Jasmine Blackborow

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Jasmine Blackborow
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Blackborow at The Gentlemen premiere 2024
Born
Jasmine Sky Blackborow

(1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 33)
Hackney, London, England
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Jasmine Sky Blackborow (born 28 August 1991) is an English actress who began her career in theatre. On television, she is known for her roles in the first season of the Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021), the Canal+ and BBC drama Marie Antoinette (2022), and Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen (2024), also on Netflix. Her films include Daemon Mind (2022).

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Early life

Blackborow was born in Hackney, East London and grew up in North London. [1] She attended Enfield County School for Girls and then The Latymer School in Edmonton. [2] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of East Anglia and later a Master of Arts in Classical Acting from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. [3]

Career

Blackborow made her debut as the doomed Lucy in Bram Stoker's Dracula as adapted by Theresa Heskins for the New Vic Theatre in 2015. [4] She then played Rosie in Rose Lewenstein's play Now This is Not the End at the Arcola Theatre. [5] [6] Her next role saw her play Maid Marion in Hood directed by Jack McNamara. [7] [8] In 2016, she played the younger Maya in Grey Man directed by Robin Winfield-Smith. [9] [10] Blackborow then played Frances in Rodney Ackland's After October. [11] [12] Blackborow took on the roles Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing and Desdemona in Othello at Pop-up Globe in 2017, touring in New Zealand and Australia. [13] She returned to London in 2018 to play Fanny Fairlove / Louisa in J.P. Wooler's rediscovered classics A Winning Hazard. [14]

Blackborow played Kaitlyn in Aamir, [15] a true short film about a boy in an unofficial refugee camp, which was nominated for a Best British Short Film at the BAFTAs. [16] [17] She played Georgie in a short comedy film, Dad Joke by David Abramsky, released in 2019. [18] She next appeared as Heather in Tosca Musk's The Protector. [19] Blackborow was cast as school matron Jane Crowther in School's Out Forever [20] [21]

In 2021, Blackborow made her television debut as Marie, an Inferni in the first season of the Netflix adaptation of Shadow and Bone . [22] [23] She appeared in the film Daemon Mind. [24] In 2022, She appeared in the main cast of the Canal+ and BBC drama series Marie Antoinette . [25]

In 2024, she played Lady Charlotte "Charly" Horniman, the sister of the main protagonists played by Theo James and Daniel Ings, in the Guy Ritchie Netflix series The Gentlemen .

Filmography

Film

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Jasmine Blackborow at The Gentlemen premiere 2024
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014The SwallowClaudia Kent Short film
2017AamirKaitlynShort film
2019The ProtectorHeather
The InterpreterShort film
2020GutterwitchLibbyShort film
2021 School's Out Forever Matron
The Art of LoveClaire
2022Daemon MindJessica

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Shadow and Bone Marie3 episodes
2022 Marie Antoinette Lamballe Main cast
2024 The Gentlemen Lady Charlotte "Charly" Horniman3 episodes

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2015 Dracula Lucy New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Now This is Not the EndRosie Arcola Theatre, London
HoodMaid Marion Theatre Royal, Nottingham
2016Grey ManYoung Maya Theatre503, London
After OctoberFrances Finborough Theatre, London
2017 Much Ado About Nothing Ursula Pop-up Globe
Othello DesdemonaPop-up Globe
2018A Winning HazardFanny Fairlove / LouisaFinborough Theatre, London
2022Super High ResolutionAnna Soho Theatre, London
2024Here in America Miss Bauer Orange Tree Theatre, London

Audio book narrator

YearTitleNotes
2014Binary WitnessNovel by Rosie Claverton
2016Goldilocks and the Water Bears: The Search for Life in the UniverseNovel by Louisa Preston
The GiftNovel by Louise Jensen
2017A Monster by VioletNovel by Laura Wake
2018Four Funerals and Maybe a WeddingNovel by Rhys Bowen
Friends Like These [a] Novel by Sarah Alderson
2019The Housemate [b] Novel by CL Pattinson
What She SawNovel by Wendy Clarke
Love and Death Among the CheetahsNovel by Rhys Bowen
The Empty NestNovel by Sue Watson
2020The Fortunate OnesNovel by Catherine Hokin
The Last Mrs SummersNovel by Rhys Bowen
2021The Downstairs NeighborNovel by Helen Cooper
The Kitchen FrontNovel by Jennifer Ryan
Regency Buck Novel by Georgette Heyer
God Rest Ye, Royal GentlemenNovel by Rhys Bowen
2023The HousekeepersNovel by Alex Hay

Notes

  1. Co-narrated With Ellie Heydon.
  2. Co-narrated with Polly Edsell.

References

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  2. "Jasmine Blackborow: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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  4. "Dracula review – spareness, boldness and electrifying sound design". the Guardian. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. "Now This Is Not the End review – family-history drama hums with life". the Guardian. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. "Now This Is Not the End, Arcola Theatre". theartsdesk.com. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. "Hood marks anniversary". www.chad.co.uk. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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  11. "Theatre review: After October at Finborough Theatre, Earl's Court". British Theatre Guide. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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  13. "Much Ado and As You Like It at Melbourne's Pop-up Globe". Shakespeare Reloaded. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  14. J² (11 September 2018). "Winning Theatre – A Winning Hazard Review". Close-Up Culture. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  15. loonyliterature (23 January 2018). "Aamir Review". The Consulting Detective. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  16. "Review: Aamir - Nominated for BAFTA (Best British Short Film)". drm.am. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  17. "BAFTA Award Nominations for Central Alumni". The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  18. Dad Joke (2019) , retrieved 26 May 2021
  19. Passionflix | The Protector , retrieved 26 May 2021
  20. "Scott K. Andrews - School's Out Forever eBook Paperback". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  21. "Movie Review - School's Out Forever (2021)". Flickering Myth. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  22. Petski, Denise (18 December 2019). "'Shadow And Bone': Netflix Series Adds Seven To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  23. Bell, Crystal (23 April 2021). "Everything You Need to Know About the Grishaverse in "Shadow and Bone"". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  24. "In the Little Palace! What the 'Shadow and Bone' Cast Look Like Off Screen". Us Weekly. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  25. "Marie Antoinette: BBC Two's new historical drama is an "ambitious" take on the iconic French figure". Stylist. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.