Jaye Griffiths
Jaye Griffiths | |
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Born | 24 September 1963 |
Occupation | Actress |
Jaye Griffiths (born 24 September 1963) is a British stage, television and voice-over actress. After playing Ros Henderson in the BBC series Bugs and D.I. Sally Johnson in the ITV procedural drama The Bill, she landed the role of Elizabeth Croft in the BBC soap opera Doctors. She has since portrayed roles including Janet Mander in Silent Witness, Elle Gardner in Casualty and its spin-off series, Holby City, and Yavalla in The Outpost.
Life and career
Griffiths trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and has appeared in many television dramas, including a starring role as Ros Henderson in the BBC series Bugs, which ran for four series. She can often be found in police or hospital dramas, where she has appeared in The Bill, Doctors, Always and Everyone, Instinct and Silent Witness. Other credits include Casualty, Between the Lines, Drop the Dead Donkey, Kingdom and Skins. She has also presented two BBC Schools television series, "Watch" and "Storytime".
In 2015, she guest starred in an episode of the medical drama Holby City. She played Jac in two episodes of the ninth series of Doctor Who.[1] Griffiths played consultant Elle Gardner in Casualty from 2016[2] to 2019. On 16th January 2022 Griffiths appeared in Vera in the episode "As the Crow Flies" in the role of Marti Kapp.
Griffiths has also starred in theatre productions of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth where she played the role of Lady Macbeth.[3]
Filmography
TV
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Damon and Debbie | Zoe | (3 part TV Mini-Series), 3 episodes: "#1.1", #1.2" and "#1.3" |
A Killing on the Exchange | Diana | (TV Mini-Series), 5 episodes | |
1988 | Hard Cases | Shirley | (TV Series), 4 episodes |
Rockliffe's Babies | Nurse Rogers | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Easy Meat" | |
1990 | London's Burning | Customer | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #3.4" |
1991-2003 | The Bill | PI Sally Johnson, D.I. Johnson or D.I. Sally Johnson | (TV Series), 72 episodes |
1992 | Moon and Son | Rita | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Star of Fortune" |
Harry Enfield's Television Programme | Princess Flora | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #2.2" | |
Underbelly | Janet | (TV Series), 1 episode | |
1992-1993 | Between the Lines | Molly Cope | (TV Series), 3 episodes: "Lest Ye Be Judged", "Breaking Point" and "Some Must Watch" |
1993 | Peak Practice | Dr. Rhiann Lewis | (TV Series), 2 episodes: "Roses Around the Door" and "Impulsive Behaviour" |
Maigret | Tania | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer" | |
Drop the Dead Donkey | Jill | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The New Newsreader" | |
Casualty | Sheena Whitehead | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Kill or Cure" | |
1994 | Love Hurts | Laverne | (TV Series), 5 episodes |
Anna Lee | Tania Jones | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Diversion" | |
1995 | The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #2.1" | |
1995-1999 | Bugs | Roslyn 'Ros' Henderson | (TV Series), 40 episodes |
1998-1999 | Unfinished Business | Tania | (TV Series), 11 episodes |
2000 | Care | Elaine | (TV Movie) |
2001-2002 | Weirdsister College | Jenny Wendle | (TV Series), 10 episodes |
2002 | Always and Everyone | Ruth Cole | (TV Series), 8 episodes |
2003 | Silent Witness | DI Jane Hurst | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Running on Empty, Part 2" |
2004 | The Deputy | Angela Platt MP | (TV Movie) |
Holby City | Lilly Morton | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Pastures New" | |
2005 | Rocket Man | Carla Fernandez | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Freefall" |
2006 | Doctors | Dr. Elizabeth Croft | (TV Series), 72 episodes |
2007 | Instinct | D.S. Shakia Barton | Two-part drama serial |
2008 | Criminal Justice | Helen Marlowe | (TV Series), 5 episodes: "Episode #1.1" - "Episode #1.5" |
2008-2012 | Silent Witness | Prof. Janet Mander | (TV Series), 17 episodes |
2009 | Kingdom | Dr. Nicky Laker | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Episode #3.3" |
2010 | A Touch of Frost | Alice Parmenter | (TV Series), 1 episode: "If Dogs Run Free: Part 2" |
2011 | Coronation Street | Nicola Taybarn QC | (TV Series), 6 episodes |
Skins | Agnes Malone | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Liv" | |
2012 | Sherlock | Prosecuting Barrister | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Reichenbach Fall" |
2013 | Wizards vs. Aliens | Mother Wizard | (TV Series), 1 episode: "100 Wizards: Part One" |
2014 | Playhouse Presents | Military Officer | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Timeless" |
2015 | Doctor Who | Jac | (TV Series), 2 episodes: "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Zygon Invasion" |
EastEnders | Helen Stritch QC or Helen Stritch | (TV Series), 4 episodes | |
Holby City | Hannah Ware | (TV Series), 1 episode: "A Good Man" | |
2016-2019 | Casualty | Elle Gardner | (TV Series), 97 episodes |
2019 | Midsomer Murders | Lilly Wilder | (TV Series), S18E1: "The Point of Balance" |
Holby City | Elle Gardner | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Powerless" | |
2020 | Cursed | Lady Marion | (TV Series), 2 episodes: "Alone" and "The Fey Queen" |
The Outpost | Yavalla | (TV Series), 10 episodes and continuing |
Other roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Mary Bloody Mary | Mary | (Short) |
2019 | Subnautica: Below Zero | Robin Goodall | (Video Game - voice role) |
References
- ^ Martin, William (19 February 2015). "'Doctor Who' Season 9's two-part opener guest stars revealed". CultBox. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Casualty - New cast members scrub into Casualty - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ William., Shakespeare (2019). The Tragedie of Macbeth. Ktoczyta.pl. ISBN 978-83-8176-688-3. OCLC 1113929269.