Jaye Griffiths

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Jaye Griffiths
Jaye Griffiths training in a Land Rover Defender prior to competing in the 2013 Mac 4x4.jpg
Griffiths in 2013
Born (1963-09-24) 24 September 1963 (age 61)
OccupationActress

Jaye Griffiths (born 24 September 1963) is a British actress. After playing Ros Henderson in the BBC series Bugs and D.I. Sally Johnson in the ITV procedural drama The Bill , she landed the role of Elizabeth Croft in the BBC soap opera Doctors . She has since portrayed roles including Janet Mander in Silent Witness , Elle Gardner in Casualty and its spin-off series Holby City , and Yavalla in The Outpost . In 2025, she joined the cast of Emmerdale .

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Life and career

Griffiths trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. [1] Since her graduation, she has appeared in many television dramas, including a starring role as Ros Henderson in the BBC series Bugs , which ran for four series. [2] She can often be found in police or hospital dramas, where she has appeared in The Bill , Doctors , Always and Everyone , Instinct , and Silent Witness . Her other credits include Between the Lines , Drop the Dead Donkey , Kingdom and Skins . She has also presented two BBC Schools television series, Watch and Storytime. [1]

In 2015, she guest starred in an episode of the medical drama Holby City . She played Jac in two episodes of the ninth series of Doctor Who . [3] She later returned to Doctor Who through Big Finish Productions as the Eighth Doctor's companion Lady Audacity Montague. Griffiths played consultant Elle Gardner in Casualty from 2016 [4] to 2019. [5] Griffiths has also starred in theatre productions of William Shakespeare's Macbeth , where she played the role of Lady Macbeth. [6] In 2025, it was announced that Griffiths had joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale . She is set to make her first appearance as Celia later in the year. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Damon and Debbie Zoe
A Killing on the Exchange DianaMain role
1988 Hard Cases ShirleyRecurring role
Rockliffe's Babies Nurse RogersEpisode: "Easy Meat"
1990 London's Burning Customer1 episode
1993–2003 The Bill Sally JohnsonMain role
1992 Moon and Son RitaEpisode: "Star of Fortune"
Harry Enfield's Television Programme Princess Flora1 episode
UnderbellyJanet1 episode
1992–1993 Between the Lines Molly CopeRecurring role
1993 Peak Practice Dr. Rhiann LewisEpisodes: "Roses Around the Door" and "Impulsive Behaviour"
Maigret TaniaEpisode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer"
Drop the Dead Donkey JillEpisode: "The New Newsreader"
Casualty Sheena WhiteheadEpisode: "Kill or Cure"
1994 Love Hurts LaverneRecurring role
Anna Lee Tania JonesEpisode: "Diversion"
1995 The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show 1 episode
1995–1999 Bugs Roslyn 'Ros' HendersonMain role
1998–1999 Unfinished Business TaniaMain role
2000 Care ElaineTelevision film
2001–2002 Weirdsister College Jenny WendleMain role
2002 Always and Everyone Ruth ColeRecurring role
2003 Silent Witness DI Jane HurstEpisode: "Running on Empty, Part 2"
2004The DeputyAngela Platt MPTelevision film
Holby City Lilly MortonEpisode: "Pastures New"
2005 Rocket Man Carla FernandezEpisode: "Freefall"
2006 Doctors Dr. Elizabeth Croft Regular role
2007 Instinct D.S. Shakia BartonMain role
2008 Criminal Justice Helen MarloweRecurring role
2008–2012 Silent Witness Prof. Janet ManderRecurring role
2009 Kingdom Dr. Nicky Laker1 episode
2010 A Touch of Frost Alice ParmenterEpisode: "If Dogs Run Free: Part 2"
2011 Coronation Street Nicola Taybarn QCGuest role
Skins Agnes MaloneEpisode: "Liv"
2012 Sherlock Prosecuting BarristerEpisode: "The Reichenbach Fall"
2013 Wizards vs. Aliens Mother WizardEpisode: "100 Wizards: Part One"
2014 Playhouse Presents Military OfficerEpisode: "Timeless"
2015 Doctor Who JacEpisodes: "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Zygon Invasion"
EastEnders Helen Stritch QC or Helen StritchGuest role
Holby CityHannah WareEpisode: "A Good Man"
2016–2019 Casualty Elle GardnerMain role
2018Mary Bloody MaryMaryShort film
2019 Subnautica: Below Zero Robin Goodall (voice)Video game
Midsomer Murders Lilly WilderEpisode: "The Point of Balance"
Holby CityElle GardnerEpisode: "Powerless"
2020 Cursed Lady MarionEpisodes: "Alone" and "The Fey Queen"
The Outpost YavallaMain role
2022 Vera Marti KappEpisode: "As the Crow Flies"
Vikingskool Ms. Eira
2023 Death in Paradise DI Karen FlitcroftSeason 10, Episode 7: "Sins of the Detective"
2025 Emmerdale Celia Daniels Regular role

References

  1. 1 2 "Jaye Griffiths – biography". OK! . 8 October 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "Bugs: remembering an ahead-of-its-time tech TV thriller". Den of Geek . Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. Martin, William (19 February 2015). "'Doctor Who' Season 9's two-part opener guest stars revealed". CultBox. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. "Casualty – New cast members scrub into Casualty – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. "Casualty airs Elle Gardner's final scenes as Jaye Griffiths bows out of role". Digital Spy . Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. William., Shakespeare (2019). The Tragedie of Macbeth. Ktoczyta.pl. ISBN   978-83-8176-688-3. OCLC   1113929269.
  7. "Emmerdale casts Casualty star Jaye Griffiths as "tough" and "mysterious" new farmer". Digital Spy . Retrieved 17 June 2025.