Shelley Conn

Last updated

Shelley Conn
Shelley Conn.jpg
Conn on the set of Heartbeat in 2016
Born
Shelley Deborah Conn

(1976-09-21) 21 September 1976 (age 47)
Barnet, North London, England
Education Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse
(m. 2011)
Children1

Shelley Deborah Conn (born 21 September 1976) is a British actress. She portrayed Lady Mary Sharma in the second season of Bridgerton , Isabella in the film Love Sarah , Dr Elizabeth Shannon in the Spielberg series Terra Nova , Beelzebub in the second season of Neil Gaiman's Good Omens , and Indira Shetty in the first season of The Boys spin-off series Gen V .

Contents

Early life and education

Conn was born in Barnet in north London to Anglo-Indian parents. She is of mixed heritage, being of Portuguese, Burmese, and Indian descent. [1] [2] She attended Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke and Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. [3] Conn trained at Bretton Hall. She was a student at Cranbourne School in Basingstoke.

Career

After drama school, Conn had a series of small roles in various British films, before coming to prominence when she starred as Ashika Chandiramani in the BBC series Party Animals . In 2001, she picked up the role of PC Miriam Da Silva in BBC1's Mersey Beat and an irregularly recurring role in Casualty . In 2002, Conn made her West End theatre stage debut in three plays in December 2002, after transferring from Stratford-upon-Avon in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Jacobean Season at the Gielgud TheatreThe Island Princess, Eastward Ho! and The Roman Actor.

Conn has appeared television, film and theatre, with a series of leading roles in various small budget European as well as British films namely BBC character dramas such as The Innocence Project, and occasional returns to the RSC. Conn joined Series Five of the popular BBC One series Down to Earth in 2004. In early 2008, Conn starred as Miranda Hill in The Palace , as Jessica in Mistresses and as Neela Sahjani in Trial & Retribution . In 2008 she appeared as Claire in Dead Set . In 2010 she played Danni Prendiville in the TV series Strike Back .

She was chosen by Steven Spielberg to be one of the leads in the $150 million TV series Terra Nova, which premiered on 26 September 2011. [4] In 2014, Conn appeared in a US TV series called The Lottery . [5]

Conn starred as Mary Sharma in the second series of the Netflix romance period drama Bridgerton based on Julia Quinn's second novel in her Bridgerton series, The Viscount Who Loved Me . [6] The series was released in March 2022.

Conn starred as Beelzebub in the second series of Neil Gaiman's Good Omens , [7] and Indira Shetty (a stand-in for Billy Butcher in-adaptation of We Gotta Go Now and The Bloody Doors Off ) in the first season of The Boys spin-off series Gen V , both for Amazon Prime Video. [8]

Personal life

Conn lives in London and is married to fellow actor Jonathan Kerrigan; they have a son together, born in 2012.

She ran in the 2006 London Marathon. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Maybe Baby Nurse 2
2002 Possession Candi
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Princess Pondicherry
Ripley Under Ground Honey
2006L' Entente cordialePunam
Nina's Heavenly Delights Nina Shah
2007Love StorySaraShort film
2008New Town KillersJulie Stewart
2010 How Do You Know Terry
2012CatalystMiaShort film
2014Film: The MoviePreea Vasami
2018 Malevolent Professor Samantha Harlow
2020 Love Sarah Isabella
2021Fellow CreaturesThe StrangerShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000The Last MusketeerUzmaTV movie
City CentralNazEpisode: "No Direction Home"
Attachments Carrie KnowlesEpisode: "Just Upgraded"
2000—2002 Casualty Daljit Ramanee3 episodes
2001HawkinsSharim RaziqTV movie
Mersey Beat PC Miriam Da SilvaRecurring; 10 episodes
2002 Man and Boy JasminTV movie
Bodily HarmTanikaEpisode: "#1.1"
2003 Second Generation AmbaTV movie
2005 Down to Earth Kerry JamilRecurring; 9 episodes
Transit AshaTV movie
2006 Blue Murder Emily SaundersEpisode: "Make Believe"
2006- 2007 The Innocence Project Dr Eve WalkerRecurring; 8 episodes
2007 Party Animals Ashika ChandiramaniRecurring; 8 episodes
2008–2010 Mistresses Jessica FraserRecurring; 16 episodes
2008 Trial & Retribution Neelah SahjaniEpisode: "Kill the King: Part 1"
The Palace Miranda Hill4 episodes
10 Days to War EeshaEpisode: "A Simple Private Matter"
Raw Tanya6 epsidoes
Dead Set Claire3 episodes
2010 The Persuasionists TamsinEpisode: "Diet Stuff"
Strike Back Danni Prendiville5 episodes
2011 Marchlands Nisha Parekh5 episodes
Terra Nova Dr. Elisabeth Shannon13 episodes
2012 Silent Witness DI Connie James2 episodes
2013 Heading Out Eve6 episodes
By Any Means Jessica Jones6 episodes
2014 24: Live Another Day Helen McCarthyEpisode: "Day 9: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m."
The Lottery Gabrielle WestwoodMain role; 10 episodes
2015 W1A Azia ZamaniEpisode: "#2.4"
2016 Heartbeat Millicent PatelMain role; 10 episodes
2017 Back AnnieEpisode: "#1.4"
2017–2020 Liar DI Vanessa Harmon11 episodes
2018Sky Comedy: Sindhu Vee's Live and Let LoveGitaMini series
2019 Death in Paradise Marina ShepherdEpisode: "Muder Most Animal"
Deep State Nicole Miller4 episodes
Four Weddings and a Funeral LizEpisode: "Hounslow"
The Rook Danielle Wulff4 episodes
2020The DeceivedRuth4 episodes
Alex Rider Laura KellnerEpisode: "#3.1"
2021Star Stable: MistfallSigry Varanger2 episodes
McDonald & Dodds Hilary O'DoyleEpisode: "We Need to Talk About Doreen"
The Irregulars Dion CrossEpisode: "Chapter Three: Ipsissimus"
DodoHeadmistress / Mrs Sidiqui7 episodes
Four Lives Nadia PersaudEpisode: "#1.2"
2022 Bridgerton Lady Mary Sheffield SharmaMain role (season 2); 8 episodes
2023 Good Omens Beelzebub Main role (season 2); 4 episodes
2023 Gen V Indira Shetty Main role (season 1); 8 episodes

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neil Gaiman</span> English writer (born 1960)

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and the novels Good Omens, Stardust, Anansi Boys, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He co-created the TV series adaptations of Good Omens and The Sandman.

<i>Good Omens</i> 1990 novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch is a 1990 novel written as a collaboration between the English authors Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, who in turn were dubbed "Double Trouble" by the British press.

Kathryn Drysdale is an English actress. She gained prominence through her roles in the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001–2009) and the films Vanity Fair (2004) and St Trinian's (2007). Her other work includes the drama Tripping Over (2006), the fourth series of Benidorm (2011) on ITV, the Channel 4 parody The Windsors (2018–2020), and the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2020–).

Polly Alexandra Walker is an English actress. She has starred in the films Enchanted April (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Sliver (1993), Restoration (1995), The Gambler (1997), and Savage Messiah (2002). In 2006, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role in the drama series Rome (2005–2007). She is also known for her roles in BBC One dramas Prisoners’ Wives (2012–2013), Line of Duty and Netflix's Bridgerton (2020-present).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indira Varma</span> British actress and narrator

Indira Anne Varma is a British actress and narrator. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She is known for her television roles, such as playing Niobe in the BBC and HBO series Rome (2005–07), Suzie Costello in the BBC series Torchwood (2006), Zoe Luther in the BBC series Luther (2010), Ilsa Pucci in Human Target (2010–11), and Ellaria Sand in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2014–2017). In September 2016 she began starring in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid as DS Nina Suresh. She has also worked extensively in the theatre, notably winning an Olivier Award for her performance in Present Laughter (2019).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anna Maxwell Martin</span> British actress (born 1977)

Anna Maxwell Martin, sometimes credited as Anna Maxwell-Martin, is a British actress. She won two British Academy Television Awards, for her portrayals of Esther Summerson in the BBC adaptation of Bleak House (2005) and N in the Channel 4 adaptation of Poppy Shakespeare (2008). She is also known for her roles as DCS Patricia Carmichael in BBC One crime drama Line of Duty (2019–2021) and Kelly Major in Code 404 (2020–present). From 2016-2022, Martin starred in the BBC comedy Motherland, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Kerrigan</span> English actor

Jonathan Kerrigan is an English actor well known for various leading roles on TV including In the Club, Casualty, Heartbeat, Merseybeat, The Five and Reach For The Moon. Films include Diana, FLiM, The Somnambulists ,The Best Possible Taste and The Santa Incident. He wrote and composed and starred in the short film, Fellow Creatures which has had some success in the festival circuit. He is also a musician and has composed for both television and film.

Oluwakemi Nina Sosanya is an English stage, television, film, and radio actress, and narrator. She is most notable for her roles in Teachers, W1A, and Last Tango in Halifax.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruth Gemmell</span> English actress

Ruth Katrin Gemmell is an English actress. She starred in the film Fever Pitch in 1997 which was followed by supporting roles in television series EastEnders, Casualty, Home Fires and Penny Dreadful. She has played Carly Beaker, the mother of the title character in the Tracy Beaker franchise since 2004. In 2020, she began playing Violet, Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton in the Netflix series Bridgerton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Douglas Mackinnon</span> Scottish director

Douglas Mackinnon is a Scottish film and television director from Portree, Isle of Skye.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Bailey</span> English actor

Jonathan Stuart Bailey is an English actor. Known for his comedic, dramatic, and musical roles on stage and screen, he is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phoebe Dynevor</span> English actress (born 1995)

Phoebe Harriet Dynevor is an English actress. On television, she is best known for her role as Daphne, the fourth Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2020–2022). Her films include The Colour Room (2021), Bank of Dave (2023), and Fair Play (2023). She earned a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination in 2024.

<i>Terra Nova</i> (TV series) 2011 American science fiction drama television series

Terra Nova is an American science fiction drama television series. It aired on the Fox Network for one season from September 26 to December 19, 2011. The series documents the Shannon family's experiences as they establish themselves as members of a colony, set up 85 million years in the Earth's past, fleeing the dystopian overpopulated and hyper-polluted present of the mid-22nd century. The series is based on an idea by British writer Kelly Marcel with Steven Spielberg as executive producer. On March 5, 2012, Fox announced that the show had been cancelled.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Landon Liboiron</span> Canadian actor

Landon Liboiron is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Declan Coyne in Degrassi: The Next Generation and his lead role as Peter Rumancek in Netflix's original series Hemlock Grove (2013–15).

Sabrina Lois Bartlett is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC One miniseries The Passing Bells (2014), the third series of the ITV drama Victoria (2019), and the first series of Knightfall (2017) on History, Bridgerton (2020) on Netflix, and The Larkins (2021), also on ITV.

<i>Good Omens</i> (TV series) 2019 fantasy comedy TV series

Good Omens is a fantasy comedy television series created by Neil Gaiman based on his and Terry Pratchett's 1990 novel. A co-production between Amazon MGM Studios and BBC Studios, the series was directed by Douglas Mackinnon, with Gaiman also serving as showrunner. Michael Sheen and David Tennant lead a large ensemble cast that also includes Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson, Michael McKean, Derek Jacobi, Brian Cox, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Frances McDormand as the voice of God, who narrates the series.

<i>Bridgerton</i> American television series

Bridgerton is an American historical romance television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. The series is set during the early 1800s in an alternative London Regency era, in which George III established racial equality and granted many people of African descent aristocratic titles due to the African heritage of his wife, Queen Charlotte. The viewer is taken to observe the highly competitive social season; where young marriageable nobility and gentry are introduced into society.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simone Ashley</span> English actress (born 1995)

Simone Ashwini Pillai, known professionally as Simone Ashley, is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2022–present) and comedy-drama Sex Education (2019–2021).

Charithra Surya Chandran is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the Amazon spy thriller series Alex Rider (2021) and the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2022).

Calam Finbar Lynch is a British actor of Irish descent. His films include the Disney adaptation of Black Beauty (2020) and Terence Davies' Benediction (2021). On television, he appeared in the BBC One drama Mrs Wilson (2018) and the second season of the Netflix series Bridgerton (2022).

References

  1. Hahn, Katie (9 September 2011). "'Terra Nova' next stop on Conn's acting journey". Variety . Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. "What Shelley Conn has to say about QMC". Destination Basingstoke. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. Adams, Guy (1 October 2010). "Spielberg picks new leading lady from wards of 'Casualty'". The Independent . Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. "Lincolnshire actor Jonathan Kerrigan to star in BBC drama starting tonight". Lincolnshire Echo . 5 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (15 February 2021). "'Bridgerton': Simone Ashley Lands Female Lead In Season 2 Of Netflix Hit From Shondaland". Deadline . Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. Eddy, Cheryl (18 July 2023). "Good Omens' New Beelzebub on Her Demonic Transformation". Gizmodo . Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. Arens, Brynna (30 October 2023). "Gen V: The Unnerving Similarities Between Dean Shetty and Butcher". Den of Geek . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. "Flora London Marathon 2006 – 07 Celebrities and Politicians – Celebrities Running in 2006" (PDF). London Marathon . 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2014.