Anna Chell

Anna Chell
Born
Anna Lucy Chell

(1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27)
Stafford, England
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
TelevisionCasualty
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]

Anna Lucy Chell (born 17 January 1997) is an English actress. She began her career appearing in various stage productions including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Crucible and Great Expectations, before being cast as Jodie Whyte in the BBC medical drama series Casualty in 2023.

Life and career

Anna Lucy Chell was born on 17 January 1997 in Stafford. Prior to pursuing acting, she worked in hospitality.[2][3] Whilst there, she performed in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Stafford Shakespeare Festival.[4] She moved to Manchester in 2013 and studied at the Manchester College, before obtaining a BA in acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.[5] She also studied at the Oxford School of Drama and was shortlisted for the BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award.[4] Whilst studying, she starred in various stage productions, including The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Great Expectations and Love and Information, amongst others.[4][6]

In 2021, Chell portrayed the recurring role of Kerry Lockwood in the ITV crime drama series The Bay.[7] A year later, she appeared in a national advertisement campaign for food brand Doritos, as well as appearing in a rehearsed reading of Les the Punter in Manchester.[4] Then in 2023, Chell was cast as nurse Jodie Whyte on the BBC medical drama series Casualty.[8][9] She made her first appearance as the character on 8 April 2023.[10][11] Chell's casting was part of a shakeup on the series and was announced alongside three other new castings: Eddie-Joe Robinson, Sarah Seggari and Barney Walsh.[12] During her first few months on the series, her character was involved in various dramatic storylines including grieving her dead mother, finding out her estranged father is her boss,[13] being spiked and kidnapped,[14] being attacked by a patient,[9] handling a venomous snake on the ward,[8] being at the centre of a bomb attack[15] and witnessing misogynistic terrorism at a women's march.[16]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 The Bay Kerry Lockwood Recurring role [7]
2023 Casualty Jodie Whyte Main role [17]

Stage

Year Title Role Ref.
2013 A Midsummer Night's Dream Fairy [4]
2014 1984 Julia [4]
2015 The Crucible Abigail Williams [4]
2017 The Wonderful World of Dissocia Lisa [4]
2018 The Pink Bedroom Helen [4]
2018 Beginning Laura [4]
2019 Great Expectations Biddy/Startop [4]
2020 Earthquakes in London Jasmine [4]
2020 Love and Information Various [4]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
Un­known BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award Herself Shortlisted [4]

References

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  3. ^ Chell, Anna (17 January 2018). "21!!! 🍺". Instagram. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Anna Chell". Spotlight. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ^ "2020 GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT PAGE". Ameena Hamid. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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  7. ^ a b Reilly, Elaine (2 May 2023). "Anna Chell on an explosive new chapter for Jodie Whyte". What to Watch. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b Reilly, Elaine (17 May 2023). "Anna Chell on Jodie Whyte's 'terrifying' abduction ordeal". What to Watch. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b Lewis, George (6 May 2023). "Casualty star Anna Chell reveals shock attack in Jodie's future". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ^ Dainty, Sophie (8 April 2023). "Casualty - all the spoilers and gossip from the show's new nurses". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  11. ^ Bird, Daniel (23 March 2023). "Casualty announce new characters including familiar face after stars QUIT show". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Casualty announces new cast members as Barney Walsh, Anna Chell, Sarah Seggari and Eddie-Joe Robinson join as new nursing recruits". BBC. 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  13. ^ Rowan, Iona (8 June 2023). "Casualty to expose Jodie Whyte's secret this weekend". Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  14. ^ Reilly, Elaine (16 May 2023). "Casualty spoilers: Jodie Whyte is drugged and kidnapped!". What to Watch. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  15. ^ Reilly, Elaine (6 May 2023). "Casualty spoilers: Jodie Whyte in bomb HORROR!". What to Watch. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  16. ^ Dainty, Sophie (20 August 2023). "7 huge Casualty spoilers for next week". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  17. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (8 April 2023). "Flirty and confrontational! Meet Casualty's new nurses as the cast reveal all". Metro. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.