Jessica Ellerby

Jessica Ellerby
Jessica Ellerby
Born	Jessica Anne Ellerby; 1986 (age 38–39); Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Alma mater	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Nick Hendrix (m. 2017)

Jessica Anne Ellerby (born 1986) is an Emirati-born English actress and filmmaker. She began her career in theatre. On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix sitcom Lovesick (2014–2016), series 8 of Benidorm (2016) on ITV, and the Epix series Pennyworth (2019–2021).

Early life

Ellerby was born and raised in Dubai to English parents. She attended Dubai College.^[1] At 17,^[2] Ellerby returned to England for her A Levels.^[3] She went on to graduate from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.^[4]

Career

After graduating from drama school, Ellerby made her professional stage debut in Triptych at Southwark Playhouse in 2008. In 2010, she made her West End debut in Dreamboats and Petticoats at the Playhouse Theatre.

After making her feature film debut with a background role in the 2010 comedy Get Him to the Greek, Ellerby had her first starring role as Lynne in the 2011 indie horror film Hollow. In 2012, Ellerby returned to the West End in Trevor Nunn's production of A Chorus of Disapproval at the Harold Pinter Theatre. She then appeared in the 2013 film Svengali as Alice.

From 2014 to 2016, Ellerby had a recurring role in the first two series of the Netflix sitcom Lovesick as Jane Ansell, Dylan's (Johnny Flynn) love interest.^[5] In 2015, Ellerby appeared in the music video for Noel Gallagher's song "Ballad of the Mighty". In 2016, Ellerby joined the main cast of the long-running ITV sitcom Benidorm for its eighth series as Amber Platt.

Ellerby wrote and directed the 2018 short film The Hungry Games.^[6]

Ellerby played Stacee in the second series of the Sky One comedy-drama Living the Dream, which aired in 2019.^[7] Also in 2019, Ellerby portrayed a young Queen Elizabeth II in the DC Universe series Pennyworth on Epix. She reprised her recurring role as the Queen in Pennyworth's second season.^[8]

Personal life

Ellerby lives in London.^[9] She married actor Nick Hendrix in July 2017.^[10] In addition to acting, Ellerby runs a yoga studio.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Get Him to the Greek	Club Girl
2011	Hollow	Lynne
2013	Svengali	Alice
2015	The Pitch	Carol	Short film
2016	The Five Wives & Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg	Scarlett	Short film
2018	The Hungry Games	Anna	Short film; directed
2019	This Time Away	Louise	Short film
2019	Dirty Rotten Liars	Sasha	Short film
2023	Making Up	Cass	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Bill	Stacey Hayes	Episode: "Growing Pains"
2013	By Any Means	Karen Mason	1 episode
2014	Endeavour	Diana Day	Episode: "Trove"
2014	Cardinal Burns	Various	1 episode
2014–2016	Lovesick	Jane Ansell	4 episodes
2015	Inside No. 9	Zara	Anthology, episode: "The 12 Days of Christine"
	SunTrap	Waitress	Episode: "The Usual Suspects"
	The Red Dress	Candice	Television film
2016	Benidorm	Amber Platt	Main role (series 8, 7 episodes)
	In the Club	Molly	3 episodes
	Hoff the Record	Rebecca	Episode: "Finance"
2019	Living the Dream	Stacee	5 episodes
2019–2021	Pennyworth	Queen Elizabeth II	13 episodes
2021	Midsomer Murders	Caitlin Dawson	Episode: "Scarecrow Murders"

Video games

2023	The Lord of the Rings: Gollum	Mell

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Triptych	Brandy	Southwark Playhouse, London
2008	Word:Play 2		Theatre503, London
2009	Oorah!		Finborough Theatre, London
2009	Dick Whittington	Alice Fitzwarren	The Theatre Chipping Norton
2010	Dreamboats and Petticoats	Donna	Playhouse Theatre, London
2011	Fanta Orange	Ronnie	Finborough Theatre, London^[12]
2012	A Chorus of Disapproval	Linda Washbrook	Harold Pinter Theatre, London

References

^ Chaudhury, Shipra (21 June 2001). "Music of the heart". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Actress Jessica Ellerby gets royal for her Queen Elizabeth role in "Pennyworth"". The Untitled. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Jessica Ellerby [Pennyworth]". A Book of Magazine. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Jessica Ellerby – Living the dream". Essence. November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ Robinson, Abby (5 November 2019). "Exclusive: Lovesick actor reveals whether we'll ever see the show again". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Interview with Jessica Ellerby: On the New Wave of Female Leading Roles". The Italian Rêve. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ Bandyopadhyay, Alakananda (21 January 2019). "Jessica Ellerby on her love for directing and playing 'someone nice for once' on 'Living the Dream'". MEAWW. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ Petski, Denise (20 March 2019). "'Pennyworth': Emma Paetz & Jessica Ellerby Cast In Epix's Batman Prequel Series". Deadline. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ "My London: Jessica Ellerby – Actress". LDN Fashion. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ Perkins, Steven (29 May 2022). "Midsomer Murders star Nick Hendrix on working with his real-life wife: 'It was great to have her on set'". What to Watch. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Jessica Ellerby Stewart Yoga". Jyoga. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Fanta Orange". Finborough Theatre. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

External links

Jessica Ellerby at IMDb

[1] Chaudhury, Shipra (21 June 2001). "Music of the heart". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[2] "Actress Jessica Ellerby gets royal for her Queen Elizabeth role in "Pennyworth"". The Untitled. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[3] "Jessica Ellerby [Pennyworth]". A Book of Magazine. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[4] "Jessica Ellerby – Living the dream". Essence. November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[5] Robinson, Abby (5 November 2019). "Exclusive: Lovesick actor reveals whether we'll ever see the show again". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[6] "Interview with Jessica Ellerby: On the New Wave of Female Leading Roles". The Italian Rêve. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[7] Bandyopadhyay, Alakananda (21 January 2019). "Jessica Ellerby on her love for directing and playing 'someone nice for once' on 'Living the Dream'". MEAWW. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[8] Petski, Denise (20 March 2019). "'Pennyworth': Emma Paetz & Jessica Ellerby Cast In Epix's Batman Prequel Series". Deadline. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[9] "My London: Jessica Ellerby – Actress". LDN Fashion. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[10] Perkins, Steven (29 May 2022). "Midsomer Murders star Nick Hendrix on working with his real-life wife: 'It was great to have her on set'". What to Watch. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[11] "Jessica Ellerby Stewart Yoga". Jyoga. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[12] "Fanta Orange". Finborough Theatre. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

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