Jodie Comer ( KOH-mər; born 11 March 1993) is an English actress of screen and stage. Her accolades include two British Academy Television Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and two nominations for a… Jodie Comer ( KOH-mər; born 11 March 1993) is an English actress of screen and stage. Her accolades include two British Academy Television Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and two nominations for a Golden Globe Award.
Comer gained recognition for appearing in the series My Mad Fat Diary (2013–2015) and Doctor Foster (2015–2017), and starred in the drama miniseries Thirteen (2016). From 2018 to 2022, Comer played sociopathic assassin Villanelle in the BBC America spy thriller television series Killing Eve, winning a BAFTA Television Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. For playing Sarah, a healthcare assistant, in the television film Help (2021), she won another BAFTA Television Award.
Following a successful television career, Comer appeared in film roles. She has appeared in the action comedy film Free Guy (2021), historical drama The Last Duel (2021), The Bikeriders (2023), the environmental thriller The End We Start From (2023) and horror film 28 Years Later (2025). In 2022, Comer made her West End theatre debut in Suzie Miller's one-woman play Prima Facie, which earned her an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. The play transferred to Broadway in 2023 to similar acclaim.
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