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Jessica Hynes

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English actress and writer

United KingdomActorsBorn 1972 · age 53
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Jessica Hynes is an English actress, director and writer. Best known as a comedy actress, she has played Cheryl in The Royle Family (1998-2010), Siobhan Sharpe in Twenty Twelve (2011-2012) and W1A (2014-2017) and Emily Yates in There She Goes (2018-2023).

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Filmography 40

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007 · ★ 7.7
Shaun of the Dead2004 · ★ 7.5
Paddington 22017 · ★ 7.5
Death of a Unicorn2025 · ★ 6.4
Bridget Jones's Baby2016 · ★ 6.4
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason2004 · ★ 6.2
Paddington in Peru2024 · ★ 6.8
Chalet Girl2011 · ★ 6.4
Burke & Hare2010 · ★ 6.1
Son of Rambow2007 · ★ 6.7
Swing Kids1993 · ★ 6.7
The Baby of Mâcon1993 · ★ 6.9
Swallows and Amazons2016 · ★ 6.3
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!2012 · ★ 5.5
Confetti2006 · ★ 5.4
Magicians2007 · ★ 5.9
Pure2002 · ★ 6.1
Born Romantic2000
Seize Them!2024
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie2014
Faintheart2009
Songbird2018
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse2020
Nativity Rocks!2018
Cider with Rosie2015
Learners2007
Four Last Songs2007
Spaced: Skip to the End2004
The Fight2019
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration2020
Winter2015
Pinochet in Suburbia2006
Lizzie and Sarah2010
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall2006
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa2010
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel2021
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers2010
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime2002
Comic Aid2005
Tomorrow La Scala!2002

131 credits on file

Television 24

Midsomer Murders1997
Doctor Who2005
The Graham Norton Show2007
Skins2007
QI2003
Inside No. 92014
Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996
The Last Leg2013
8 Out of 10 Cats2005
Would I Lie to You?2007
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown2013
Patience2025
Black Books2000
Spaced1999
Years and Years2019
Doctor Who Confidential2005
Room 1011994
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin2024
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...2015
The Franchise2024
The Royle Family1998
The House of Eliott1991
Hooten & The Lady2016

Awards 6

2019British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance
2015British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance
2013Royal Television Society Programme Awards
2009Theatre World Special Award
2001British Comedy Awards 2001
1999British Comedy Awards 1999

Connected to Jessica 6

Simon CowellAlso in Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014)Rafe SpallAlso in Swallows and Amazons (2016)Emmanuelle SeignerAlso in Four Last Songs (2007)Ewen BremnerAlso in Faintheart (2009)David MitchellAlso in Magicians (2007)Will PoulterAlso in Death of a Unicorn (2025)

About this person

Jessica Hynes is an English actress, director and writer. Best known as a comedy actress, she has played Cheryl in The Royle Family (1998-2010), Siobhan Sharpe in Twenty Twelve (2011-2012) and W1A (2014-2017) and Emily Yates in There She Goes (2018-2023). She was also one of the stars, creators and writers of Spaced (1999-2001). She has also had starring roles in television film Tomorrow La Scala! and BBC dramas Years and Years (2019) and Miss Austen (2025). In film, Hynes has appeared in the Bridget Jones (2004-2016), Nativity (2012-2018) and Paddington (2017-2024) film series.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
living
Dates
Born 1972 · age 53
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