Chanel Cresswell
English actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
English actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chanel Cresswell (born 23 January 1990) is an English actress, known for playing Kelly Jenkins in the film This Is England (2006) and the three subsequent series This Is England '86 (2010), This Is England '88 (2011) and This Is England '90 (2015), for which, she won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress in 2016.
Chanel Cresswell | |
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Cresswell at The Gentlemen premiere 2024 | |
| Born | 23 January 1990 Smalley, Derbyshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Awards | BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress (2016) |
Other credits include starring as Katie McVey in the Sky One sitcom Trollied (2011-2018), as Coleen Rooney in Channel 4's Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama (2022), and as Tammy in the Guy Richie Netflix television series The Gentlemen (2024).
Cresswell born 23 January 1990, in Derbyshire.[1] in grew up in Codnor, Derbyshire,[2] and attended Aldercar Community Language College.[2] Her first experience in acting was in a school play version of Bugsy Malone.[3] While still at school, she joined the Nottingham Television Workshop, where she was successfully auditioned by Shane Meadows.[2]
Cresswell's first role came in 2006 as a child actress,[3] playing Kelly Jenkins in the film This Is England when she was fifteen years old.[3] She subsequently appeared as Kelly again in the next three miniseries that followed in September 2010, December 2011 and September until October 2015 which aired on Channel 4.[4] She won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the This is England series at the 2016 British Academy Television Awards.[5][3]
She has also appeared in Casualty, Butterfly,[6] Bale,[1] and Wish 143, before playing Hailey in the TV movie Dive.[7] From 2011 to 2013 Cresswell starred in Sky One sitcom Trollied as Katie McVey, returning to the show in 2015 and continued in this until the final episode in December 2018. She appeared in a main role as Jess Meredith in ITV drama series, The Bay in March 2019.[1]
In 2022, Creswell starred as Coleen Rooney in the Channel 4 two-part courtroom drama alongside Michael Sheen and Natalia Tena in Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama.[5][3]
In 2024, she appeared as Tammy alongside Theo James and Daniel Ings in the Guy Richie Netflix television series The Gentlemen.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | This Is England | Kelly Jenkins | |
| 2009 | Bale | Sarah | Short film |
| Wish 143 | Amy | ||
| Butterfly | Jo | ||
| 2010 | Dirty Egg | The Girl | |
| 2011 | Papa | Student | |
| Cardinal | |||
| 2014 | Bypass | Emily | |
| 2017 | My Name Is Lenny | Val | |
| Pin Cushion | Belinda | ||
| 2018 | The Agency | Pamela | Short film |
| Medusa's Ankles | |||
| Strangeways Here We Come | Becki | ||
| 2021 | Love Spreads | Jess | |
| 2023 | Distressing Images | Abi Collier | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dive | Hailey | TV film |
| This Is England '86 | Kelly Jenkins | Mini-series; 4 episodes | |
| 2011 | Casualty | Liz Roberts | 1 episode |
| The Case | Julie Prior | 5 episodes | |
| This Is England '88 | Kelly Jenkins | Mini-series; 3 episodes | |
| 2011–2013, 2015–2018 | Trollied | Katie McVey | Regular role, 56 episodes |
| 2014 | Silent Witness | Jill Bond | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | This Is England '90 | Kelly Jenkins | Mini-series; 4 episodes |
| Alt | Cat | TV film | |
| 2016 | Vera | Charlie | Guest role |
| The Aliens | Paulette | E4 TV series; recurring role | |
| 2017 | Murdered for Being Different | DC Steph Farley | TV film based on Murder of Sophie Lancaster |
| 2018 | That Girl | Ashley | TV movie |
| The Split | Kelsey | BBC One TV series | |
| 2018–2020 | On the Edge | Ashley | Three-part drama series |
| 2019 | The Bay | Jess Meredith | ITV drama series |
| 2020 | Dracula | Kathleen | BBC One drama series |
| Death in Paradise | Tasmin Lewis | BBC One drama series | |
| Des | Lesley Mead | ITV mini-series; two episodes | |
| 2022 | Sherwood | Rosie Jackson | BBC One drama series; one episode |
| Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama | Coleen Rooney | Channel 4 two-part drama | |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen | Tammy | Netflix original series; 6 episodes |
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