Jodie Comer
| Jodie Comer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 March 1993 Liverpool, England |
| Residence | Liverpool |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Notable work |
My Mad Fat Diary (2013–15) Doctor Foster (2015) Thirteen (2016) |
| Website | Official Twitter |
Jodie Comer (born 11 March 1993) is a British actress known for her roles as Chloe Gemell on the comedy-drama series My Mad Fat Diary and as Ivy Moxam in the miniseries Thirteen.
Life and career
Jodie Comer was born on 11 March 1993 in Liverpool. She began to take drama classes in secondary school and received a role in a radio play for which she was advised to get herself an agent.[1]
Comer's acting career commenced in 2008 when she received a guest role in The Royal Today, a spin-off series of The Royal. What followed was a number of guest appearances in popular British television series, such as Holby City, Doctors, Silent Witness, Casualty, Law & Order: UK, Vera, Inspector George Gently. Comer began to receive much more prominent roles in television when she was cast in leading parts in the five-episode drama series, Justice, the supernatural miniseries, Remember Me and the E4 comedy-drama series, My Mad Fat Diary where she appeared for three seasons as Chloe Gemell, a role she is most notable for. Comer appeared in the 2015 adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover, a television film which was broadcast on BBC One. Most recently, she has appeared in the first season of BBC One drama series Doctor Foster. In 2015, Comer was cast in the BBC Three miniseries, Thirteen which tells the story of Ivy Moxam, a 26-year-old woman who was kidnapped at the age of thirteen and remained imprisoned in her kidnapper's cellar for the following thirteen years until she finally escapes and is reunited with her family. The five-part miniseries premiered on the now-online BBC Three on 28 February 2016.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Royal Today | Leanne | Season One, Episode 41 |
| 2010 | Holby City | Ellie Jenkins | Season Twelve, Episode Sixteen – "Promises" |
| 2011 | Justice | Sharna Mulhearne | Five episodes |
| 2012 | Doctors | Kelly Lowther | Season Thirteen, Episode 183 – "Another Day, Another Dollar" |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | Eve Gliston | Season Twelve, Episodes Nine & Ten – "Fear" |
| 2012 | The Last Bite | Marcy | Short film |
| 2012 | Good Cop | Amy | Miniseries – Episode One |
| 2012 | Casualty | Maddy Eldon | Season Twenty-seven, Episode Five – "I'll See You In My Dreams" |
| 2012 | Coming Up | Cat Sullivan | Season Seven, Episode Five – "Postcode Lottery" |
| 2013 | Coming Up | Gemma | Season Eight, Episode Three – "Big Girl" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: UK | Jess Hayes | Season Seven, Episode Four – "Fatherly Love" |
| 2013 | Vera | Izzy Rawlins | Season Three, Episode Three – "Young Gods" |
| 2013 | In T'Vic | Unnamed role | Short film |
| 2014 | Inspector George Gently | Justine Leyland | Season Six, Episode Two – "Blue for Bluebird" |
| 2014 | Remember Me | Hannah Ward | Miniseries – Three episodes |
| 2013–15 | My Mad Fat Diary | Chloe Gemell | Three seasons – Sixteen episodes |
| 2015 | Lady Chatterley's Lover | Ivy Bolton | Television film |
| 2015 | Doctor Foster | Kate Parks | Season One – Five episodes |
| 2016 | Thirteen | Ivy Moxam | Miniseries – Five episodes |
| TBA | Rillington Place | Beryl Evans | Three-part series |
References
- 1 2 "Style Insider – Jodie Comer". donnaida.com. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.