Charlotte Jordan

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Charlotte Jordan
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Jordan in 2023
Born
Charlotte Jordan Evans

(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30)
Other namesCharlie Evans
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Television Free Rein
Coronation Street

Charlotte Jordan Evans (born 1 June 1994) [1] is a British actress, known for her roles as Gaby Grant in the Netflix series Free Rein and Daisy Midgeley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street . The latter earned her a British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance.

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Early life

Charlotte Jordan Evans was born on 1 June 1994 in Chobham. She attended Oakfield School, a private school in Pyrford, as well as the Susan Robinson School of Ballet in Byfleet. While attending school, she competed in ballet, singing and acting competitions, and achieved a distinction in all of her examinations. [2]

Career

Jordan made her professional acting debut in an episode of The Bill broadcast in 2007, under the name of Charlie Evans. [3] While under that name, she also portrayed the role of Serena in the Nickelodeon series Summer in Transylvania from 2011 to 2012. [4] In 2012, she also joined a pop group created by Geri Halliwell. In 2016, she began acting under the name Charlotte Jordan, and made her debut film appearance in Angel of Decay, as well as making an appearance in the BBC medical drama Casualty . [5] In 2018, Jordan was cast in the Netflix drama series Free Rein as Gaby Grant; she portrayed the role for two series and also starred in Free Rein Christmas and Valentine-themed films. [6]

In 2019, Jordan co-wrote and produced a short film titled Tracks. [5] A year later, she joined the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Daisy Midgeley. [7] She remained in the role for five years, during which she won a British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance and a RTS North West Award for Best Performance in a Continuing Drama. [8] In 2024, Jordan made the decision to leave Coronation street after her current contract had run out. In 2025, Jordan publicly announced her plans to leave Coronation street in the early summer. [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 The Bill Jemma JacksonEpisode: "Crash Test"
2010–2011 Summer in Transylvania SerenaMain role
2016Angel of DecayGeorgeannFilm
2016 Casualty Lisa "Sambuca" NicholsEpisode: "Party Pooper"
2018–2019 Free Rein Gaby GrantMain role
2018 Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas Direct-to-streaming film
2019 Free Rein: Valentine's Day Direct-to-streaming film
2020–2025 Coronation Street Daisy Midgeley Regular role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2023 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Coronation StreetWon [10]
2023British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer Coronation StreetNominated [10]
2023 TRIC Awards Soap ActorCoronation StreetNominated [11]
2023 National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceCoronation StreetNominated [12]
2023 Inside Soap Awards Best ActressCoronation StreetNominated [13]
2023 TVTimes Awards Favourite Soap ActorCoronation StreetNominated [14]
2023 RTS North West Awards Best Performance in a Continuing DramaCoronation StreetWon [15]
2024 TV Choice Awards Best Soap ActressCoronation StreetLonglisted [16]

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