Jaye Griffiths | |
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![]() Griffiths in 2013 | |
Born | 24 September 1963 |
Occupation | Actress |
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 .
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Damon and Debbie | Zoe | |
A Killing on the Exchange | Diana | Main role | |
1988 | Hard Cases | Shirley | Recurring role |
Rockliffe's Babies | Nurse Rogers | Episode: "Easy Meat" | |
1990 | London's Burning | Customer | 1 episode |
1993–2003 | The Bill | Sally Johnson | Main role |
1992 | Moon and Son | Rita | Episode: "Star of Fortune" |
Harry Enfield's Television Programme | Princess Flora | 1 episode | |
Underbelly | Janet | 1 episode | |
1992–1993 | Between the Lines | Molly Cope | Recurring role |
1993 | Peak Practice | Dr. Rhiann Lewis | Episodes: "Roses Around the Door" and "Impulsive Behaviour" |
Maigret | Tania | Episode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer" | |
Drop the Dead Donkey | Jill | Episode: "The New Newsreader" | |
Casualty | Sheena Whitehead | Episode: "Kill or Cure" | |
1994 | Love Hurts | Laverne | Recurring role |
Anna Lee | Tania Jones | Episode: "Diversion" | |
1995 | The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show | 1 episode | |
1995–1999 | Bugs | Roslyn 'Ros' Henderson | Main role |
1998–1999 | Unfinished Business | Tania | Main role |
2000 | Care | Elaine | Television film |
2001–2002 | Weirdsister College | Jenny Wendle | Main role |
2002 | Always and Everyone | Ruth Cole | Recurring role |
2003 | Silent Witness | DI Jane Hurst | Episode: "Running on Empty, Part 2" |
2004 | The Deputy | Angela Platt MP | Television film |
Holby City | Lilly Morton | Episode: "Pastures New" | |
2005 | Rocket Man | Carla Fernandez | Episode: "Freefall" |
2006 | Doctors | Dr. Elizabeth Croft | Regular role |
2007 | Instinct | D.S. Shakia Barton | Main role |
2008 | Criminal Justice | Helen Marlowe | Recurring role |
2008–2012 | Silent Witness | Prof. Janet Mander | Recurring role |
2009 | Kingdom | Dr. Nicky Laker | 1 episode |
2010 | A Touch of Frost | Alice Parmenter | Episode: "If Dogs Run Free: Part 2" |
2011 | Coronation Street | Nicola Taybarn QC | Guest role |
Skins | Agnes Malone | Episode: "Liv" | |
2012 | Sherlock | Prosecuting Barrister | Episode: "The Reichenbach Fall" |
2013 | Wizards vs. Aliens | Mother Wizard | Episode: "100 Wizards: Part One" |
2014 | Playhouse Presents | Military Officer | Episode: "Timeless" |
2015 | Doctor Who | Jac | Episodes: "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Zygon Invasion" |
EastEnders | Helen Stritch QC or Helen Stritch | Guest role | |
Holby City | Hannah Ware | Episode: "A Good Man" | |
2016–2019 | Casualty | Elle Gardner | Main role |
2018 | Mary Bloody Mary | Mary | Short film |
2019 | Subnautica: Below Zero | Robin Goodall (voice) | Video game |
Midsomer Murders | Lilly Wilder | Episode: "The Point of Balance" | |
Holby City | Elle Gardner | Episode: "Powerless" | |
2020 | Cursed | Lady Marion | Episodes: "Alone" and "The Fey Queen" |
The Outpost | Yavalla | Main role | |
2022 | Vera | Marti Kapp | Episode: "As the Crow Flies" |
Vikingskool | Ms. Eira | ||
2023 | Death in Paradise | DI Karen Flitcroft | Season 10, Episode 7: "Sins of the Detective" |
2025 | Emmerdale | Celia Daniels | Regular role |