Jeany Spark

Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 7 November 1982) 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.

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

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 as the character Katy Porlock, a new play by Robin French.[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
2013 The Fifth Estate Wired Reporter
TBA Portraits of Dangerous Women Steph

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Lewis Jane Evans Episode: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea"
2008 Tess of the D'Urbervilles Mercy Chant 3 episodes
2008–2015 Wallander Linda Wallander 10 episodes
2010 Sherlock Homeless Girl Episode: "The Great Game"
2010 Mystery! Linda Wallander Episode: "Wallander, Series II: Faceless Killers"
2011 Hattie Joan Malin Television film
2011 Shirley Juhni Sullivan
2011 Law & Order: UK Julia Anstiss Episode: "Trial"
2011 Death in Paradise Emilie Saunders Episode: "Spot the Difference"
2011 Black Mirror Camilla Episode: "The National Anthem"
2012 A Touch of Cloth Gemma 2 episodes
2013 Vera Agnes Lennox Episode: "Prodigal Son"
2013 The Escape Artist Tara 3 episodes
2013–2017 Man Down Emma 24 episodes
2014 Line of Duty Claire Tindell 2 episodes
2014 Da Vinci's Demons Ippolita Maria Sforza 5 episodes
2015 The Interceptor Gemmill 8 episodes
2016 Jericho Isabella Lambton
2016, 2017 Holby City Lauren Wilson 2 episodes
2017 Born to Kill Lauren
2018 Collateral Sandrine Shaw 4 episodes
2019 I Am... Kate Episode: "I Am Hannah"
2022 Van der Valk Anouk Prinsens Episode: "Payback in Amsterdam"
2022 The Crown Birt's Assistant Episode: "Gunpowder"
2023 The Jewish Enquirer Naomi Isaacs 8 episodes

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.
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