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.
Jaye Griffiths | |
|---|---|
 Griffiths in 2013 | |
| Born | 24 September 1963 |
| Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
editGriffiths 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] She later returned to Doctor Who through Big Finish Productions as the Eighth Doctor's companion Lady Audacity Montague. 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 |
| 1993–2003 | The Bill | Sally Johnson (originally W.D.S., later D.I. and finally private investigator) | 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 | Season 10, Episode 7: "Sins of the Detective" |
References
edit- ^ a b "Jaye Griffiths – biography". OK!. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Bugs: remembering an ahead-of-its-time tech TV thriller". Den of Geek. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Martin, William (19 February 2015). "'Doctor Who' Season 9's two-part opener guest stars revealed". CultBox. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Casualty – New cast members scrub into Casualty – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Casualty airs Elle Gardner's final scenes as Jaye Griffiths bows out of role". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ William., Shakespeare (2019). The Tragedie of Macbeth. Ktoczyta.pl. ISBN 978-83-8176-688-3. OCLC 1113929269.