Jeany Spark

Jeany Spark
Born	1982/1983(age 42–43)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 1982/1983) 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 .

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 . Spark also took on the role of Linda Wallander, the daughter of the titular character in the BBC One drama Wallander . ^[2]

In 2011, Spark portrayed Joan Malin in the BBC Four television film Hattie . ^[3] 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. ^[4]

Spark plays the role of Detective Inspector Kate Gemmill in the 2015 BBC One drama The Interceptor . ^[5] In 2016, Spark joined the cast of the ITV drama Jericho . ^[6]

In 2017, Spark took the lead role in the Theatr Clwyd's production of Skylight, a play by David Hare. ^[7] In 2019, she appeared for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Crooked Dances, a new play by Robin French, as the character Katy Porlock. ^[8]

In 2018, she appeared as Captain Sandrine Shaw in the BBC Two miniseries Collateral . ^[9] In 2019, Spark appeared as Kate in the episode "I Am Hannah", of the Channel 4 anthology series I Am... . ^[10]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Showreel	Grace
2012	Red Lights	Traci Northrop
	Worm	Susie	Short film
	Ideal Wife	Nathalie Burns	Short film
2013	The Fifth Estate	Wired Reporter
2016	As One	Abi	Short film
2017	Sump	Sally	Short film
2024	Portraits of Dangerous Women	Steph
2025	By The Throat	Amy
2025	The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde †

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Lewis	Jane Evans	Episode: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea"
	Tess of the D'Urbervilles	Mercy Chant	Miniseries, 3 episodes
2008–2015	Wallander	Linda Wallander	Main cast
2010	Sherlock	Homeless Girl	Episode: "The Great Game"
	Mystery!	Linda Wallander	Episode: "Wallander, Series II: Faceless Killers"
2011	Hattie	Joan Malin	TV movie
	Shirley	Juhni Sullivan	TV Movie
	Law & Order: UK	Julia Anstiss	Episode: "Trial"
	Death in Paradise	Emilie Saunders	Episode: "Spot the Difference"
	Black Mirror	Camilla	Episode: "The National Anthem"
2012	A Touch of Cloth	Gemma	Episodes: "The First Class: Parts One & Two"
2013	Vera	Agnes Lennox	Episode: "Prodigal Son"
	The Escape Artist	Tara	Miniseries, 3 episodes
2013–2017	Man Down	Emma	Main cast
2014	Line of Duty	Claire Tindall	2 episodes
	Da Vinci's Demons	Ippolita Maria Sforza	Main cast (season 2)
2015	The Interceptor	Gemmill	Miniseries, main cast
2016	Jericho	Isabella Lambton	Main cast
2016, 2017	Holby City	Lauren Wilson	2 episodes
2017	Born to Kill	Lauren	Miniseries, 2 episodes
2018	Collateral	Sandrine Shaw	Miniseries, main cast
2019	I Am...	Kate	Episode: "I Am Hannah"
2022	Van der Valk	Anouk Prinsens	Episode: "Payback in Amsterdam"
	The Crown	Birt's Assistant	Episode: "Gunpowder"
2023	Hapless	Naomi Isaacs	Main cast (series 2)
2024	Professor T.	Tina Morley	Episode: "The Conference"
	The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power	Commander of the South	2 episodes
	Moonflower Murders	Samantha Collins	3 episodes

References

1. "Jeany Spark". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
2. "Wallander | Linda Wallander". Programmes. BBC One . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
3. "Hattie". Programmes. BBC Four . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
4. Rampton, James (14 October 2017). "Greg Davies returns to comedy Man Down: 'It's therapeutic'". Life Style. Daily Express . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
5. "The Interceptor | Gemmill". Programmes. BBC One . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
6. Coleman, Liam (28 January 2016). "Meet the cast of Jericho". TV. Radio Times . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
7. Morris, Lydia (10 February 2017). "Wallander star Jeany Spark: 'Tutor's comments about my face hurt - but they were right'". Daily Post . Retrieved 17 May 2021. The 34-year-old who first came to prominence…
8. "Crooked Dances | About the play". Royal Shakespeare Company . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
9. Lazarus, Susanna (19 February 2018). "Jeany Spark on the "traumatic" past of key Collateral character Sandrine Shaw". Radio Times . Retrieved 17 May 2021.
10. Weston, Christopher (6 August 2019). "I Am Hannah Cast: Incredible Gemma Chan Leads Channel 4's Drama!". HITC . Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

External links

• Jeany Spark at IMDb