Emily Joyce

Emily Joyce
Born	(1969-04-12) 12 April 1969 Woolwich, London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Children	2

Emily Sian Joyce (born April 12, 1969) is an English actress best known for playing the role of Janet Dawkins in the BBC comedy series My Hero, between 1999 and 2006.

Early life

Joyce is the youngest of three sisters, all of whom are in the entertainment business in the UK. Their mother loved the theatre and took the three girls to shows constantly. Joyce decided to join the National Youth Theatre at the age of fifteen and worked for Vogue magazine for sustenance during this time before going to train at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. At the age of seventeen she formed, and was the lead singer, in the band In Spite of All That. Including the time in drama school, Joyce spent three years as a part of this band.

Career Highlights

After drama school, Joyce joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her first television role was in the ITV drama Cracker, where she played the murderess in a 1995 episode. She also starred in another ITV1 drama series, Grafters, in 1999 and in 2003 played the part of DC Havers's new boss in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.

Joyce appeared in the British comedy series My Hero. She played the character of Janet Dawkins, opposite superhero Thermoman, originally played by Ardal O'Hanlon and followed by James Dreyfus.

In 2003 she appeared in series 2 episode 6 of Ultimate Force, playing the part of Nicky Strong.

Also in 2003 Joyce played vengeful serial killer Anna Marchant/Sarah Herd in the two part BBC crime Drama Messiah 2: Vengeance is Mine starring Ken Stott

In 2007, she appeared in the light-hearted drama Hotel Babylon, playing the part of Estelle. She also played Kate in the comedy drama Little Devil.

In the first half of 2008, she appeared in Happy Now?, a new play by Lucinda Coxon at the National Theatre, London. Also in 2008, she appeared in the six-part BBC comedy drama series Mutual Friends as Martin's (Marc Warren) boss Sarah Fletcher.

In 2010, Joyce played the part of Dr Sandra Fleming in Universal Soldier: Regeneration. In the same year she appeared as the Prime Minister's special policy advisor, Claire Sutton, in Antony Jay's and Jonathan Lynn's stage version of Yes, Prime Minister, which premiered at the Chichester Festival in May 2010 and moved to the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End in September 2010. In 2011, Joyce appeared in Series 7, Episode 19 of the BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road as local superstar DJ Viv O'Donnell. In 2013, Joyce appeared in an episode Down Among the Fearful of the ITV drama Lewis as Jane Grace. In 2011, Joyce starred in the one off BBC Christmas show, Lapland.

Personal life

Joyce is the mother of two sons, Gabriel Ace Astle and Bailey Gem Astle both born in London. She is the sister of author Rachel Joyce. She resembles the British actress Ruth Gemmell. She married Adam Astle in 2002.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Woodlanders	Libby
2007	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	Palace Guide
2009	Universal Soldier: Regeneration	Dr. Sandra Flemming
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Cracker	Janice	2 episodes: "True Romance: Parts 1 & 2"
1997	Jane Eyre	Miss Temple	Television film
	Wycliffe	Morna Petheric	1 episode: "Seen a Ghost"
	Casualty	Lorraine Parker	1 episode: "What Friends Are For"
1998	In Exile	Ellen	7 episodes
	Grafters	Laura	8 episodes
1999	Trial by Fire	WDC. Scott	Television film
2000	Hero of the Hour	Sylvie	Television film
2000–2006	My Hero	Janet Dawkins	51 episodes; main role
2001	Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty	Janet Dawkins
	The Glass	Emma Rice	6 episodes; mini-series
	Midsomer Murders	Bernadette Sullivan	1 episode: "A Worm in the Bud"
2003	Messiah 2: Vengeance is Mine	Anna Marchent	2 episodes; mini-series
	The Inspector Lynley Mysteries	Emily Barlow	1 episode: "Deception of the Mind"
	Ultimate Force	Nicky Strong	1 episode: "Dead Is Forever"
2006	Doctor Who	Alien (voice)	1 episode: "The Girl in the Fireplace"
	Dalziel and Pascoe	Natalie Lawson	2 episodes: "Fallen Angel: Parts 1 & 2"
2007	Hotel Babylon	Estelle	1 episode: #2.4
	Little Devil	Katie Bishop	3 episodes: #1.1, #1.2 & 1.3
2008	Fairy Tales	Joyce Fletcher	1 episode: "Rapunzel"
	Mutual Friends	Sarah	6 episodes
2009	My Almost Famous Family	Jill	9 episodes
2010	Silent Witness	Muriel	2 episodes: "Voids: Parts 1 & 2"
	Doctors	Diana Hardcastle	1 episode: "Mother's Help"
	The Bill	Jane Wallace	1 episode: "Deadly Consequences"
2011	Holby City	Kate Cahill	3 episodes: "One of Those Days", "Broken" & "PS Elliot"
	Waterloo Road	Viv O'Donnell	1 episode: Series 7 Episode 19
	Lapland	Miranda	"Lapland"
2013	Lewis	Jane Grace	2 episodes: "Down Among the Fearful: Part 1", "Down Among the Fearful: Part 2"
2013	New Tricks	Daniella Yates	1 episode: "Wild Justice"
2014	Midsomer Murders	Valerie Fergus-Johnson	1 episode: "The Christmas Haunting"
2016	EastEnders	Dr Janice May	2 episodes
2016	Agatha Raisin	Juliet	1 episode: "Agatha Raisin and the murderous marriage"
2016	Friday Night Dinner	Melissa	1 episode: Series 4 Episode 6 "For Sale"

External links

• Emily Joyce at IMDb
• Emily Joyce Bio