Charity Wakefield was born in September 1980 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England as Charity Rose Wakefield. She is an actress and producer, known for The Raven (2012), Mockingbird Lane (2012) and ¡Hasta La Vista, Sister! (2012).

Studied acting at the Oxford School of Drama, 2000 to 2003. She lived in Spain when she was young. For Sinn und Sinnlichkeit (2008) she bought an electric piano on eBay and learned all the songs, so it really was her playing. She is the granddaughter of the British film actor James Hayter who appeared in 39 Stufen (1959) and Tom Browns Schulzeit (1951).