Kate Lush
Kate Lush is an Intimacy Coordinator based in the UK, who also works in South Africa.
Kate Lush is a BECTU Level 2 Registry Intimacy Coordinator, has met the requirements for the SAG-AFTRA Registry List and has additionally met the requirements SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator trainer. Kate is also a movement coach and teacher. Kate Lush co-founded and runs the International Intimacy Coordination Company, 'Safe Sets' with Sara Blecher, providing intimacy coordinators in South Africa, Europe and the UK for TV/Film and in theatre.
While based in South Africa between 2020 and 2024 Kate Lush intimacy coordinated for Apple TV+, Netflix, CBS, Paramount+, Amazon Prime, HBO Max and others. During this time she also spearheaded and delivered, with the Safe Sets team, an Intimacy Coordinator training programme for Netflix, who at the time were looking to provide Intimacy Coordinators across the EMEA region and beyond. This was then followed with a joint venture with Netflix Grow Creative, the NFVF (South Africa) and the IPO (South Africa) to deliver a similar course in South Africa and the Middle East.
Since being back in the UK Kate has worked for amongst others, BBC3, with EK Intimacy, as well as Commercial work with Academy Films.
Kate Lush is also co-founder of IPSA (Intimacy Practitioners South Africa who were key contributors to the Protocols for Working with Intimate Content - South Africa), The IPG (Intimacy Practitioners' Guild EU/UK) and represented Intimacy Coordinators for the UK Union BECTU in 2020/21 in their Intimacy Coordinators Branch, contributing to their industry documents.
In addition to intimacy coordination, Kate is an award nominated actor and movement teacher, has a 1st Class Degree in Performing Arts from the University of Hertfordshire and an MA in Acting from Manchester Metropolitan University having trained in Poland with Teatr Pieśń Kozła (Song of the Goat).
Kate has a very unique full understanding of the acting process and character development. This quality makes her exceptional in tapping into the intimacy spectrum. A professional, collaborator, pillar, performance peer and all round energy wizard, she is joy to work with and on all occasions I have worked with Kate, its been nothing other than an extremely positive experience - Cheryl Eatock, Line Producer
Kate Lush's CV 2025
KATE LUSH INTIMACY COORDINATION AND MOVEMENT COACHING CREDITS
2024 - In Production/Post
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - SUCH BRAVE GIRLS S2 - (for EK Intimacy) - Various Artists Ltd/BBC3 - Dir: Simon Bird - Eps 2, 3 & 6
Co, Intimacy Coordinator - FATAL SEDUCTION S2 - Netflix/Ochre Media - Dir: Harold Hölscher & Craig Freimond - Eps 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, & 10
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - WYFIE - Showmax/Homebrew - Dir: Johan Cronjet & Emilie Badenhorst - Eps 54, 57, 58 & 59
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - UNSEEN (S2) - Netflix/Gambit Films - Dir: Brett Michael Innes Eps 2.6
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - NOVOCAINE - Infrared/Safeshouse/Circle of Confusion - Dir: Dan Berk & Bobby Olsen
Lead Intimacy Coordinator - PLEASE (DON'T) LEAVE ME - que Vida La Vida Productions - Dir: Ali Halliday
2023
Intimacy Coordinator - GIRLS v CANCER - Academy Films - Dir: Sophia Ray
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - RETTA BLOM - Tiom Film Productions - Dir: Pieter Grobbler
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - WYFIE - Homebrew - Dir: Eva du Preez - Ep 11
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - THE MORNING AFTER - Both Worlds - Dir: Karen Jaynes & Cindy Lee - Eps 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - KOEK - Showmax/Wolflight - Dir: Johannes Pieter Nel - Eps 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Intimacy Coordinator - INVASIVE - Blue Ice Pictures - Dir: Jem Gerrard
Intimacy Coordinator - YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LET ME IN - Fidela Fil - Dir: Dave Parker
Intimacy Coordinator - BRITANNIA - Norwich Castle/Autograph - Dir: Amartey Golding
Intimacy Coordinator - RIFF RAFF - Netflix/Film Afrika - Dir: Mairzee Almas
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - DIAMOND STATUS - Sketchbook/Amazon - Dir: Ari Kruger
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - JUST NOW JEFFREY - Moonlighting Films - Dir: Hylton Tannebaum & Brett Morris
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - BLOOD & WATER (S4) - Netflix/Gambit - Dir: Keitumetse Qhali, Nozipho Nkelemba & Zenn van Zyl - Eps 401, 402, 405 & 406
Co. Intimacy Coordinator - WHITE LIES - MNET/Quizzical - Dir: John Trengove & Thati Pele, Eps 2, 3, 6 & 8
Intimacy Coordinator - KING SHAKA - CBS/Showtime Networks/Film Afrika - Dir: Sieth Mann, Erica Watson, Carl Seaton - Eps 101, 102, 103, 104, 106
Intimacy Coordinator - CATCH ME A KILLER - Showmax - Dir: Tracey Larcombe, Brett Michael Innes & Rene van Rooyen - Eps: 104, 105, 107, 110
Intimacy Coordinator - 1923 - Paramount/101 Studios/Moonlighting - Dir. Ben Richardson & Guy Ferland - Eps: 103 & 106 (South Africa)
Lead Intimacy Coordinator - WARRIOR S3 - HBO/Moonlighting - Dir: Nima Nourizadeh, Dinh Thai, Brett Chan, Deni Gordon, Loni Peristere - Eps: 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308 & 310
Intimacy Coordinator - DEVIL'S PEAK - Expanded Media/BBC Studios/Lookout Point/Film Afrika - Dir: Jozua Malherbe - Eps: 1 & 3
Co Lead IC - Intimacy Coordinator - FATAL SEDUCTION S1 & S2 - Ochre Media/Netflix - Dir: Catherine Stewart, Nthabiseng Mokoena, Ferry Jele, Johnny Barbuzano & Zuko Nodada - Eps 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 108, 109, 1010, 1012
Intimacy Coordinator - DAM S2 - ShowMax/Picture Tree - Dir: Alex Yazbek - Eps: 201, 204 & 206
Intimacy Coordinator - INVASION S2 - Genre Films/Apple TV+/Film Afrika - Dir: Brad Anderson & Claudia Ilosa - Eps: 207 & 208
Intimacy Coordinator - ONE PIECE S1 - Tomorrow Studios/Netlfix/Film Afrika - Dir Marc Jobst, Tim Southam, Emma Sullivan - Eps: 101, 103, 104 & 106
Intimacy Coordinator - AFRICAN QUEENS S2- NJINGA - Dune Films/Netflix/Nutopia/Film Afrika - Dir: Ethosheia Hylton - Eps: 201 & 203
Intimacy Coordinator - LOW RIDER (Film) - Natalie Geyser/Rebecca Long - Dir: Campbell EX
Intimacy Coordinator - RUNS IN THE FAMILY (Film) - Giant Films/Netflix - Dir: Ian Gabriel
2022
Lead Intimacy Coordinator - FRAKSIE (S1) - Infinity Films/Showmax - Dir: Nina Swart - Eps 103, 104, 106, 108, 109, 110, 113, 114
Intimacy Coordinator - BLOOD & WATER (S3) - Netflix/Gambit Films - Dir: Mmabatho Montsho, Thati Pele, Nosipho Dumisa - Eps: 302, 303, 304, 305 & 306
Movement Coach - DARBY AND THE DEAD (Film) - Hulu, Disney, Blue Ice Africa - Dir: Silas Howard
Intimacy Coordinator - THE WOMAN KING (Flashback) - Entertainment One/TriStar Pictures - Dir: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Intimacy Coordinator - TROUKOORS (S2) - Infinity Films - Dir: Nina Swart - Eps: 201, 202, 203, 204, 206 & 208
Intimacy Coordinator and Movement Coach - RAISED BY WOLVES (S2) - Scott Free/HBO Max/Film Afrika dir: Ernest Dickerson, Sunu Gonera, Alex Gabassi, Lukas Ettlin - Eps 201-208 (MC Ep. 208)
Intimacy Coordinator - THE POWER (S1) - Amazon Studios/Sister Productions/Film Afrika - Dir: Lisa Gunning, Ugla Hauksdottir, Neasa Hardiman - Eps: 105, 107 & 108
2021
Intimacy Coordinator - DINGE VAN N' KIND - Nagvlug Films/KykNET - Dire: Zandré Coetzer, Quentin Krog & Tinarie van Wyk Loots - Eps 104, 105 & 109
Intimacy Coordinator - TROUKOORS (S1) - Infinity Films - Dir: Nina Swart - Eps: 102, 104, 105, 107, 108, 1012, 1013, 1014
Intimacy Coordinator - KATVIS (Short Film) - Exploded Vieew - Dir: Michael Minnie & Anton Scholtz
Intimacy Coordinator - ATLANTIS (Film) - Moonlighting Films/eVod - Dir: Meg Rickards
2020
Intimacy Coordinator - THE DAY THE WORLD SWALLOWED ME (Short Film) - Vanishing Elephant - Dir: Petrus van Staden
Intimacy Coordinator - THE DAY WE DIDN'T MEET - Nagvlug Films - Dir: Johan Cronje
Intimacy Consultant - THE DAM S1 - Picture Tree/Showmax/Multichoice - Dir: Alex Yazbek
Intimacy Coordinator - THE POWER (S1) - Amazon Studios/Sister Productions/Film Afrika - Dir: Reed Morano, Eps: 101
Intimacy Coordinator - REDEEMING LOVE - Mission Pictures/Advantage Entertainment - Dir: D. J. Caruso
2019
Intimacy Coordinator - I HATE SUZIE - Bad Wold/Sky Vision - Dir: Georgi Banks Davies - Eps. 106 & 108
Intimacy Coordinator and Movement Coach - BRAVE NEW WORLD - Amblin Television/Peacock/UCP - Craig Zisk, Aoife McArdle, Andrij Parekh - Eps 103-108
Intimacy Director - BAD SEX (R&D) - Rough Haired Pointer - Dir: Mary Franklin
Rehearsal/Workshop Assistant Intimacy Coordinator - I MAY DESTROY YOU - HBO/BBC - Dir: Sam Miller & Michaela Coel
Intimacy Director - THE CENSOR - The Hope Theatre/Round Peg Theatre - Dir: Imogen Beech
Assistant Intimacy Coordinator - BRAVE NEW WORLD - Amblin Television/Peacock/UCP - Dir: Owen Harris - Eps: 101 & 102
Movement/Intimacy Director - DO YOU LOVE THIS PLANET - Tristan Bates Theatre - Dir: Anthony Law
Organisations and Affiliations
Kate Lush is a SAG-AFTRA accredited UK/SA-based intimacy coordinator and Intimacy Coordinator trainer
Kate Lush is one of the founding members of, Intimacy Practitioners South Africa, who have been instrumental in creating the Protocols for Intimate Content in TV, Film and Associated Media - South Africa
Kate Lush is one of the founding members of the Intimacy Practitioners' Guild EU/UK
Kate Lush is Film and TV rep on the BECTU Union (UK) Intimacy Branch with Lou Kempton. Kate Lush level 2 on the BECTU intimacy Coordinator Registry