Katie Jarvis

Katie Jarvis (born 22 June 1991) is an English former actress, known for her roles as Mia Williams in Fish Tank (2009) and Hayley Slater in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2018–2019).

Katie Jarvis
Born	(1991-06-22) 22 June 1991 (age 33) Dagenham, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–2021
Television	EastEnders (2018–2019)
Children	2

Career

Jarvis was seen by a casting agent working for director Andrea Arnold,^[1] and was cast in her film Fish Tank, following a successful audition.^[2] She played Mia, a troublesome and aggressive 15-year-old girl from an underclass family who is passionate about dance.^[2][3][4] The film was in the running for the Palme d'Or at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, winning the Jury Prize.^[5][6] Jarvis won the British Independent Film Award for most promising newcomer for her role.^[7]

In February 2018 she joined the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Hayley Slater.^[8] She left the series in February 2019.^[9][10]

In October 2019 Jarvis declared she had "taken a step back from acting" and begun working as a security guard for B&M.^[11][12] Numerous tabloid newspapers wrote negatively about her working as a security guard, which was met with backlash from many celebrities who believed that the actress was "job shamed" by the press. They showed their support to Jarvis by sharing their "regular" jobs on social media.^[12][13]

Personal life

Jarvis was born in Dagenham, Essex.^[14] She gave birth to a daughter, Lillie Mae, on 9 May 2009. On 19 April 2011, she gave birth to her son, Alfie.^[1][15][16]

In March 2019 it was reported Jarvis was glassed while on a night out.^[17] On 31 July 2020 she was arrested in Southend-on-Sea on suspicion of assault and racially-aggravated public disorder. She was later released on bail.^[18] Jarvis was ultimately charged with racially aggravated harassment, common assault and two counts of assault by beating.^[19] She appeared at magistrates' court on 14 April 2021, entering no pleas and choosing to have a trial at Crown Court.^[20][21] Her representative told the court she intended to plead not guilty to the charges, and that she was the victim of the attack and was acting in self-defence.^[21] On 24 May 2021, Jarvis appeared at Crown Court and pleaded not guilty. She was bailed until her trial on 19 April 2022,^[19] where she admitted racially aggravated harassment and common assault and was sentenced to a two-year community order, with 200 hours of unpaid work and a requirement to complete 60 days of specified activities.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Fish Tank	Mia Williams
2015	Ginger	Mary Jane Kelly
2017	Devil's Play	Leah	Short film
2017	I Was 3	Laura	Short film
2018	Two Graves	Zoe
2020	Let's Talk About George	Jade	Short film
2021	Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins	Donna	final flim role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	10 Minute Tales	Girl	Episode: "Perfect Day"
2014	Suspects	Sadie Burns	2 episodes
2018	True Horror	Sam Bennetts	Episode: "Ghost in the Wall"
2018–2019	EastEnders	Hayley Slater	Series regular, 108 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee/work	Result	Ref.
2009	Edinburgh International Film Festival	PPG Award – Best Performance in a British Feature Film	Fish Tank	Won	[23]
2009	British Independent Film Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[24]
2009		Most Promising Newcomer		Won	[7]
2009	European Film Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[25]
2010	Evening Standard British Film Awards	Most Promising Newcomer		Nominated	[26]
2010	London Film Critics' Circle Awards	British Actress of the Year		Nominated	[27]
2010		The NSPCC Award – Young British Performer of the Year		Won	[28]
2010	Empire Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated	[29]
2018	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Newcomer	EastEnders	Nominated	[30]
	New Renaissance Film Festival	Best Actress in a British Film	I Was 3	Won	[31]
	Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	EastEnders	Nominated	[32]
		Best Bad Girl		Nominated	[32]
	Digital Spy Soap Awards	Best Soap Newcomer		Third	[33]