Jeany Spark

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Jeany Spark
Born (1982-11-07) 7 November 1982 (age 42)
Nationality
  • British
Alma mater Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2008–present

Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 7 November 1982)[ citation needed ] is an English actress, known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series Wallander . The actress has also had significant roles in the comedy series Man Down and the drama series The Interceptor .

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Education

Spark studied English literature at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating with a First-Class Honours degree in 2004. She then trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2007. [1]

Career

In 2008, Spark played schoolteacher Mercy Chant in the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D’Urbervilles . [2] Spark also took on the role of Linda Wallander, the daughter of the titular character in the BBC One drama Wallander . [3]

In 2011, Spark portrayed Joan Malin in the television drama film Hattie . [4] In 2013, she took the role of the deputy headmistress, Emma, in Man Down , the Channel 4 comedy series. The show lasted for four series. [5]

Spark plays the role of Detective Inspector Kate Gemmill in the 2015 BBC drama The Interceptor . [6] In 2016, Spark joined the cast of the ITV drama Jericho . [7]

In 2017, Spark took the lead role in the Theatr Clwyd's production of Skylight, a play by David Hare. [8] In 2019, she appeared for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Crooked Dances, a new play by Robin French, as the character Katy Porlock. [9]

In 2018, she appeared as Captain Sandrine Shaw in the BBC Two miniseries Collateral . [10] In 2020, Spark was cast as Kate in the Channel 4 drama I Am Hannah starring Gemma Chan. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011ShowreelGrace
2012 Red Lights Traci Northrop
WormSusieShort films
Ideal WifeNathalie Burns
2013 The Fifth Estate Wired Reporter
2016As OneAbiShort films
2017SumpSally
2024Portraits of Dangerous WomenSteph

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Lewis Jane EvansSeries 2; Episode 1: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea"
Tess of the D'Urbervilles Mercy ChantMini-series; Episodes 2–4
2008–2015 Wallander Linda WallanderSeries 1–4; 10 episodes
2010 Sherlock Homeless GirlSeries 1; Episode 3: "The Great Game"
Mystery! Linda WallanderEpisode: "Wallander, Series II: Faceless Killers"
2011 Hattie Joan MalinTelevision films
ShirleyJuhni Sullivan
Law & Order: UK Julia AnstissSeries 6; Episode 4: "Trial"
Death in Paradise Emilie SaundersSeries 1; Episode 5: "Spot the Difference"
Black Mirror CamillaSeries 1; Episode 1: "The National Anthem"
2012 A Touch of Cloth GemmaSeries 1; Episodes 1 & 2: "The First Class: Parts One & Two"
2013 Vera Agnes LennoxSeries 3; Episode 4: "Prodigal Son"
The Escape Artist TaraMini-series; Episodes 1–3: "Parts 1–3"
2013–2017 Man Down EmmaSeries 1–4; 24 episodes
2014 Line of Duty Claire TindallSeries 2; Episodes 1 & 2: "The Ambush" and "Carly"
Da Vinci's Demons Ippolita Maria Sforza Series 2; 5 episodes
2015 The Interceptor GemmillMini-series; Episodes 1–8
2016 Jericho Isabella LambtonEpisodes 1–8
2016, 2017 Holby City Lauren WilsonSeries 19; Episodes 8 & 23: "Parasite" and "The Hangover"
2017 Born to Kill LaurenMini-series; Episodes 1 & 2
2018 Collateral Sandrine ShawMini-series; Episodes 1–4
2019 I Am... KateSeries 1; Episode 3: "I Am Hannah"
2022 Van der Valk Anouk PrinsensSeries 2; Episode 3: "Payback in Amsterdam"
The Crown Birt's AssistantSeries 5; Episode 8: "Gunpowder"
2023 Hapless Naomi IsaacsSeries 2; Episodes 1–8
2024 Professor T. Tina MorleySeries 3; Episode 5: "The Conference"
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Commander of the SouthSeries 2; Episodes 2 & 5: "Where the Stars Are Strange" and "Halls of Stone"
Moonflower Murders Samantha CollinsEpisodes 1, 2 & 5

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References

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  2. credits of the BBC show Tess of the D'Urbervilles
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