Jessica Hynes
English actress and writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1972 · age 54
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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Something wrong?A life in dates
PatienceSeries, DI Frankie Monroe
Death of a UnicornFilm, 2025Shaw2023
A Brush with ComedyFilm2021
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of SquirrelFilm2019British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy PerformanceAward
Years and YearsSeries, 2019Edith Lyons
The FightFilm, 2019Director, Writer2018
Nativity Rocks!Film, Angel Matthews2016
Bridget Jones's BabyFilm, Magda2015British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy PerformanceAward
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...Series, 20152014
Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSeries
Pudsey the Dog: The MovieFilm, 2014Gail2013Royal Television Society Programme AwardsAward2012
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!Film, Angel Matthews2011
Twenty TwelveSeries, Siobhan Sharpe2010
Burke & HareFilm, Lucky2009Theatre World Special AwardAward2008
The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and SpaceFilm, Herself2007
Four Last SongsFilm, Miranda2005
8 Out of 10 CatsSeries2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonFilm, Magda2002
Dick Whittington: The ITV PantomimeFilm, The Good Fairy (as Jessica Stevenson)2001British Comedy Awards 2001Award
Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries, 20012000
Black BooksSeries, Eva1999British Comedy Awards 1999Award1997
Midsomer MurdersSeries, Judith Lessiter1994
Room 101Series1993
Swing KidsFilm, Helga1972Born30 October 1972People around Jessica
Close ties
Edgar Wright Directed Shaun of the Dead and Spaced
Hugh Bonneville Also in Paddington 2, W1A and Four Last Songs
David Tennant Also in Human Nature and The Family of Blood
Jim Broadbent Also in Paddington 2 (2017)
David Heyman Produced Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Sally Phillips Also in Born Romantic (2000)
Jason Watkins Also in W1A- Charles Palmer Directed Human Nature and The Family of Blood
Simon Pegg Wrote Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Emma Thompson Also in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Hugh Grant Also in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Olivia Colman Also in Confetti and Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Imelda Staunton Also in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Will Poulter Produced Son of Rambow (2008)
Julie Walters Also in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Nick Frost Also in Shaun of the Dead and Spaced
Bill Bailey Also in Burke & Hare and Chalet Girl
Ian McNeice Also in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Murray Gold Wrote Years and Years and Human Nature
Sarah Hadland Also in Confetti, Learners and Magicians
Bill Milner Produced Son of Rambow (2008)
Julia Davis Also in Shaun of the Dead and Confetti
Simon Farnaby Wrote Paddington 2 and Paddington in Peru
Shaun Parkes Also in Hooten & the Lady and Crown Prosecutor
Known for
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
Paddington 2 2017
Shaun of the Dead 2004
Paddington in Peru 2024
The Baby of Mâcon 1993
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
134 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
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.
