Daisy May Cooper is an English actress, writer and comedian best known for co- creating and starring in the BAFTA‑winning BBC mockumentary sitcom This Country , where she plays Kerry Mucklowe. She has since become a prominent TV personality in the UK, appearing in multiple comedy series, panel shows and dramas.

Quick Scoop on Daisy May Cooper

  • She was born on 1 August 1986 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.
  • She co-created and co-wrote This Country with her brother Charlie Cooper, drawing on their experiences growing up in a small rural community.
  • For This Country , she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2018.
  • Beyond This Country , she has acted in The Personal History of David Copperfield , Avenue 5 , The Witchfinder and Rain Dogs.
  • She co-wrote and starred in the dark comedy thriller Am I Being Unreasonable? , which became a hit BBC series in 2022.
  • She has appeared on popular shows like Taskmaster , Never Mind the Buzzcocks , The Masked Singer (as “Otter”), RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs the World and various UK panel and chat shows.

Mini career highlights (HTML table)

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      <th>Project</th>
      <th>What she did</th>
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      <td>2017–2020</td>
      <td>This Country</td>
      <td>Co-creator, co-writer and star (Kerry Mucklowe); won BAFTA for Best Female Comedy Performance.[web:1][web:10]</td>
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      <td>2019</td>
      <td>The Personal History of David Copperfield</td>
      <td>Appeared as Peggotty in the feature film.[web:1][web:3]</td>
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      <td>2020</td>
      <td>Taskmaster (Series 10)</td>
      <td>Contestant; finished second, became a fan favourite for her chaotic humour.[web:6]</td>
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      <td>2020–2022</td>
      <td>Avenue 5</td>
      <td>Recurring role in the HBO/Sky sci‑fi comedy series.[web:1][web:3]</td>
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      <td>2022–present</td>
      <td>Am I Being Unreasonable?</td>
      <td>Co-writer and star of the acclaimed BBC series.[web:1][web:3][web:5]</td>
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      <td>2023</td>
      <td>The Masked Singer (UK)</td>
      <td>Appeared as “Otter”, later unmasked on the show.[web:1]</td>
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A bit of personal/contextual background

  • She grew up in a working‑class family, at one point living in a small council house, and later studied at RADA in London after raising extra funds locally to afford living costs.
  • Before success, she worked various jobs, including cleaning, and those experiences fed directly into the small‑town world of This Country.
  • She has also written a memoir, Don’t Laugh, It’ll Only Encourage Her , about her life, struggles and career.

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