Alison Mac is a British actress from North East England. She has played Wilf in the short lived BBC Wildlife Drama Series 'Badger' from 1999 - 2000. She is probably best known for her portrayal of Kate in the BBC Three comedy series Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, which she was in for one series, in 2004. She was one of the main characters in the short-lived drama Rescue Me, which ran for one series in 2002. Mac has also appeared as Rosanna Webb in one episode of BBC One drama Holby City and also in Hollyoaks as Barry "Newt" Newton's social worker on 11 January 2008. In 2009, Mac worked at the BBC studios in Newcastle upon Tyne giving guided tours of the building, including the Look North set, the BBC Radio Newcastle suites and the offices.