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Jaye Griffiths
Born (1963-09-24) 24 September 1963 (age 61)
OccupationActress

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

Television
Year Title Role Notes
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

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Mary Bloody Mary Mary (Short)
2019 Subnautica: Below Zero Robin Goodall (Video Game - voice role)

References

  1. ^ Martin, William (19 February 2015). "'Doctor Who' Season 9's two-part opener guest stars revealed". CultBox. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Casualty - New cast members scrub into Casualty - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ William., Shakespeare (2019). The Tragedie of Macbeth. Ktoczyta.pl. ISBN 978-83-8176-688-3. OCLC 1113929269.