Jeany Spark
Jeany Spark | |
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| Born | 1982/1983 (age 42–43) |
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| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 1982/1983) is an English actress, known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series Wallander. The actress has also had significant roles in the comedy series Man Down and the drama series The Interceptor.
Education
[edit]Spark studied English literature at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating with a First-Class Honours degree in 2004. She then trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2007.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2008, Spark played schoolteacher Mercy Chant in the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Spark also took on the role of Linda Wallander, the daughter of the titular character in the BBC One drama Wallander.[2]
In 2011, Spark portrayed Joan Malin in the BBC Four television film Hattie.[3] In 2013, she took the role of the deputy headmistress, Emma, in Man Down, the Channel 4 comedy series. The show lasted for four series.[4]
Spark plays the role of Detective Inspector Kate Gemmill in the 2015 BBC One drama The Interceptor.[5] In 2016, Spark joined the cast of the ITV drama Jericho.[6]
In 2017, Spark took the lead role in the Theatr Clwyd's production of Skylight, a play by David Hare.[7] In 2019, she appeared for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Crooked Dances, a new play by Robin French, as the character Katy Porlock.[8]
In 2018, she appeared as Captain Sandrine Shaw in the BBC Two miniseries Collateral.[9] In 2019, Spark appeared as Kate in the episode "I Am Hannah", of the Channel 4 anthology series I Am....[10]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Showreel | Grace | |
| 2012 | Red Lights | Traci Northrop | |
| Worm | Susie | Short film | |
| Ideal Wife | Nathalie Burns | Short film | |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | Wired Reporter | |
| 2016 | As One | Abi | Short film |
| 2017 | Sump | Sally | Short film |
| 2024 | Portraits of Dangerous Women | Steph | |
| 2025 | By The Throat | Amy | |
| 2025 | The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde † |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Lewis | Jane Evans | Episode: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea" |
| Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Mercy Chant | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2008–2015 | Wallander | Linda Wallander | Main cast |
| 2010 | Sherlock | Homeless Girl | Episode: "The Great Game" |
| Mystery! | Linda Wallander | Episode: "Wallander, Series II: Faceless Killers" | |
| 2011 | Hattie | Joan Malin | TV movie |
| Shirley | Juhni Sullivan | TV Movie | |
| Law & Order: UK | Julia Anstiss | Episode: "Trial" | |
| Death in Paradise | Emilie Saunders | Episode: "Spot the Difference" | |
| Black Mirror | Camilla | Episode: "The National Anthem" | |
| 2012 | A Touch of Cloth | Gemma | Episodes: "The First Class: Parts One & Two" |
| 2013 | Vera | Agnes Lennox | Episode: "Prodigal Son" |
| The Escape Artist | Tara | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2013–2017 | Man Down | Emma | Main cast |
| 2014 | Line of Duty | Claire Tindall | 2 episodes |
| Da Vinci's Demons | Ippolita Maria Sforza | Main cast (season 2) | |
| 2015 | The Interceptor | Gemmill | Miniseries, main cast |
| 2016 | Jericho | Isabella Lambton | Main cast |
| 2016, 2017 | Holby City | Lauren Wilson | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Born to Kill | Lauren | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Collateral | Sandrine Shaw | Miniseries, main cast |
| 2019 | I Am... | Kate | Episode: "I Am Hannah" |
| 2022 | Van der Valk | Anouk Prinsens | Episode: "Payback in Amsterdam" |
| The Crown | Birt's Assistant | Episode: "Gunpowder" | |
| 2023 | Hapless | Naomi Isaacs | Main cast (series 2) |
| 2024 | Professor T. | Tina Morley | Episode: "The Conference" |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Commander of the South | 2 episodes | |
| Moonflower Murders | Samantha Collins | 3 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jeany Spark". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Wallander | Linda Wallander". Programmes. BBC One. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Hattie". Programmes. BBC Four. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Rampton, James (14 October 2017). "Greg Davies returns to comedy Man Down: 'It's therapeutic'". Life Style. Daily Express. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "The Interceptor | Gemmill". Programmes. BBC One. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Coleman, Liam (28 January 2016). "Meet the cast of Jericho". TV. Radio Times. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Morris, Lydia (10 February 2017). "Wallander star Jeany Spark: 'Tutor's comments about my face hurt - but they were right'". Daily Post. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
The 34-year-old who first came to prominence…
- ^ "Crooked Dances | About the play". Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Lazarus, Susanna (19 February 2018). "Jeany Spark on the "traumatic" past of key Collateral character Sandrine Shaw". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Weston, Christopher (6 August 2019). "I Am Hannah Cast: Incredible Gemma Chan Leads Channel 4's Drama!". HITC. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jeany Spark at IMDb
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