Jodie Steele

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Jodie Steele
Born
Jodie Samantha Steele

(1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 34)
Basingstoke, England
Alma mater Guildford School of Acting
Years active2013–present

Jodie Samantha Steele (born 25 March 1991) is an English stage actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for playing Heather Chandler in the UK Off West End and West End premiere of Heathers in 2018 and Katherine Howard in the UK tour of Six in 2019.

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Early life and education

Steele is from Basingstoke and attended Brighton Hill Community School. [1] She graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2013. [2]

Career

Steele played Heather Chandler in the UK premiere of the musical Heathers , alongside Carrie Hope Fletcher as Veronica and Jamie Muscato as JD. The show opened in 2018 at The Other Palace and then moved to the Theatre Royal Haymarket. [3] Steele will reprise the role for a limited run in the musical's Off-Broadway revival at New World Stages beginning 25 October 2025, taking over for McKenzie Kurtz until mid-November. [4]

In February 2022, Steele was part of But I'm a Cheerleader at the Turbine Theatre in the role of Kimberly/Hilary. [5]

In 2023 Steele joined the cast of Bonnie & Clyde as Blanche, for its transfer to the Garrick Theatre. [6] The show had a sold-out concert run, starring Jordan Luke Gage and Frances Mayli McCann, before opening at the Arts Theatre and then moving to the Garrick. [7]

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleTheatre
2013 Bare: the Musical Ivy Greenwich Theatre
2014 Fame Carmen DiazUK Tour
2015 Jesus Christ Superstar Soul Girl/First Cover Mary Magdalene UK Tour
Legally Blonde MargotKilworth House Theatre
2016 The War of the Worlds Ensemble Dominion Theatre
2016-2017 Wicked Standby Elphaba UK Tour
2018 Heathers the Musical Heather Chandler The Other Palace & Theatre

Royal Haymarket

2019-2020 Six Katherine Howard UK Tour
2021 Hair The Musical in ConcertSheila Franklin [8] Turbine Theatre, London Palladium

and Mayflower Theatre (Southampton)

2021 Heathers the Musical Heather Chandler Theatre Royal Haymarket
2021-2022Gatsby: the Musical Daisy Buchanan Southwark Playhouse
2022 But I'm a Cheerleader Kimberly/Hilary Vandermueller Turbine Theatre
2023 Bonnie & Clyde Blanche Barrow Garrick Theatre
2023 Bat Boy: The Musical Shelly Parker London Palladium
2025Picture You DeadRoberta KilgoreUK Tour

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Jodie Steele: When I Look in the MirrorHerselfMusic Video
2018 All Together Now Herself (contestant)TV series (series 1)
2018MythVideo
2020The Barn PresentsTV Series (1 episode)
2021All About CaseyEvieTV Series (1 episode)
2022 Emmerdale ReceptionistTV Series (1 episode)
2022 EastEnders JennyTV Series (2 episodes)
2022 Professor T Katerina KaminskaTV Series (1 episode)
2023Empress ClawScreamEmpress ClawScreamShort
2023 Baldur's Gate III Blinded Elf / Dalthar (voice)Video Game
2024A Merry Royal ChristmasWilhelminain production

References

  1. "Jodie Steele biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  2. info@mandy.com. "Jodie Steele, Actor, England". www.mandy.com. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  3. "Jodie Steele". TresA. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  4. Buchwald, Linda. "Heathers The Musical Announces New Cast Members". Theatermania. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  5. "Cast for But I'm A Cheerleader musical announced". 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  6. Admin (2023-01-30). "Full Cast Announced for Bonnie & Clyde The Musical". LondonTheatre1. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  7. "Bonnie and Clyde Tickets". London Theatre. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  8. Admin (2021-03-17). "Hair the Musical: London Palladium and Southampton Mayflower Theatre". LondonTheatre1. Retrieved 2023-07-08.