Gaskell made her professional stage debut in the
Oxford Stage Company's production of
The Cherry Orchard which toured the UK in June/July 2003. Gaskell was nominated for the Best Newcomer 2003 award by the
Royal Television Society for her role in
Cutting It. Gaskell is known for the roles of Ruby Ferris in the BBC One drama series
Cutting It and Kirsty Clements in
Casualty. She has also appeared in television and in theatre in numerous roles including
Waking the Dead,
Holby City, and
Where the Heart Is. Other roles include Kathy Nightingale in the 2007
Doctor Who episode "
Blink" and Judy in
Lesbian Vampire Killers. In 2010 she began a recurring role in the BBC horror drama
Being Human as
Sam, the love interest of main character George. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in
Casualty, playing nurse
Kirsty Clements, starring alongside schoolfriend
Georgia Taylor, who plays Dr Ruth Winters. When she joined
Casualty, she said in interviews that she was contracted indefinitely, but her pregnancy meant that she left after only one year. ==Personal life==