Chanel Cresswell
Chanel Cresswell (born 23 January 1990) is an English actress, best 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).[1]
Chanel Cresswell | |
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Born | Chanel Cresswell 23 January 1990 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Aldercar Community Language College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Television | Kelly Jenkins in This is England (2006–2015) Katie McVey in Trollied (2011–13, 2015–18) |
Awards | BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress (2016) |
She has also appeared as Katie McVey in the Sky One sitcom Trollied from 2011 to 2013 and 2015 to 2018.
Early life
Cresswell grew up in Codnor, Derbyshire and attended Aldercar Community Language College.
Career
Cresswell's first role came in 2006 playing Kelly Jenkins in the film This Is England when she was just sixteen years old. 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. She won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the This is England series at the 2016 British Academy Television Awards.
She has also appeared in Casualty, Butterfly,[2] Bale[3] and Wish 143 before playing Hailey in the TV movie Dive.[4] 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.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Love Spreads | Jess | |
2018 | Strangeways Here We Come | Becki | |
Medusa's Ankles | Deirdre | Short film | |
The Agency | Pamela | ||
2017 | Pin Cushion | Belinda | |
My Name Is Lenny | Val | ||
2014 | Bypass | Emily | |
2011 | Cardinal | Lustful Woman | Short film |
Papa | Student | ||
2010 | Dirty Egg | The Girl | |
2009 | Butterfly | Jo | |
Wish 143 | Amy | ||
Bale | Sarah | ||
2006 | This Is England | Kelly Jenkins | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Des | Lesley Mead | ITV mini-series |
Death in Paradise | Tasmin Lewis | BBC One drama series | |
Dracula | Kathleen | BBC One drama series | |
2019 | The Bay | Jess Meredith | ITV drama series |
2018–2020 | On the Edge | Ashley | Three-part drama series |
2018 | The Split | Kelsey | BBC One TV series |
That Girl | Ashley | TV movie | |
2017 | Murdered for Being Different | DC Steph Farley | TV film based on Murder of Sophie Lancaster |
2016 | The Aliens | Paulette | E4 TV series; recurring role |
Vera | Charlie | Guest role | |
2015 | Alt | Cat | TV film |
This Is England '90 | Kelly Jenkins | Mini-series; 4 episodes | |
2014 | Silent Witness | Jill Bond | 2 episodes |
2011–2013, 2015–2018 | Trollied | Katie McVey | Regular role, 56 episodes |
2011 | This Is England '88 | Kelly Jenkins | Mini-series; 3 episodes |
The Case | Julie Prior | 5 episodes | |
Casualty | Liz Roberts | 1 episode | |
2010 | This Is England '86 | Kelly Jenkins | Mini-series; 4 episodes |
Dive | Hailey | TV film | |
References
- "This Is England '86: Meet the cast". Metro. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- "The Television Workshop " Castings". The Television Workshop. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- "Bale". britfilms.com. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- "BBC Two - Dive". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2019.