Television Campbell-Hughes' first role was in
Jack Dee's
sitcom Lead Balloon, which ran for four series, where she played his daughter. Her early career was mostly in comedy, with roles in a variety of comedy shows on British television, alongside
Jennifer Saunders and
Alex Macqueen, in
Sharon Horgan and
Stephen Mangan's series
Free Agents, among others. In 2009, she created her own show,
Bluebell Welch, for MTV, where she played an overzealous, obsessive MTV presenter. Alongside her comedy projects, she performed smaller, serious roles in popular UK TV series such as
Silent Witness,
Casualty,
Blackbeard: Terror at Sea, and
Spooks. She was co-lead in an episode of
Channel 4's anthology series
Coming Up. Later, alongside a film career, she took on occasional TV roles, in series such as
Lewis, Doll & Em, and
London Spy. In 2016 she was a series regular on
My Mother and Other Strangers. She played Marie Antoniette in the 2022
STARZ series adaptation of
Dangerous Liaisons.
Film Her first notable film role was in the
Jane Campion feature film
Bright Star in 2010. Her first starring role was the 2011 indie drama
Lotus Eaters. This was followed by the lead role in the 2012 film
Kelly + Victor. The following year she played
Natascha Kampusch in
3096 Days. Natascha, an Austrian, was abducted at age 10 and held captive for eight years, escaping in 2006, a case that made headlines worldwide. Other notable roles followed in movies like
Les Cowboys,
The Canal and
Never Grow Old. She co-starred in the 2022
David Lynch production
The Other Me, written and directed by
Georgian Giga Agladze. In 2022, she released her directorial debut
It Is In Us All, a thriller that she wrote and in which she plays a supporting role. It was nominated for a pair of
British Independent Film Awards and was selected for a number of festivals. ==Awards==