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Daisy Edgar-Jones | |
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| Born | Daisy Jessica Edgar-Jones 24 May 1998 Islington, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Daisy Jessica Edgar-Jones (born 24 May 1998)[citation needed] is a British actress known for her television roles in Cold Feet, War of the Worlds and Normal People. She appeared on British Vogue's 2020 list of influential women.[1]
Early life and education
Daisy Edgar-Jones was born in Islington to Northern Irish mother Wendy and Scottish father Philip, who is director of Sky Arts and head of entertainment at Sky.[2] She grew up in Muswell Hill, London, and first acted in a school play in year 5.[3] She attended The Mount School for Girls and Woodhouse College[4] before being admitted to the National Youth Theatre.[5] She studied with the Open University.[6]
Career
After appearing in the 2016 Outnumbered Christmas Special on BBC One, at 17, Edgar-Jones was cast as Olivia Marsden in ITV's comedy drama Cold Feet alongside James Nesbitt.[7] In 2018, she appeared as Jessica Thompson in Silent Witness,[8] and in independent coming-of-age feature film Pond Life directed by Bill Buckhurst.[9][10] She was in the National Youth Theatre production of The Reluctant Fundamentalist.[11]
Edgar-Jones had a recurring role as Delia Rawson in 2019 BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack.
Edgar-Jones began starring as Emily Gresham in the 2019 series War of the Worlds opposite Gabriel Byrne and Elizabeth McGovern.[12] In May 2019, it was announced that Edgar-Jones had been cast in the main role of Marianne alongside Paul Mescal as Connell in the Hulu and BBC Three series Normal People, an adaptation of the novel by Sally Rooney.[13][14]
Edgar-Jones starred in the 2020 revival of Albion at the Almeida Theatre.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Pond Life | Cassie | |
| 2021 | RRR | Unknown |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2020 | Cold Feet | Olivia Marsden | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Outnumbered | Kate | Christmas special |
| 2017 | Silent Witness | Jessica Thompson | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Gentleman Jack | Delia Rawson | |
| War of the Worlds | Emily Gresham | Lead role | |
| 2020 | Normal People | Marianne Sheridan |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | April | Yard Theatre, London |
| 2020 | Albion | Zara | Almeida Theatre, London |
References
- ^ "The Vogue 25: The Women Shaping 2020". British Vogue. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "philip edgar -jones". Twitter. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Munankar, Vidita (15 March 2019). "RRR: Know all about Daisy Edgar Jones who plays the female lead opposite Jr NTR in SS Rajamouli's next". PinkVilla. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Woodhouse Drama student Daisy gets Cold Feet". Woodhouse College. 9 January 2017.
- ^ Paskett, Zoe (8 August 2017). "Actor Daisy Edgar-Jones: 'It's good to play a character unlike myself...I'm usually cast as the smiley one!'". Ham&High.
- ^ Fitch Little, Harriet (16 March 2020). "Meet the Charismatic Stars of the Highly-Anticipated Normal People Adaptation". Vogue. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Hanna, Oife. "Who Is Daisy Edgar-Jones? 'Cold Feet's Olivia Got Her Training In One Of The UK's Best Drama Institutions". Bustle. Bustle Digital Group.
- ^ Dowell, Ben. "Meet the cast of Cold Feet". Radio Times.
- ^ "Cast & Crew". Pond Life. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Nyayapati, Neeshita (14 March 2019). "Everything you need to know about Daisy Edgar Jones, the British actress playing the female lead opposite Jr NTR in RRR". Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Paskett, Zoe (3 August 2017). "Blue Stockings, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and The Host in NYT trio at The Yard". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "New War Of The Worlds TV series cast, images, plot and more". Den of Geek.
- ^ Nolan, Emma (30 May 2019). "Sally Rooney's Normal People is coming to BBC and Connell and Marianne have been cast". Metro.
- ^ "Filming commences for TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling novel Normal People for BBC Three". BBC. 30 May 2019.
- ^ Wood, Alex (3 February 2019). "Daisy Edgar-Jones: Starring in Normal People was the best way to prepare for my stage debut at the Almeida". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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