Hannah Waddingham Played A Murderous Villain In The TV

"Sex Education," "Benidorm," "Game of Thrones" — those are just some of the best TV shows Hannah Waddingham has appeared in that aren't "Ted Lasso." And just a few years before she became known as Rebecca Welton, the Emmy-winning actress got to show off her dark side in a time-bending TV show based on a 1995 Bruce Willis flick.

Sci-fi fans likely remember Terry Gilliam's "12 Monkeys," which starred Willis as James Cole, a time traveler sent back to suspend a deadly plague. In 2015, Syfy reimagined the film into a very loose and significantly expanded television adaptation. Aaron Stanford stepped into Willis' shoes as Cole, starring alongside Amanda Schull as virologist Dr.

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Cassandra Railly, Barbara Sukowa as Katarina Jones, and Emily Hampshire playing the unhinged Jennifer Goines — a gender-swapped version of Brad Pitt's character from the movie. In the Season 3 premiere, which aired just a year after her memorable turn as Septa Unella on "Game of Thrones", Waddingham made her debut as Magdalena: a ruthless, high-ranking member of the apocalyptic Army of the 12 Monkeys.

As one of four so-called "Guardians" assigned to raise Athan Cole, Magdalena served as a Shaper, a fanatical mentor tasked with grooming the child into the prophesied leader known as The Witness — and she would kill anyone who dared to jeopardize that future. Ahead of the third season of "12 Monkeys," Waddingham spoke with Red Carpet News, teasing the emotional complexity behind the timeline jumps.

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"There's an awful lot of time travel "That makes for quite an emotional journey. It's not just about being in different eras, it's about seeing people you've loved and lost again.

So it kind of plays with that a bit, which I really like the look of." Critics certainly took notice of Waddingham's chilling performance as Magdalena.

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In its review of the Season 3 premiere, SpoilerTV singled out the "Ride or Die" star as a major highlight, not only hailing her as a fine addition to the cast, but also predicting that fans were going to love to hate her creepy villain. Meanwhile, IGN called Magdalena one of the most terrifying baddies the show had ever featured.

Waddingham's time on "12 Monkeys" came to an explosive end in Episode 7, "Nurture," in which Dr. Railly triggers the self-destruct mechanism on her time-travel splinter vest.

Following her exit from the Syfy series, Waddingham took on the role of Jax-Ur in the Superman prequel series "Krypton," before landing her star-making role on Apple TV's "Ted Lasso" in 2020.