Jodie Comer is an award-winning British actress that’s active on-screen and in theatre. Her career breakthrough happened with My Mad Fat Diary (2013–2015) and Doctor Foster (2015–2017).
She received critical praises and accolades for her roles in Thirteen (2016), Killing Eve in 2018 to 2022, Help (2021), Free Guy (2021), and The Last Duel (2021).
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Career
Realizing that she already has a grand desire in acting, Jodie Comer finally got into the industry in 2008 by becoming a guest for The Royal Today.
After that, Jodie then appeared in more TV series for some episodes, such as in Holby City (2010), Waterloo Road (2010), Justice (2011), Doctors (2012), and Casualty (2012).
Later, she then expanded her career by appearing in a popular TV series, Law & Order: UK in 2013.
After spending many years trying acting as a guest for various projects, she then finally got her proper lead role for My Mad Fat Diary, which was aired from 2013 to 2015.
Jodie then made an appearance for a TV movie by BBC One, Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2015).
In the same year, she also appeared in Doctor Foster (2015) and Thirteen (2016), which later earned her a nomination as Best Actress for the 2016 British Academy Television Award.
Her popularity slowly increased, proven by her amazing acting skill in Rillington Place (2016) and The White Princess (2017).
But her huge career breakthrough happened in 2018 when she starred in Killing Eve, a spy thriller series by BBC as Villanelle.
Her villain role in that series later rewarded her with a lot of awards and nominations from 2018 until 2021.
In 2019, Jodie made a cameo appearance for the popular movie, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Rey’s mother.
And she then continued her career by acting in Talking Heads (2020) and also Help (2021).
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Profile
- Real Name: Jodie Marie Comer
- Stage Name: Jodie Comer
- Nickname: Jodie
- Birthday: March 11, 1993
- Birthplace: Liverpool, Merseyside, England
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Nationality: English
- Religion: –
- Profession: Actress
- Education: St Julie’s Catholic High School
- Hobbies: Singing, acting, and dancing
- Facebook: Jodie Comer Official
- Twitter: –
- Instagram: @jodiemcomer
- TikTok: –
- YouTube: –
Height, Weight, & Physical Appearance
- Height: 173 cm (5’8″)
- Weight: 56 Kg (124 lbs)
- Blood Type: –
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Eye Color: Hazel
- Body Measurements: 34-25-35 (Bust -34, Waist -25, and Hips -35 inches)
- Shoe Size: 8 (US)
- Dress Size: 10 (US)
Family
- Father: James Comer
- Mother: Donna Comer
- Brother: Charlie Comer
- Sister: –
Boyfriend & Dating History
James Burke
She’s been dating James, an American who works in the field of technology and according to Jodie, “isn’t in the public eye at all.”
They reportedly met at a party in the summer of 2019, while she’s filming Free Guy in Boston.
She’s known for keeping her relationship life private, so not much is known about their dating life. However, their relationship’s still going on strong.
Net Worth
According to multiple sources, Jodie’s estimated to have accumulated $6 million. Her main source of income comes from acting.
In December 2022, the Daily Mail UK reported that she made nearly £1.4million of annual salary in 2021.
She’s included Heat magazine “The UK and Ireland 30 under 30 rich list” in 2022, at #28, with estimated total wealth of £6.2m.
Bussiness Endeavors
She runs Jodesco Limited, a company whose assets reportedly rocketed last year from £912 thosuand to £2.27million as her career in the entertainment industry blossomed as well.
According to a report by Mirror UK, she’s earning £1.8million in reserves even after counting tax bill and creditors that summed up to £294 thousand.
Controversies
Received Backlashes in Behalf of Her Boyfriend for Allegedly Being a Trump Supporter
In 2020, Jodie Comer left Twitter as she’s harrased by fans who discovered evidences that her American boyfriend was a Trump’s supporter.
She opened up about it on an interview with InStyle, stating that it’s the first she’d “been dragged into something like that,” along with her family.
Facts
- Jodie Comer grew up in the Childwall suburb.
- Her brother, Charlie, is 2 years younger than herself.
- Jodie Comer made a good friendship with Katarina Johnson-Thompson, an Olympic athlete.
- She already fell in love with theatre during her childhood years.
- She once joined CALS, a local weekend drama school, when she was just 11 years old.
- Jodie loves singing, acting, and dancing.
- She also once performed a monologue about Hillsborough Disaster at the 2006 Liverpool Performing Arts Festival.
- During secondary school, Jodie once was expelled from a dance team by her friends because she couldn’t attend the rehearsal.
- Jodie was one of The Most Influential Girls of 2018 by British Vogue.
- She also entered the lists of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in 2019.
- Her ideal type is…
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Movies
- The Last Duel (2021), as Marguerite de Carrouges
- Free Guy (2021), as Millie Rusk / Molotov Girl
- Help (Channel 4 | 2021), as Sarah
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), as Rey’s Mother
- Either Way (2019), as Madam
- England Is Mine (2017), as Christine
- Lady Chatterley’s Lover (BBC One | 2015), as Ivy Bolton
- In T’Vic (2013), as Holliday
- The Last Bite (2012), as Marcie
TV Series
- Talking Heads (BBC One | 2020), as Lesley
- Killing Eve (BBC | 2018-present), as Oksana Astankova / Villanelle
- Snatches: Moments From Women’s Lives (2018), as Linda
- The White Princess (Starz | 2017), as Elizabeth of York
- Rillington Place (BBC One | 2016), as Beryl Evans
- Thirteen (BBC Three, BBC Two | 2016), as Ivy Moxam
- Doctor Foster (BBC One | 2015-2017), as Kate Parks
- Remember Me (BBC One | 2014), as Hannah Ward
- Inspector George Gently (BBC One | 2014), as Justine Leyland
- My Mad Fat Diary (E4 | 2013-2015), as Chloe Gemell
- Vera (ITV | 2013), as Izzy Rawlins
- Law & Order: UK (ITV | 2013), as Jess Hayes
- Coming Up (Channel 4 | 2012-2013), as Cat Sullivan and Gemma
- Casualty (BBC One | 2012), as Maddy Eldon
- Good Cop (BBC One | 2012), as Amy
- Silent Witness (BBC | 2012), as Eve Gilston
- Doctors (BBC One | 2012), as Kelly Lowther
- Justice (BBC One | 2011), as Sharna Mulhearne
- Waterloo Road (BBC One | 2010), as Sarah Evans
- Holby City (BBC One | 2010), as Ellie Jenkins
- The Royal Today (ITV | 2008), as Leanne
Awards
- Indiana Film Journalists Association 2021 – Best Actress – The Last Duel
- TV Choice Awards 2020 – Best Actress – Killing Eve
- Broadcast Digital Awards 2019 – Best Short-Form Drama – Snatches: Moments from Women’s Lives
- Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Killing Eve
- TV Choice Awards 2019 – Best Actress – Killing Eve
- British Academy Television Awards 2019 – Leading Actress – Killing Eve
- Female First Awards 2018 – Television Actress of the Year – Killing Eve
Nominations
- Satellite Awards 2021 – Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film – Help
- British Academy Television Awards 2021 – Leading Actress – Killing Eve
- Golden Globe Awards 2021 – Best Actress – Television Series Drama – Killing Eve
- Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Killing Eve
- British Academy Television Awards 2020 – Leading Actress – Killing Eve
- Golden Globe Awards 2020 – Best Actress – Television Series Drama – Killing Eve
- Critics Choice Awards 2020 -Best Actress in a Drama Series – Killing Eve
- British Academy Television Awards 2017 – Best Actress – Thirteen
- TV Choice Awards 2016 – Best Actress – Thirteen
Quotes
“My first professional audition was for a radio play in Manchester. That was the first audition that I got. It was my first paid job, which I think was, like, £150, and I thought it was megabucks.”
“It’s going to be very, very different from ‘The White Queen.’ Rather than it being a follow-up, I think ‘The White Princess’ is definitely a standalone show.”
“It’s so nice when you go on to a job and you’ve worked with someone before.”
“With acting, you have to just tell the truth in each moment.”
“You do have to challenge yourself. I think scared is a good thing.”
“I feel particularly passionate about being a part of ‘Rillington Place’ because I’ve never had a job where I’ve felt so much responsibility and I’ve had to handle something with so much delicacy, because this story and these people were real.”
“I don’t know if it’s the way I’ve been brought up or if it’s because I spend so much time away that I appreciate being at home so much.”
“I love characters who can rile an audience so much – it means you’ve done your job well.”
“I always find with dramas that the more that’s left to the imagination of the audience, the better.”
“I feel, in drama, you don’t need to be fed everything. Even though sometimes when you watch, you want to know what happened and you want to see it, I feel like sometimes it’s so much stronger to see the effects that those actions have had.”
“I find if my character is more glamorous, I become more conscious of what I look like.”
“I just love making people laugh.”
“I was a natural drama queen when I was younger. I was always doing impersonations and showing off.”
“There’s something refreshing about going into filming and not brushing your hair, letting your toenails chip, drawing darker circles under your eyes.”
“I think everything happens for a reason.”
“I’m a big believer in fate, and it’s working out well so far.”
“When you get scripts and you really enjoy reading them, you know it’s a good project.”
“I came off Snapchat. I was done with it… I think I spent too much time on it.”
“You have to be confident enough to pick yourself up and go to 30 meetings and be told no every time and not take that to heart.”
“I’d love to do something where I have to completely transform. Or something that is very physical and would test me with discipline in that way. Something that I’d maybe have to train for.”
“I feel like when you perform in a period drama, it’s so easy to transform yourself into someone else because the costumes are so different.”
“Liverpudlians have an amazing sense of humour, and they’re very loyal and warm. All my family and friends are there, so when I’m not filming, I like to go back and catch up with everyone. We’re a very close family.”
“When you wear the costumes in a period drama, you already feel like a different person – the clothes make you stand differently, change your posture, the way you walk. You really have to have stamina – you have two hours in hair and makeup, and then another hour to remove all that.”
“In ‘The White Princess,’ the women are leading the story, and they’re holding everything together. It’s definitely a world of women’s empowerment.”
“I think, in history, we often see a false representation of women. The men are always the successors and, supposedly, of their own merit, which I don’t believe to be to true.”
“A lot of things in my career have happened by chance.”
“I grew up watching Keira Knightley films nonstop, and I always admired period dramas and just everything that goes into it.”
“Emotions fascinate me, just being able to express myself through acting. I love that. And I think, in everyday life, you’re always trying to repress your emotions. Like if you’re sad, you don’t want to show it to someone else.”
“I don’t think talent or an instinct for acting is something you can teach.”
“I’d always wanted to do costume drama, but period dramas often become very wooden. Just because they’re born in the 1400s, all of a sudden people start losing their sense of humour or their personalities.”
“My mum used to always say to me, ‘What’s meant for you won’t pass you by,’ and it’s true. If I didn’t get something, it wasn’t meant for me.”
“I used to sing when I was into local theatre but gave it up to concentrate on dance.”
“I don’t speak any other languages, which I’m kind of ashamed about, actually.”
“As an actor, you have to find reasons why your character made her decisions, and you have to empathise with her.”
“To read a piece of material from a period drama told from the woman’s perspective is just so unique.”
“Watching ‘Morvern Callar’ was a game changer for me.”
“I’d done acting at a local drama school on Saturdays. I just enjoyed it. It never entered my mind I could possibly do it for a career.”
“A movie that makes me cry every time is ‘Billy Elliot.’ That scene where he’s dancing in the hall, and his dad walks in. And the first time his dad can see how amazing he is dancing, but he’s so conflicted with kind of his own feelings towards it. Oh, it’s so emotional.”
“I’m constantly learning with each new job, especially about people, which is important for playing characters.”
“I know who I am, I know my truth and that’s good enough for me.”
“There could be an instance where a male director may lose his temper and shout and tell people what to do, and everyone will just go, ‘Okay, it’s the way he is.’ And if a woman was to do that, it would be, ‘Who does she think she is?'”
“[on sexism in the industry] It’s crazy to think that it is still going on. It plays on my mind when I’m on set and I think, ‘Wow, there are only two women in this room’-as in the crew. You usually get a lot of women on makeup and costumes, but as for crew, sometimes you only get two women, and you’re like, ‘This is a real thing.'”
“Within everyday sexism, it’s hard – there’s the obvious things where you go into an audition room and it’s not very welcoming or you’re met with a certain attitude.”
“[on Killing Eve’s pasta scene] For one scene I had to eat pasta all day for nine hours and I literally didn’t go to the toilet for two weeks.”
“I think everything happens for a reason.”
“I am beyond excited to be working with the BBC as part of the cast of ‘Thirteen.'”
“A movie that makes me cry every time is ‘Billy Elliot.’ That scene where he’s dancing in the hall, and his dad walks in. And the first time his dad can see how amazing he is dancing, but he’s so conflicted with kind of his own feelings towards it. Oh, it’s so emotional.”
Jodie Comer is one of the most influential actresses in the acting industry. She never gets tired to explore and improve her acting skill from time to time.