Actor
Frances Tomelty
October 6, 1948 · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Frances Tomelty (born 6 Oct 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish actress and the first wife of Sting. She is the daughter of Belfast actor Joseph Tomelty (5 March 1911 – 7 June 1995).
She has featured in series including Bergerac, Inspector Morse, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Strangers, Midsomer Murders and Coronation Street, Cracker, as well as films like Bellman and True, Monk Dawson, Bullshot and The Field. She was Lady Macbeth in the Old Vic's disastrous 1980 production of Macbeth, with Peter O'Toole in the title role.
Notable work
8.5Peaky Blinders (2013)
as Bethany Boswell
8.2Outlander (2014)
as Elspeth Cunningham
7.9Warrior Nun (2020)
as Sister Frances
7.8Merlin (2008)
as Niede
7.9The Nevers (2021)
as Phoenicia Elizabeth Hague
7.8Gangs of London (2020)
as Niamh
7.3The White Queen (2013)
as Margaret Beauchamp
7.5Midsomer Murders (1997)
as Audrey Monday
7.4Death in Paradise (2011)
as Olivia Reeves
6.7The Boxer (1997)
as Mrs Maguire (uncredited)
Often works with
Joe Cole
2 titles together
Peaky Blinders, Gangs of London
Tony Pitts
2 titles together
Peaky Blinders, All Creatures Great & Small
Anya Taylor-Joy
2 titles together
Peaky Blinders, Atlantis
Tobias Menzies
2 titles together
Outlander, Catastrophe
Amy Manson
2 titles together
The Nevers, Atlantis
Brian Cox
2 titles together
The Boxer, Inspector Morse
Full filmography · 94
The Hairdresser Mysteries
as Mrs Marigold
2026
The Death of Bunny Munro
as Candice Birch
2025
The Woman in the Wall
as Sister Eileen
20236.7
Karen Pirie
as Mary Grant Snr
20226.9
The Nevers
as Phoenicia Elizabeth Hague
20217.9
All Creatures Great & Small
as Mrs Donovan
20208.2
Warrior Nun
as Sister Frances
20207.9
Gangs of London
as Niamh
20207.8
London Kills
as Anne Garrick
20196.5
Black Earth Rising
as Sorcha Beattie
20186.5
Apple Tree Yard
as Price
20176.4
Unforgotten
as Maureen Sullivan
20157.5