Jessica Raine (born Jessica Helen Lloyd; 14 May 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Jenny Lee in the television series Call the Midwife (2012–2014) and Verity Lambert in the television film An Adventure in Space and Time (2013). Raine portrayed Catherine Parr in Becoming Elizabeth, a historical drama featuring Elizabeth I as a teenager.
Jessica Raine | |
|---|---|
 Raine at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards | |
| Born | Jessica Helen Lloyd 14 May 1982 Eardisley, Herefordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and education
editRaine was born Jessica Helen Lloyd,[1] on 14 May 1982,[2] in Eardisley, Herefordshire,[1] where she was raised on her father's farm.[3] She is the younger of two daughters of farmer Allan Lloyd (descended from the Lloyd family of Baynham Hall, who were well known for generations as bonesetters alongside their farming activities),[4][5] and his wife Sue, who trained as a dancer and then worked as a nurse.[1] Educated in Kington, Herefordshire, she wanted to be an actress from the age of 13, as her father starred in amateur dramatics with the Eardisley Little Theatre.[1]
In sixth form she studied theatre at A-Level and a BTEC in photography at Hereford College of Arts[6] and studied drama and cultural studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol. After graduating, she was turned down by every drama school she applied to, so went to Thailand and taught English as a second language.[7]
Career
editCareer beginnings and theatre work
editReturning home after a year, she applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art a second time and was accepted. Moving to London in anticipation of starting her course, she worked part-time as a waitress and for BT Group.[6]
After graduating in 2008, Raine began a successful stage career, initially cast as Lesley Sharp's goth daughter in Simon Stephens's Harper Regan.[8] She played Tamsin Greig's 16-year-old daughter in David Hare's Gethsemane.[9]
Raine played at the National Theatre in Mike Bartlett's Earthquakes in London as teenage wild-child Jasmine; and then as a secretary in the revival of Clifford Odets's Rocket to the Moon.[10] She has also appeared in Ghosts and Punk Rock,[11] for which she won the Manchester Evening News Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played a role in the Young Vic's revival of The Changeling'. In 2012 Raine starred in Beyond Ballets Russes at the London Coliseum.[12]
Film, radio and television
editRaine's first screen credits were an appearance in a 2009 episode of Garrow's Law and a small role in the 2010 film Robin Hood.[6]
She starred as the lead character Jenny Lee in the first three series of the BBC One drama Call the Midwife. On 9 March 2014, it was announced that Raine was leaving the show at the end of series three to pursue a film career in the United States.[13]
In radio, she has played Felice in the Murray Gold play Kafka the Musical, broadcast in April 2011 on BBC Radio 3.[14] She also played the part of Kasey in Ed Harris' radio play The Wall, broadcast in February 2011 on BBC Radio 3.[15]
Raine was a guest star in the 2013 Doctor Who episode "Hide". Later that year, she appeared as Doctor Who's original producer, Verity Lambert, in the fact-based drama An Adventure in Space and Time, showing the creation of the series as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.[16]
In February 2014, Raine joined the cast of the BBC Two police drama Line of Duty for series two as Detective Constable Georgia Trotman, working for the AC12 anti-corruption unit.
In July 2015, Raine played Tuppence Beresford in the series Partners in Crime based on Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence stories, though the series is set in 1952 rather than the 1920s.
In 2017, Raine played Alison Laithwaite in The Last Post, which she has described as her "favourite character I've played so far, ever. It was a real transformation. She's kind of self-destructive, witty and she's climbing the walls with frustration and boredom, but she just wants to have fun."[17] This was seen as a very different role to her Call the Midwife character.[18]
In 2019, Raine played Genevieve Taylor, a British liaison officer for Europol in the Netherlands, in the BBC One drama series Baptiste.
Personal life
editRaine began a relationship with fellow actor Tom Goodman-Hill in 2013 after they met while appearing in the 2010 production of the play Earthquakes in London. They married on 30 August 2015.[19] In 2019, she gave birth to their son.[20]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Princess Isabel of Gloucester | |
| 2011 | Elsewhere | Cath | Short film |
| 2012 | The Woman in Black | Joseph's nanny | |
| 2018 | Benjamin | Billie | |
| 2019 | Black Shore | Holly | Short film |
| Carmilla | Miss Fontaine |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Garrow's Law | Ann Porter | Episode: #1.2 |
| 2012–2014 | Call the Midwife | Jenny Lee | Main cast (series 1–3) |
| 2013 | Doctor Who | Emma Grayling | Episode: "Hide" |
| An Adventure in Space and Time | Verity Lambert | Television film | |
| 2014 | Line of Duty | DC Georgia Trotman | Episode: "The Ambush" |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Jane Rochford | Main cast |
| Fortitude | Jules Sutter | Main cast (series 1) | |
| Partners in Crime | Tuppence Beresford | Main cast | |
| 2016 | Jericho | Annie Quaintain | Main cast |
| Inside No. 9 | Kathy | Episode: "The Devil of Christmas" | |
| 2017 | The Last Post | Alison Laithwaite | Main cast |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | Julia | Miniseries; main cast |
| Informer | Emily Waters | Main cast | |
| 2019 | Baptiste | Genevieve Taylor | Main cast (series 1) |
| 2022 | Becoming Elizabeth | Catherine Parr | Main cast |
| 2022–2024 | The Devil's Hour | Lucy Chambers | Main cast |
Radio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Radio station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Girl at the Lion d'Or | Anne Louvert | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2010 | Sarah and Ken | Lorna | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2010–2011 | I, Claudius | Messalina | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | The Wall | Kasey | BBC Radio 3 |
| Kafka the Musical | Felice Bauer | BBC Radio 3 | |
| Life and Fate | Zina | BBC Radio 4 | |
| The High Window | Merle Davis | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2012 | Ethan Frome | Mattie | BBC Radio 4 Extra |
| 2013 | Jill | Elizabeth Dowling | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2014 | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Rachael Rosen | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2016 | The Muse | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 Extra |
| 2016–2017 | The Forsyte Saga | Fleur Mont | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2018 | Vampirella | The Countess | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2019 | The Pallisers | Lady Glencora Palliser | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2020 | Endell Street | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Harper Regan | Sarah Regan | National Theatre |
| 2008–2009 | Gethsemane | Suzette Guest | National Theatre |
| 2009 | Punk Rock | Lily Cahill | Royal Exchange / Lyric Hammersmith |
| 2010 | Ghosts | Regine | Duchess Theatre |
| Earthquakes in London | Jasmine | National Theatre | |
| 2011 | Rocket to the Moon | Cleo Singer | National Theatre |
| 2012 | The Changeling | Beatrice-Joanna | Young Vic |
| 2013 | Roots | Beatie | Donmar Warehouse |
| 2016 | X | Gilda | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2020 | Bubble | Morgan | Nottingham Playhouse |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Punk Rock | Won | [21] |
| 2010 | Ian Charleson Awards | Best Performance in a Play | Ghosts | Nominated | [22] |
| 2012 | South Bank Sky Arts Award | The Times Breakthrough Award: TV Drama | Call the Midwife | Nominated | [23] |
| 2014 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | An Adventure in Space and Time | Nominated | [24] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Eardisley whist drive, Jessica Raine and Felicity Aston". Hereford Times. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Jessica Helen Lloyd". Findmypast. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Roche, Elisa (10 April 2012). "Call The Midwife star Jessica Raine: Why I made babies cry for TV show". Daily Express. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Lloyds of Baynham". lloydsofbaynham.com. 16 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ Bywater, Robin (June 2010). "Bonesetting: Recollections of a Dying Gift" (PDF). Leintwatdine History Society Journal (32). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ a b c CB (20 August 2013). "Introducing… Jessica Raine". officiallondontheatre.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Kellaway, Kate (4 January 2009). "Horribly funny ... stroppy ... touching ... troubled but coping". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ Hogard, Liz (16 January 2012). "Meet Jessica Raine, star of new BBC drama Call the Midwife". Evening Standard. London. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Stars who will shine in 2009 - Theatre: Jessica Raine". The Daily Telegraph. London. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ Spencer, Charles (31 March 2011). "Rocket to the Moon, National Theatre, review". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Jessica Raine Profile". gordonandfrench.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ Eden, Richard (25 March 2012). "Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine in contract dilemma". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ Methven, Nicola (9 March 2014). "Call The Midwife star Jessica Raine quits award-winning BBC drama for Hollywood". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Kafka the Musical | Sun 24 Apr 2011 20:00 | BBC Radio 3". BBC. 9 June 2024 [2011-04-24]. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "The Wall | Sat 26 Feb 2011 21:30 | BBC Radio 3". BBC. 12 May 2012 [2011-02-26]. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Doctor Who drama casts David Bradley as William Hartnell". BBC. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Earnshaw, Jessica (19 October 2017). "The Last Post: Jessica Raine admits she was forced to reshoot this 'horrendous' scene". TV & Radio. Daily Express. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Robson, Jeff (1 October 2017). "It's dashed hot in BBC1's new Sunday drama – but The Last Post isn't quite "warm bath" TV". i. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine marries Tom Goodman-Hill 2 weeks after engagement". Hello!. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Ransom, Jessica (6 March 2019). "Former Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine has welcomed her first child". goodtoknow.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Melrose | Characters | Julia - Played by Jessica Raine" (Press release). Showtime. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
… PUNK ROCK, for which she won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards …
- ^ "Stars of the future: The Shortlist 2010". The Times. London. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Vote in South Bank Show Breakthrough award". The Times. London. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Critics' Choice TV Awards: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
