Jenna Coleman

Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 27 April 1986),^[1] is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of Jasmine Thomas in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2005–2009), Lindsay James in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2009), Clara Oswald in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2012–2015, 2017), and Queen Victoria in the ITV period drama series Victoria (2016–present). She voiced Melia Antiqua in the video game Xenoblade Chronicles.^[2]

Jenna Coleman
Coleman in 2015
Born	Jenna-Louise Coleman (1986-04-27) 27 April 1986 (age 39) Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996, 2004–present
Children	1

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Captain America: The First Avenger	Connie		[3]
2016	Me Before You	Katrina "Treena" Clark
2022	Klokkenluider	Flo		[4]
2023	Jackdaw	Bo		[5]
2024	All of You	Robyn
TBA	Control	TBA	Post-production	[6]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005–2009	Emmerdale	Jasmine Thomas	Main role (180 episodes)[a]	[3]
2009	Waterloo Road	Lindsay James	Recurring role (9 episodes)	[7]
2012	Titanic	Annie Desmond	Miniseries (4 episodes)	[8]
	Room at the Top	Susan Brown	Miniseries (2 episodes)	[9]
2012–2017	Doctor Who	Clara Oswald[b]	Main role (38 episodes)[c]
2013	Dancing on the Edge	Rosie Williams	Miniseries (2 episodes)	[8]
	The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot	Jenna Coleman	Television film	[10]
	Death Comes to Pemberley	Lydia Wickham	Miniseries (3 episodes)	[11]
2016	Thunderbirds Are Go	Baines (voice)	Episode: "Earthbreaker"	[12][13]
2016–2019	Victoria	Queen Victoria	Main role (25 episodes)	[14]
2018	The Cry	Joanna Lindsay	Miniseries (4 episodes)	[3]
2020	Inside No. 9	Beattie	Episode: "Death Be Not Proud"	[15][16]
2021	The Serpent	Marie-Andrée Leclerc	Miniseries (8 episodes)	[17]
	Billion Pound Bond Street	Narrator	Documentary	[18]
2022	The Sandman	Lady Johanna Constantine / Modern-day Johanna Constantine[d]	Recurring role (3 episodes)[e]	[19]
2023	Wilderness	Liv Taylor	Main role (6 episodes)	[20]
2024	The Jetty	Ember Manning	Main role, executive producer	[21]
TBA	The War Rooms †[f]	Joan Bright Astley	Main role, executive producer; upcoming series	[22]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Summer Holiday	Bridesmaid	[23][24]
2004	Crystal Clear	Thomasina	In Yer Space[25]
2009	Jack and the Beanstalk	Princess Apricot	Theatre Royal, Nottingham; pantomime[26]
2019	All My Sons	Ann Deever	Old Vic Theatre; streamed via National Theatre Live[27]
2020	A Separate Peace	Nurse Maggie Coates	Virtual play; broadcast online[28][29]
2023	Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons	Bernadette	Harold Pinter Theatre Manchester Opera House Theatre Royal, Brighton[30]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Xenoblade Chronicles	Princess Melia Antiqua	English dub
2015	Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
	Lego Dimensions	Clara Oswald	Main game and Doctor Who expansion
2020	Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition	Princess Melia Antiqua	English dub, includes new "Future Connected" epilogue
2022	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Queen of Keves / Melia Antiqua	English dub

Audio

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Secret Garden	Narrator	Abridged reading; originally released on CD and later through Audible[31]
	Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor	Alice Watson / Eleventh Doctor	Limited-cast dramatic reading. Episode: "The Time Machine"[32] Originally released on CD and later digitally through Big Finish Productions
2016	A Christmas Carol	Belle	Full cast audio drama; Audible digital release only
2020	Pressures, Residential	Narrator	Short story posted online by Esquire Magazine; in aid of UNICEF UK[33]
	Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales (2-CD set)		Short story: "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"[34]
2024	Iris is More Than Okay	Iris Nightingale	Audible-exclusive original novella [35]
2024	We All Live Here	Narrator	[36]

Advertisements

Coleman has provided narration for many TV, radio and online commercials, but this listing is only of ones in which she performs on screen:

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source(s)
2021	Bags of Joy	Joy	Boots Christmas advert	[37]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2006	National Television Awards	Most Popular Newcomer	Emmerdale	Nominated
	The British Soap Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated
2009		Best Dramatic Performance[38]		Nominated
		Sexiest Female[38]		Nominated
		Best Actress[38]		Nominated
2013	Behind the Voice Actors Awards	Best Female Vocal Performance in a Video Game	Xenoblade Chronicles	Nominated
		Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game		Nominated
	NAVGTR Awards	Supporting Performance in a Drama		Nominated
	Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards	Favourite UK Actress	Doctor Who	Nominated
	TV Choice Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	TV Times Awards	Favourite Newcomer		Won
2014	Glamour Awards	UK TV Actress		Won
2015	BAFTA Cymru	Best Actress[39]	Doctor Who: "Kill the Moon"	Nominated
	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actress on Television[40]	Doctor Who	Nominated
	TV Choice Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
2017	Golden Nymph Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Drama TV Series[41]	Victoria	Won
	National Television Awards	Best Drama Performance		Nominated
2018	Movieguide Awards	Grace Award for Most Inspiring Performance for TV[42]		Nominated
	National Television Awards	Best Drama Performance		Nominated
	Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards	TV Actress of the Year[43]	The Cry	Won
	I Talk Telly Awards	Best Dramatic Performance[44]		Won
2019	Logie Awards	Most Outstanding Actress		Won
		Most Popular Actress		Nominated
	BAFTA Scotland Awards	Best Actress in Television		Nominated
	International Emmy Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	AACTA Awards	Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama		Nominated

Notes

1. Disputed: some Emmerdale fan websites suggest she appeared in more than 400 episodes
2. Also played several variants of the character, primarily two named Oswin Oswald and Clara Oswin Oswald.
3. Also appeared in several mini episodes and sketches.
4. Two different characters, the latter the descendant of the former. Modern-day Johanna is based on the character John Constantine.
5. Series renewed for a second season by Netflix in the fall of 2022; Coleman's involvement unconfirmed as of May 2024.
6. Announced by media in 2021 but no production announced as of May 2024^[update].