Jeany Spark

Jeany Spark
Born (1982-11-07) 7 November 1982 (age 42)
Nationality
  • British
Alma materLady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2008–present

Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 7 November 1982)[citation needed] 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

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

In 2008, Spark played schoolteacher Mercy Chant in the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D’Urbervilles.[2] Spark also took on the role of Linda Wallander, the daughter of the titular character in the BBC One drama Wallander.[3]

In 2011, Spark portrayed Joan Malin in the television drama film Hattie.[4] 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.[5]

Spark plays the role of Detective Inspector Kate Gemmill in the 2015 BBC drama The Interceptor.[6] In 2016, Spark joined the cast of the ITV drama Jericho.[7]

In 2017, Spark took the lead role in the Theatr Clwyd's production of Skylight, a play by David Hare.[8] In 2019, she appeared for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Crooked Dances, a new play by Robin French, as the character Katy Porlock.[9]

In 2018, she appeared as Captain Sandrine Shaw in the BBC Two miniseries Collateral.[10] In 2020, Spark was cast as Kate in the Channel 4 drama I Am Hannah starring Gemma Chan.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Showreel Grace
2012 Red Lights Traci Northrop
Worm Susie Short films
Ideal Wife Nathalie Burns
2013 The Fifth Estate Wired Reporter
2016 As One Abi Short films
2017 Sump Sally
2024 Portraits of Dangerous Women Steph

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Lewis Jane Evans Series 2; Episode 1: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea"
Tess of the D'Urbervilles Mercy Chant Mini-series; Episodes 2–4
2008–2015 Wallander Linda Wallander Series 1–4; 10 episodes
2010 Sherlock Homeless Girl Series 1; Episode 3: "The Great Game"
Mystery! Linda Wallander Episode: "Wallander, Series II: Faceless Killers"
2011 Hattie Joan Malin Television films
Shirley Juhni Sullivan
Law & Order: UK Julia Anstiss Series 6; Episode 4: "Trial"
Death in Paradise Emilie Saunders Series 1; Episode 5: "Spot the Difference"
Black Mirror Camilla Series 1; Episode 1: "The National Anthem"
2012 A Touch of Cloth Gemma Series 1; Episodes 1 & 2: "The First Class: Parts One & Two"
2013 Vera Agnes Lennox Series 3; Episode 4: "Prodigal Son"
The Escape Artist Tara Mini-series; Episodes 1–3: "Parts 1–3"
2013–2017 Man Down Emma Series 1–4; 24 episodes
2014 Line of Duty Claire Tindall Series 2; Episodes 1 & 2: "The Ambush" and "Carly"
Da Vinci's Demons Ippolita Maria Sforza Series 2; 5 episodes
2015 The Interceptor Gemmill Mini-series; Episodes 1–8
2016 Jericho Isabella Lambton Episodes 1–8
2016, 2017 Holby City Lauren Wilson Series 19; Episodes 8 & 23: "Parasite" and "The Hangover"
2017 Born to Kill Lauren Mini-series; Episodes 1 & 2
2018 Collateral Sandrine Shaw Mini-series; Episodes 1–4
2019 I Am... Kate Series 1; Episode 3: "I Am Hannah"
2022 Van der Valk Anouk Prinsens Series 2; Episode 3: "Payback in Amsterdam"
The Crown Birt's Assistant Series 5; Episode 8: "Gunpowder"
2023 Hapless Naomi Isaacs Series 2; Episodes 1–8
2024 Professor T. Tina Morley Series 3; Episode 5: "The Conference"
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Commander of the South Series 2; Episodes 2 & 5: "Where the Stars Are Strange" and "Halls of Stone"
Moonflower Murders Samantha Collins Episodes 1, 2 & 5

References

  1. ^ "Jeany Spark". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. ^ credits of the BBC show Tess of the D'Urbervilles
  3. ^ "Wallander - Linda Wallander". BBC One. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Hattie". BBC Four. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ Rampton, James (14 October 2017). "Greg Davies returns to comedy Man Down: 'It's therapeutic'". The Express. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "The Interceptor - Gemmill". BBC One. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ Coleman, Liam (28 January 2016). "Meet the cast of Jericho". Radiotimes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Crooked Dances". Royal Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ Lazarus, Susanna (19 February 2018). "Jeany Spark on the "traumatic" past of key Collateral character Sandrine Shaw". Radiotimes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ Weston, Christopher. "I Am Hannah Cast: Incredible Gemma Chan Leads Channel 4's Drama!". HITC.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.