *The Talos Principle II*, *Xenoblade Chronicles 3*, and *Arknights*[7](https://www.artstheatre.co.uk/cast-profiles/grace-hogg-robinson/) |
| Recognition | 2 award nominations listed by IMDb[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6574778/) |
## Early career
Robinson decided against university and took a gap year after secondary school, having already secured professional acting jobs in Year 13; her parents supported the choice to pursue acting full time.[8](https://archive.thetab.com/uk/birmingham/2016/04/24/29858-29858) In a 2016 interview she described the adjustment as difficult, saying she felt isolated for a few months after her friends left for university.[8](https://archive.thetab.com/uk/birmingham/2016/04/24/29858-29858) By that point she had guest roles in *Doctors*, *Casualty*, and *Camping*, and was filming the second series of *The Coroner*, in which she played a regular character.[8](https://archive.thetab.com/uk/birmingham/2016/04/24/29858-29858) She also recalled working with [Tom Cruise](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-cruise) for two days, three years earlier, on a production that matches the Warner Bros. film *Edge of Tomorrow* later listed among her film credits.[8](https://archive.thetab.com/uk/birmingham/2016/04/24/29858-29858) • [7](https://www.artstheatre.co.uk/cast-profiles/grace-hogg-robinson/)
## Television
**The Coroner.** Her first substantial regular role was Beth Kennedy, the daughter of coroner Jane Kennedy, in the BBC daytime drama *The Coroner*, created by Sally Abbott and set in a Devon coastal town.[3](https://informasilengkap.com/en/The_Coroner)
**Comedy and drama through the 2010s.** She played Danielle in the BBC sitcom *Mum* (2016), Hermione in the Netflix miniseries *[Troy: Fall of a City](https://www.edgepedia.org/troy-fall-of-a-city)* (2018), Caroline in *There She Goes* (2018), and Mel, a lead character, in the [BBC iPlayer](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-iplayer) series *Flatmates* from 2019.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-hogg-robinson/) • [9](https://tresamagazine.com/2021/02/18/grace-hogg-robinson-2/) In 2019 she appeared as Katie in the film *Days of the Bagnold Summer*.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-hogg-robinson/)
**2020 onward.** In 2020 she held two regular television roles in the same year: Tess Marshall in the Sky Original series *COBRA* and its 2021 follow-up *COBRA: Cyberwar*, and Lily in the ITV miniseries *Flesh and Blood*.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-hogg-robinson/) She also played Ruth in the BBC comedy *The First Team*.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-hogg-robinson/) Later credits include Zara Swann in *Vera*, Nelly in *The Durrells*, and Isabel Summers in *Miss Scarlet*, where she appeared in three episodes first airing in December 2025.[10](https://www.moviemeter.nl/personen/1537087/grace-hogg-robinson) • [5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/67402/grace-hogg-robinson)
## The Other Bennet Sister
In the ten-episode 2026 series *The Other Bennet Sister*, an adaptation of Janice Hadlow's novel that follows the overlooked middle Bennet sister from *Pride and Prejudice*, Hogg-Robinson plays Lydia Bennet, later Lydia Wickham, in five episodes.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37022512/fullcredits/) • [11](https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/BBC1/view/467593/?isword=y) The BBC casting announcement described her as "Grace Hogg-Robinson (The Coroner, COBRA)".[11](https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/BBC1/view/467593/?isword=y) She appears alongside Maddie Close as Jane, Poppy Gilbert as Elizabeth, and Molly Wright as Kitty, with [Ella Bruccoleri](https://www.edgepedia.org/ella-bruccoleri) leading as Mary Bennet.[12](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-other-bennet-sister/cast/1060525043/) A three-part Christmas special continuing the series was announced for BritBox.[6](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Grace-Hogg-Robinson/)
## Theatre and voice work
Her stage work includes the West End production of *The Ocean at the End of the Lane*, the National Theatre's adaptation of [Neil Gaiman](https://www.edgepedia.org/neil-gaiman)'s novel, in which she played Sis in the 2021 London run at the [Duke of York](https://www.edgepedia.org/duke-of-york)'s Theatre.[6](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Grace-Hogg-Robinson/) She also appeared in *The Snail House*, written and directed by Richard Eyre at the Hampstead Theatre in 2022, *A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story* at Birmingham Rep, *Broken Biscuits* for Paines Plough and Live Theatre, and *Jekyll and Hyde* for the Rose Theatre and Touring Consortium.[7](https://www.artstheatre.co.uk/cast-profiles/grace-hogg-robinson/)
She has an extensive video game voice credit list, including *Wuthering Waves*, *[New World](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-world-video-game)*, *The Talos Principle II*, *Xenoblade Chronicles 3*, *Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space*, *Arknights*, and *Breakpoint: Deep State*.[7](https://www.artstheatre.co.uk/cast-profiles/grace-hogg-robinson/)
## References
1. [Grace Hogg-Robinson – Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/grace-hogg-robinson/)
2. [Grace Hogg-Robinson – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6574778/)
3. [The Coroner – Cast information](https://informasilengkap.com/en/The_Coroner)
4. [The Other Bennet Sister (2026) – Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37022512/fullcredits/)
5. [Grace Hogg-Robinson – TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/67402/grace-hogg-robinson)
6. [Grace Hogg-Robinson – BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Grace-Hogg-Robinson/)
7. [Grace Hogg-Robinson – The Arts Theatre Cambridge cast profile](https://www.artstheatre.co.uk/cast-profiles/grace-hogg-robinson/)
8. [Uni isn't the only option: An interview with actor Grace Hogg-Robinson, The Tab (2016)](https://archive.thetab.com/uk/birmingham/2016/04/24/29858-29858)
9. [Grace Hogg-Robinson – TresA Magazine (2021)](https://tresamagazine.com/2021/02/18/grace-hogg-robinson-2/)
10. [Grace Hogg-Robinson – MovieMeter.nl](https://www.moviemeter.nl/personen/1537087/grace-hogg-robinson)
11. [Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, Indira Varma, and Richard Coyle confirmed for The Other Bennet Sister – BBC press release](https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/BBC1/view/467593/?isword=y)
12. [The Other Bennet Sister – Full cast, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-other-bennet-sister/cast/1060525043/)
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