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Career snapshot
Selected work
- Boiling Point
- Big Boys
- The Responder
- Mary Queen of Scots
Performer file · DS Alice Finch
Izuka Hoyle
A Scottish stage and screen actor whose work includes Boiling Point, Big Boys, The Responder and Mary Queen of Scots. She won BAFTA Scotland’s 2022 film acting award for Boiling Point.
Reviewed guide · Sources & corrections
In Ludwig
DS Alice Finch
Big Talk Studios’ cast announcement names Hoyle as DS Alice Finch; the Series 1 cast register lists six episodes. Her agency CV uses a different name for the Ludwig role; that conflict is noted in the source record below. Plot interpretation remains in the character and episode records.
Core cast profile
Izuka Hoyle in Ludwig
Core police team · Series 1
Profile overview
DS Alice Finch
Hoyle plays DS Alice Finch, a recurring detective whose practical casework helps make the Major Investigations Team feel like a functioning unit rather than a backdrop for John. Finch contributes to interviews, evidence gathering and the internal rhythm of each inquiry.
Career context
Work beyond Ludwig
Hoyle trained in musical theatre at Arts Educational Schools from 2014 to 2017 on an Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation scholarship, according to her agency CV. Her stage credits include the original London cast of Six, Sylvia at the Old Vic and Malory Towers. Her screen record spans Mary Queen of Scots, the film and television versions of Boiling Point, Big Boys, The Responder and The Outrun.
She won BAFTA Scotland’s 2022 Actress – Film award for Boiling Point. In a 2025 Screen International interview, Hoyle described singing as part of how she works through a performance and discussed the role of accents in her screen work. That is her account of her craft, not a claim about her preparation for Ludwig.
Role analysis
A detective inside the ensemble
Spoiler-light · character and performance
Inside the story
What the character changes
Finch sits between Carter’s leadership and the constables’ investigative work. That position makes her a useful reader of both the evidence and the people handling it. Her exchanges with the supposed James also help show how John’s unconventional methods register with colleagues who knew the real detective.
Performance note
How the role works on screen
Hoyle brings directness and alertness to the ensemble. The performance supports the procedural pace—information lands cleanly—while reactions and timing give Finch an identity beyond the delivery of clues. That economy is important in episodes balancing a guest cast, a murder puzzle and the Taylor mystery.
Verified career record
Selected credits and recognition
Series 1 regular · 6 episodes
Selected television
- Big Boys · Corinne
- Boiling Point · Camille
- The Responder · Lorna
- Dinner with the Parents · Jenny Spiegel
- The Wheel of Time · Dana
- The Outpost · Wren
Film and stage
- Boiling Point · Camille
- The Outrun · Gloria
- Persuasion · Henrietta Musgrove
- Mary Queen of Scots · Mary Seton
- SIX · Catherine Parr in the original London cast
- Sylvia · Emily Davison
- Malory Towers · Darrel
Recognition
- BAFTA Scotland Best Actress in Film · Boiling Point (2022)
- BAFTA Scotland television nominations · Big Boys (2023 and 2025)
- Screen International Star of Tomorrow (2025)
Watch and read
Verified appearance guide
Series 1 regular · 6 episodes
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