Donna Preston

Acting

Donna Preston

Born

1986-06-06 (40)

Place of birth

York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

29 titles

Donna Preston (born 6 June 1986) is an English actress, comedian and writer, notable for appearances in Apocalypse Wow, Hey Tracey! and Scared of the Dark. She appears as Despair in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman released on Netflix in 2022.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

The Nice Ones poster
5.7

When Kate joins her boyfriend’s friends at a remote countryside retreat, old wounds resurface as strange lights appear in the sky. As unease grows, members of the group begin to change—becoming unnervingly calm, kind, and “nice.” Dismissed as unstable, Kate struggles to convince the others something is wrong before the force behind it spreads.

The Nice Ones

2026

Bad Tidings poster
6.5

Grumpy home-security expert Neil feuds with his neighbour Scott, who insists on keeping his Christmas lights illuminated all year round. Their tit-for-tat argument culminates in Neil triggering a power cut across the entire street on Christmas Eve. But when the local crime family decide to rob every house on the street that night, the pair must set aside their differences to defeat them.

Bad Tidings

2024

No artwork available
NR

A celebration of a comic who made generations laugh and taught us to look at the world differently. Dave Allen was one of the most influential comedians to appear on British TV, but his humour often came under fire from all directions.

Dave Allen: In His Own Words

2026

Loves Spell poster
3.0

Treyvon has everything, well almost everything. He's got the fast car, good city job, model looks - even a good sense of humor, and yep - a body to die for. The only thing missing is that one special somebody. Ever since he embarrassed a young woman who asked him for a date, his love life has been cursed. Now, over 15 years later, he is trying to break the spell.

Loves Spell

2021

This is English poster
NR

A group of grammar enthusiasts wage a war on misspelled words, with an unexpectedly violent vocabulary.

This is English

2020

2010s · 2 titles

Series credits

The Sandman poster
7.8

After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power.

The Sandman

2022

8 Out of 10 Cats poster
7.2

A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005

Brassic poster
8.3

A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.

Brassic

2019

Inside No. 9 poster
8.1

An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

Inside No. 9

2014

Pointless Celebrities poster
6.3

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

Pointless Celebrities

2011

Good Omens poster
8.0

Aziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the Earth. So it's terrible news that it's about to end. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing. The Four Horsemen are ready to ride. Everything is going according to the Divine Plan...except that someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Can our heroes find him and stop Armageddon before it's too late?

Good Omens

2019

Celebrity Masterchef poster
6.1

Celebrities scramble to compete in the kitchen. What culinary triumphs will they whisk up?

Celebrity Masterchef

2006

The Weakest Link poster
6.0

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

The Weakest Link

2021

The Weakest Link poster
6.0

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

The Weakest Link

2021

Celebs Go Dating poster
6.8

Single celebrities join an exclusive dating agency in a bid to find true love. Matchmakers pair them with non-celebrity partners and the cameras capture every romantic and cringe-filled moment.

Celebs Go Dating

2016

Dead Boy Detectives poster
7.6

Two teen ghosts work alongside a clairvoyant to solve mysteries for their supernatural clientele — until a powerful witch complicates their plans.

Dead Boy Detectives

2024

Big Brother: Late & Live poster
4.2

Big Brother hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best present from a studio just a stone's throw from the Big Brother house, featuring celebrity guests and a live studio audience.

Big Brother: Late & Live

2023

Big Brother: Late & Live poster
4.2

Big Brother hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best present from a studio just a stone's throw from the Big Brother house, featuring celebrity guests and a live studio audience.

Big Brother: Late & Live

2023

Guessable poster
5.8

Packed with plenty of take-away trivia, Guessable involves two celebrity teams competing to identify the famous name or object inside a mystery box. Sara Pascoe hosts the show with John Kearns on hand as her assistant. Alan Davies and Darren Harriott are the team captains, in a format that puts a twist on classic family games.

Guessable

2020

Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live poster
4.5

Big Brother hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best present from a studio just a stone's throw from the Big Brother house, featuring celebrity guests and a live studio audience.

Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live

2024

Celebrity Big Brother: Live Stream poster
2.5

Catch all the late night drama live and direct from the Big Brother house.

Celebrity Big Brother: Live Stream

2024

Hard Cell poster
5.3

Events planner-turned-women's prison governor Laura Willis documents the thrills and spills of life behind bars in this delightfully dry comedy series.

Hard Cell

2022

Pickle Storm poster
5.0

The adventures of a nine-year-old girl with uncontrollable magical powers and who has fled her home in the fantasy land of Kleftania and ended up in a small UK town.

Pickle Storm

2024

MAFS UK: It's Official! With Lucinda Light poster
NR

Fascinators at the ready: it's the official Married at First Sight UK podcast! Get ready for marriage mayhem, wedded bliss and all the drama and gossip from the biggest MAFS UK moments.

MAFS UK: It's Official! With Lucinda Light

2023

Scared of the Dark poster
7.1

Danny Dyer hosts as eight celebrities are plunged into complete darkness for eight days. How will Paul Gascoigne, Chris Eubank, Scarlett Moffatt, Nicola Adams and others cope without light?

Scared of the Dark

2023

Pants on Fire poster
NR

Emma Willis hosts this comedy bluffing show in which three daredevil teams attempt some of the stupidest, bravest but often pointless challenges in locations around the globe, and then have to convince a celebrity jury they have been successful - even if they haven't.

Pants on Fire

2019

The Chris McCausland Show poster
NR

Start your Saturday with a laugh in the company of brilliant comedian Chris McCausland! Join Chris on his very brand-new chat show with a brilliant line-up of celebrity guests.

The Chris McCausland Show

2024