Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson) 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 for two International Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, five BAFTAs (winning two), three Royal Television Society Awards (winning two) and three British Comedy Awards (winning two).
Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson) 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 for two International Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, five BAFTAs (winning two), three Royal Television Society Awards (winning two) and three British Comedy Awards (winning two).
Hynes was born in Lewisham, London, and grew up in Brighton, where she attended St Luke's Infant and Junior Schools and Dorothy Stringer High School. After her parents split up, she was raised by her mother. She moved back to London as a young adult. Her maternal grandmother came from the village of Llanelian, north Wales, where her uncle also ran a farm. Her mother is a fluent Welsh speaker who later moved back to north Wales. In 2023, Hynes took part in the S4C series Iaith ar Daith where she began to learn the Welsh language; she cited being able to speak Welsh to her mother as a reason why she wanted to take part in the programme. Early in her career, Hynes teamed up with future Spaced co-star Katy Carmichael in a comedy double-act called the Liz Hurleys, appeared in two productions at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, and acted for television shows including Staying Alive, Six Pairs of Pants, (Un)natural Acts, and Asylum (on which the Spaced team of Hynes, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright first assembled). From 1998 to 2000, she played the supporting role of Cheryl in the hit sitcom The Royle Family; she reprised the role for special episodes in 2006, 2009 and 2010. In 1999, she co-wrote and starred in Spaced, for which she won two comedy awards and was nominated for an International Emmy and a Bafta for writing and creating the show alongside Simon Pegg. In 2017 , she directed her first feature film, The Fight, produced by Jamie Adams and Unstoppable media. In 2018, she played the role of a mother in the BBC Four programme There She Goes. She stars alongside David Tennant, raising a daughter with a severe learning disability. It is based on the real life of writer Shaun Pye and his wife Sarah Crawford whose daughter was born with a chromosomal disorder. She won a Bafta for her role in the series and was nominated for an International Emmy for her role in '414' the special made in 2023. In 2019, she starred in the BBC and HBO production Years and Years for which she won a Royal Television Society award.
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Filmography (Movies)
Death of a Unicorn
Character:Shaw
Release Date:27/03/2025
Paddington in Peru
Character:Miss Kitts
Release Date:08/11/2024
Seize Them!
Character:Leofwine
Release Date:05/04/2024
A Brush With Comedy
Character:Self
Release Date:19/04/2023
Rapture
Character:
Release Date:16/03/2023
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
Character:Self
Release Date:28/05/2021
Catching the Bus
Character:Marion
Release Date:24/03/2021
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Character:Sofie Dahl
Release Date:24/12/2020
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2020
Seagull
Character:Janet
Release Date:03/11/2019
Hollywood's Dark Secret
Character:Self
Release Date:09/07/2019
The Fight
Character:Tina Bell
Release Date:15/03/2019
Nativity Rocks!
Character:Angel Matthews
Release Date:23/11/2018
Songbird
Character:Sara
Release Date:28/06/2018
Paddington 2
Character:Miss Kitts
Release Date:09/11/2017
Shelter
Character:Wendie
Release Date:13/10/2017
Bridget Jones's Baby
Character:Magda
Release Date:14/09/2016
We Love Sitcom
Character:
Release Date:09/09/2016
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Character:Self
Release Date:04/09/2016
Swallows and Amazons
Character:Mrs. Jackson
Release Date:19/08/2016
Cider with Rosie
Character:Crabby
Release Date:27/09/2015
Winter
Character:Claudia
Release Date:05/07/2015
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Character:Gail
Release Date:18/07/2014
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Character:Angel Matthews
Release Date:23/11/2012
Chalet Girl
Character:Interviewer 2
Release Date:02/02/2011
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Character:Cheryl
Release Date:25/12/2010
The Angina Monologues
Character:Herself/Sarah
Release Date:10/12/2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Character:Self
Release Date:10/11/2010
Burke & Hare
Character:Lucky
Release Date:29/10/2010
The Lost Explorer
Character:
Release Date:12/08/2010
Lizzie and Sarah
Character:Sarah/Ellie
Release Date:20/03/2010
The Golden Egg Cup
Character:Cheryl Carroll
Release Date:25/12/2009
Faintheart
Character:Cath
Release Date:27/01/2009
Learners
Character:Beverley
Release Date:11/11/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Character:Mafalda Hopkirk (voice)
Release Date:08/07/2007
Magicians
Character:Linda Jones
Release Date:18/05/2007
Son of Rambow
Character:Mary Proudfoot
Release Date:22/01/2007
Four Last Songs
Character:Miranda
Release Date:11/01/2007
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2006
Confetti
Character:Sam (as Jessica Stevenson)
Release Date:05/05/2006
Pinochet in Suburbia
Character:WPC Broughton
Release Date:26/03/2006
Comic Aid
Character:Herself - Presenter
Release Date:02/03/2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Character:Magda
Release Date:10/11/2004
Spaced: Skip to the End
Character:Self
Release Date:12/04/2004
Shaun of the Dead
Character:Yvonne
Release Date:09/04/2004
Tomorrow La Scala!
Character:Victoria (as Jessica Stevenson)
Release Date:10/12/2002
Pure
Character:Paramedic (as Jessica Stevenson)
Release Date:13/09/2002
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Character:The Good Fairy (as Jessica Stevenson)
Release Date:01/01/2002
Born Romantic
Character:Libby
Release Date:14/09/2000
The Baby of Mâcon
Character:The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
Release Date:17/09/1993
Swing Kids
Character:Helga
Release Date:05/03/1993
Television Appearances
Miss Austen
Character:Mary Austen
The Franchise
Character:Steph Mundun
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Character:The Reddlehag
Life After Life
Character:Mrs Glover
The Witchfinder
Character:Old Myers
Mood
Character:Laura
David Mitchell's Outsiders
Character:Self
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
Character:Self
The Ranganation
Character:Self
Years and Years
Character:Edith Lyons
There She Goes
Character:Emily
Hang Ups
Character:Katherine Pitt
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Character:Self - Guest
All Star Musicals
Character:Self - Performer
Celebrity Advice Bureau
Character:Self
Hooten & The Lady
Character:Ella Bond
Jack and Dean of All Trades
Character:Marv (voice)
Insert Name Here
Character:Self - Panelist
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Character:Self - Guest
Artsnight
Character:Self
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
Character:Self
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Character:Self
W1A
Character:Siobhan Sharpe
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Character:
Inside No. 9
Character:Helen
Crackanory
Character:Self
Up the Women
Character:Margaret
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Character:Self
The Last Leg
Character:Self
Blandings
Character:Lady Daphne Littlewood
Gadget Man
Character:
Dara O Briain's Science Club
Character:Herself
One Night
Character:Carol
World's Most Dangerous Roads
Character:
Twenty Twelve
Character:Siobhan Sharpe
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Character:Self
British Film Forever
Character:Narrator
Would I Lie to You?
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Skins
Character:Crystal
8 Out of 10 Cats
Character:Self
Doctor Who Confidential
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:Joan Redfern
According to Bex
Character:
Bosom Pals
Character:
QI
Character:Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
Bob & Rose
Character:Holly Vance
Black Books
Character:Eva
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Character:
Spaced
Character:Daisy Steiner
People Like Us
Character:Sarah
The Royle Family
Character:Cheryl Carroll
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
Character:
Unnatural Acts
Character:
Midsomer Murders
Character:Judith Lessiter
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self
Mash and Peas
Character:
Asylum
Character:Martha
Six Pairs of Pants
Character:
Crown Prosecutor
Character:Jackie South
Tears Before Bedtime
Character:Maggie
Room 101
Character:Self
The House of Eliott
Character:Charlotte Parker
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