Jade Croot

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Jade Croot
Education Merthyr Tydfil College
OccupationActress
Years active2013-present
Television The Accident

Jade Croot is a Welsh stage, television and film actress, and former child actress. Her film roles include Rabbit Trap (2025).

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Biography

From Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, she was educated at Merthyr College and attended Mark Jermin Stage School from the age of 12 years-old. At 16, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2013, she could be seen in an early film role in science-fiction film The Machine . In 2019, she had a television role as Leona Bevan in The Accident alongside Sarah Lancashire and Mark Lewis Jones for Channel 4. [1] [2] That year, Croot played the role of Princess Adda in the Netflix series The Witcher . [3]

Her television and film roles include Pauline Floyd in true-crime series Steeltown Murders for BBC One in 2023, [4] as well as The Serpent Queen , 2024 biblical epic Mary , and 2025 action romance film Sacrifice . [5] [6]

She appeared in a leading role as The Child alongside Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen in 2025 folk horror film Rabbit Trap . [7] For her role in the film she was long-listed for the British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance. [8] She was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow in 2025. [9]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 The Machine MaryFilm
2019 The Accident Leona Bevan4 episodes
2019 The Witcher Princess Adda
2023 Steeltown Murders Pauline Floyd3 episodes
2023 The Serpent Queen Edith4 episodes
2024 Mary SarahFilm
2025 Rabbit Trap The ChildFilm
2025 Sacrifice LouiseFilm

References

  1. Williams, Kathryn (23 October 2019). "The Accident: Who is Jade Croot the actress who plays Leona Bevan in the Channel 4 drama?". Walesonline. Retrieved 29 Sep 2025.
  2. Cook, Sam (23 May 2023). "Steeltown Murders star 'didn't know what was going on' after lifechanging call". Walesonline. Retrieved 29 Sep 2025.
  3. "Just How Many Timelines Are At Play In Netflix's The Witcher?". Refinery29. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 Sep 2025.
  4. Mangan, Lucy (15 May 2023). "Steeltown Murders review – the hunt for the Saturday Night Strangler could not be more timely TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 Sep 2025.
  5. Wiseman, Andreas (November 4, 2024). "Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich, Charli XCX, Rapper Yung Lean & More Join Chris Evans & Anya Taylor-Joy In 'Sacrifice' With Filming Underway In Europe". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. "Mary of Nazareth Becomes the Star of Her Own Film in 'Mary' First Look Images". Collider. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 29 Sep 2025.
  7. Vorel, Jim (September 8, 2025). "Rabbit Trap Thrums on a Mesmerizing but Alienating Wavelength". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 29 Sep 2025.
  8. Dalton, Ben (16 Oct 2025). "Bifa breakthrough performance longlist includes 'Lollipop', 'Brides' actors". Screen Daily. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  9. "Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Jade Croot (actress)". Screen Daily. 25 Sep 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.