Theatre Christie has multiple stage credits, spanning over a decade, including plays by
Jack Thorne and
Tom Stoppard alongside a classical canon. In 2006, Christie starred in the
William Shakespeare plays
Romeo & Juliet (as
Juliet),
Much Ado About Nothing (as
Hero), and
King John (as Blanche) for the
Royal Shakespeare Company in their star-studded Complete Works season. In 2009, Christie played Anya in the
Anton Chekhov play
The Cherry Orchard and
Perdita in the Shakespeare play ''
The Winter's Tale'', for
Sam Mendes' "Bridge Project", both at
Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York and at
The Old Vic, London, alongside
Simon Russell Beale,
Ethan Hawke and
Rebecca Hall. She played Isa in the
National Theatre, Glasgow, production of
Men Should Weep, directed by
Josie Rourke.
Television and film In 2014, Christie played Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama
Grantchester for its first three seasons with
James Norton and
Robson Green. This role gained Christie her first
BAFTA Scotland nomination. Christie starred as DS Lisa Armstrong, the lead role in the
ITV crime drama series
The Bay, filmed through the latter months of 2018, and aired on ITV from 20 March 2019. She received her third consecutive BAFTA Scotland nomination for her performance. It was announced on 16 February 2021 that Christie had quit the drama, which had just completed a second series. She has since completed two independent films and the
Joe Cornish eight-part drama
Lockwood & Co. for
Netflix. In 2023, she led a six-part drama
Payback, for
Jed Mercurio’s HTM label, opposite
Peter Mullan, airing on
ITV and internationally. ==Personal life==