Nicola Reynolds (born 1972 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan) appeared on Coronation Street in two roles: firstly as WPC Tate who in March 1996 accompanied PC Marsh to arrest Jim McDonald for harassing his wife Liz; and she returned to the programme in August 1998 as the Niece of an American Customer shopping in Firman's Freezers, who manager Curly Watts mistakenly thought was his new boss.