Jessica Hynes

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1972-10-30 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Lewisham, London, England, UK

Jessica Hynes

Biography

Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson) (born 30 October 1972) is a British actress, director and writer. Best known as a comedy actress, she has played Cheryl in The Royle Family (1998–2010), Siobhan Sharpe in Twenty Twelve (2011–2012) and W1A (2014–2017) and Emily Yates in There She Goes (2018–2023). She was also one of the stars, creators and writers of Spaced (1999–2001). She has also had starring roles in television film Tomorrow La Scala! and BBC dramas Years and Years (2019) and Miss Austen (2025). In film, Hynes has appeared in the Bridget Jones (2004–2016), Nativity (2012–2018) and Paddington (2017–2024) film series. Hynes has been nominated f...

Acting

2007

2004

2007

Magicians

as Linda Jones

2006

Confetti

as Sam (as Jessica Stevenson)

2021

2007

Son of Rambow

as Mary Proudfoot

2009

Faintheart

as Cath

2010

Burke & Hare

as Lucky

2006

Pinochet in Suburbia

as WPC Broughton

2007

Learners

as Beverley

2024

Seize Them!

as Leofwine

2010

Lizzie and Sarah

as Sarah/Ellie

2015

2002

Tomorrow La Scala!

as Victoria (as Jessica Stevenson)

2005

Comic Aid

as Herself - Presenter

2007

Four Last Songs

as Miranda

2016

Swallows and Amazons

as Mrs. Jackson

2015

Winter

as Claudia

2000

2002

Pure

as Paramedic (as Jessica Stevenson)

1993

The Baby of Mâcon

as The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)

2019

The Fight

as Tina Bell

2017

Shelter

as Wendie

2011

Chalet Girl

as Interviewer 2

2017

Paddington 2

as Miss Kitts

2010

The Angina Monologues

as Herself/Sarah

2018

Songbird

as Sara

1993

Swing Kids

as Helga

2018

Nativity Rocks!

as Angel Matthews

2002

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

as The Good Fairy (as Jessica Stevenson)

2010

2009

The Golden Egg Cup

as Cheryl Carroll

2019

Seagull

as Janet

2024

Paddington in Peru

as Miss Kitts

Production

2007

Learners

as Writer

2010

2019

The Fight

as Director

2019

The Fight

as Writer

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