Jaye Griffiths

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Jaye Griffiths
Griffiths in 2013
Born (1963-09-24) 24 September 1963 (age 60)
OccupationActress

Jaye Griffiths (born 24 September 1963) is a British 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[edit]

Griffiths trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[1] Since her graduation, she has appeared in many television dramas, including a starring role as Ros Henderson in the BBC series Bugs, which ran for four series.[2] 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 . Her other credits include Between the Lines, Drop the Dead Donkey, Kingdom and Skins. She has also presented two BBC Schools television series, Watch and Storytime.[1]

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.[3] Griffiths played consultant Elle Gardner in Casualty from 2016[4] to 2019.[5] Griffiths has also starred in theatre productions of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, where she played the role of Lady Macbeth.[6]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Damon and Debbie Zoe Main role
A Killing on the Exchange Diana Main role
1988 Hard Cases Shirley Recurring role
Rockliffe's Babies Nurse Rogers Episode: "Easy Meat"
1990 London's Burning Customer 1 episode
1991–2003 The Bill PI Sally Johnson, D.I. Johnson or D.I. Sally Johnson Main role
1992 Moon and Son Rita Episode: "Star of Fortune"
Harry Enfield's Television Programme Princess Flora 1 episode
Underbelly Janet 1 episode
1992–1993 Between the Lines Molly Cope Recurring role
1993 Peak Practice Dr. Rhiann Lewis Episodes: "Roses Around the Door" and "Impulsive Behaviour"
Maigret Tania Episode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer"
Drop the Dead Donkey Jill Episode: "The New Newsreader"
Casualty Sheena Whitehead Episode: "Kill or Cure"
1994 Love Hurts Laverne Recurring role
Anna Lee Tania Jones Episode: "Diversion"
1995 The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show 1 episode
1995–1999 Bugs Roslyn 'Ros' Henderson Main role
1998–1999 Unfinished Business Tania Main role
2000 Care Elaine Television film
2001–2002 Weirdsister College Jenny Wendle Main role
2002 Always and Everyone Ruth Cole Recurring role
2003 Silent Witness DI Jane Hurst Episode: "Running on Empty, Part 2"
2004 The Deputy Angela Platt MP Television film
Holby City Lilly Morton Episode: "Pastures New"
2005 Rocket Man Carla Fernandez Episode: "Freefall"
2006 Doctors Dr. Elizabeth Croft Regular role
2007 Instinct D.S. Shakia Barton Main role
2008 Criminal Justice Helen Marlowe Recurring role
2008–2012 Silent Witness Prof. Janet Mander Recurring role
2009 Kingdom Dr. Nicky Laker 1 episode
2010 A Touch of Frost Alice Parmenter Episode: "If Dogs Run Free: Part 2"
2011 Coronation Street Nicola Taybarn QC Guest role
Skins Agnes Malone Episode: "Liv"
2012 Sherlock Prosecuting Barrister Episode: "The Reichenbach Fall"
2013 Wizards vs. Aliens Mother Wizard Episode: "100 Wizards: Part One"
2014 Playhouse Presents Military Officer Episode: "Timeless"
2015 Doctor Who Jac Episodes: "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Zygon Invasion"
EastEnders Helen Stritch QC or Helen Stritch Guest role
Holby City Hannah Ware Episode: "A Good Man"
2016–2019 Casualty Elle Gardner Main role
2018 Mary Bloody Mary Mary Short film
2019 Subnautica: Below Zero Robin Goodall (voice) Video game
Midsomer Murders Lilly Wilder Episode: "The Point of Balance"
Holby City Elle Gardner Episode: "Powerless"
2020 Cursed Lady Marion Episodes: "Alone" and "The Fey Queen"
The Outpost Yavalla Main role
2022 Vera Marti Kapp Episode: "As the Crow Flies"
2023 Death in Paradise DI Karen Flitcroft 1 episode

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jaye Griffiths – biography". OK!. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Bugs: remembering an ahead-of-its-time tech TV thriller". Den of Geek. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ Martin, William (19 February 2015). "'Doctor Who' Season 9's two-part opener guest stars revealed". CultBox. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Casualty – New cast members scrub into Casualty – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Casualty airs Elle Gardner's final scenes as Jaye Griffiths bows out of role". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. ^ William., Shakespeare (2019). The Tragedie of Macbeth. Ktoczyta.pl. ISBN 978-83-8176-688-3. OCLC 1113929269.

External links[edit]

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