Catherine Luff

Catherine is a London-based actor, combat artist and graduate of Drama Studio London. An Advanced Actor Combatant with the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat (BASSC), they have trained in all its weapon systems and assisted on courses at London drama schools and ID Fight.

Their screen credits include Cursed (Netflix) and Silent Witness (BBC). They also worked as Emma Stone’s double in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia, shaving their head for the role.

Alongside acting and stunt performance, Catherine works as a fight director and choreographer. Their theatre credits include Boudica, The Sweet Science of Bruising, Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet. They also coordinated fights for the short film Wishbone Fever, in which they appeared.

Catherine has a particular interest in combining Shakespeare with stage combat, with an ambition to perform at Shakespeare’s Globe.