Jessica Hynes
Biography
Jessica Hynes is an English actress, writer and director known for comedy. Born in Lewisham, London, and raised in Brighton, she started out with the National Youth Theatre, making her stage debut in Blitz! in 1990. She played Cheryl in The Royle Family from 1998 to 2010 and was a creator, writer and star of Spaced. A London theater debut in The Night Heron earned an Olivier nomination, and a Broadway transfer of The Norman Conquests brought a Tony nomination. On television she won a BAFTA for W1A and another for There She Goes, and took a Royal Television Society award for Years and Years. Her film credits include Swing Kids (1993), The Baby of Mâcon (1993), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Magicians (2007) and Son of Rambow (2007). She voiced Mafalda Hopkirk for the Harry Potter film The Order of the Phoenix (2007), and directed her first feature, The Fight, in 2017.
53years old
Turns 54 on October 30in 17 days
- Born Lewisham
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Tallulah Jessica Elina Stevenson (birth name)Also credited as Jessica Stevenson
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 32 years1993 to 2025
Genres
First and latest
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First role
Hynes belonged to the National Youth Theatre company as a teenager, and her stage debut came with that company in 1990 in Lionel Bart's Blitz!.
A change of course
Early in her career, Hynes formed a comedy double-act with Katy Carmichael, a future co-star on Spaced. The pair called themselves the Liz Hurleys.
Jessica Hynes movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Debbie Isitt directed two of these films. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Olivia Colman's page
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Debbie IsittDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2012
All films by Debbie Isitt
Also two films together21 more actors
- Ralph FiennesHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and The Baby of Mâcon (1993)
- Brendan GleesonPaddington 2 (2017) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Simon PeggBurke and Hare (2010) and Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Hugh GrantPaddington 2 (2017) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
- Martin FreemanConfetti (2006) and Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Nick FrostSeize Them! (2024) and Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Julie WaltersPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- Ben WhishawPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- Rafe SpallSwallows and Amazons (2016) and Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Peter SerafinowiczPudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014) and Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Will PoulterDeath of a Unicorn (2025) and Son of Rambow (2007)
- Alison SteadmanRoald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020) and Confetti (2006)
- Jason WatkinsNativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012) and Confetti (2006)
- Ben MillerPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- Georgia KingChalet Girl (2011) and Burke and Hare (2010)
- Kathryn HunterHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and The Baby of Mâcon (1993)
- Marc WoottonNativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012) and Confetti (2006)
- Sarah HadlandMagicians (2007) and Confetti (2006)
- Samuel JoslinPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- Madeleine HarrisPaddington in Peru (2024) and Paddington 2 (2017)
- Robert WebbMagicians (2007) and Confetti (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jessica Hynes's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.8 billion
14 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 14 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$938M51.9% of the total
- 2$290M16.1% of the total
- 3$265M14.7% of the total
- 4$211M11.7% of the total
- 5$39M2.2% of the total
- 6$16M0.9% of the total
- 7$14M0.8% of the total
- 8$11M0.6% of the total
$20.4 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Six awards and honors from 1999 to 2019, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2019 | Best Female Comedy Performance | There She Goes | Won |
| 2015 | Best Female Comedy Performance | W1A | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Twenty Twelve | Won |
| 2009 | Theatre World Special Award | Won | |
| 2001 | British Comedy Awards 2001 | Won | |
| 1999 | British Comedy Awards 1999 | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.