| Jasmine Blackborow | |
| Birth Name: | Jasmine Sky Blackborow |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Hackney, London, England |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
Jasmine Sky Blackborow (born 28 August 1991) is a British actress who began her career in theatre. She played Marie in the first season of the Netflix series Shadow and Bone and Jessica in the film Demon Mind. She appeared in the main cast of the Canal+ and BBC drama series Marie Antoinette.[1]
Blackborow was born in Hackney, East London and grew up in North London.[2] She attended Enfield County School for Girls and then The Latymer School in Edmonton.[3] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of East Anglia and later a Master of Arts in Classical Acting from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[4]
Blackborow made her debut as the doomed Lucy in Bram Stoker's Dracula as adapted by Theresa Heskins for the New Vic Theatre in 2015.[5] She then played Rosie in Rose Lewenstein's play Now This is Not the End at the Arcola Theatre.[6] [7] Her next role saw her play Maid Marion in Hood directed by Jack McNamara.[8] [9] In 2016, she played the younger Maya in Grey Man directed by Robin Winfield-Smith.[10] [11] Blackborow then played Frances in Rodney Ackland's After October.[12] [13] Blackborow took on the roles Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing and Desdemona in Othello at Pop-up Globe in 2017, touring in New Zealand and Australia.[14] She returned to London in 2018 to play Fanny Fairlove / Louisa in J.P. Wooler's rediscovered classics A Winning Hazard.[15]
Blackborow played Kaitlyn in Aamir,[16] a true short film about a boy in an unofficial refugee camp, which was nominated for a Best British Short Film at the BAFTAs.[17] [18] She played Georgie in a short comedy film, Dad Joke by David Abramsky, released in 2019. She next appeared as Heather in Tosca Musk's The Protector. Blackborow was cast as school matron Jane Crowther in School's Out Forever[19] [20]
Blackborow made her television debut as Marie, an Inferni in the first season of the Netflix adaptation of Shadow and Bone.[21] [22] She appeared in the film Daemon Mind.[23]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Swallow | Claudia Kent | Short film |
| 2017 | Aamir | Kaitlyn | Short film |
| 2019 | The Protector | Heather | |
| The Interpreter | Short film | ||
| 2020 | Gutterwitch | Libby | Short film |
| 2021 | School's Out Forever | Matron | |
| The Art of Love | Claire | ||
| 2022 | Daemon Mind | Jessica | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Shadow and Bone | Marie | 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | Marie Antoinette | Lamballe | Main cast | |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen | Lady Charlotte "Charly" Horniman | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dracula | Lucy | New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Now This is Not the End | Rosie | Arcola Theatre, London | |
| Hood | Maid Marion | Theatre Royal, Nottingham | |
| 2016 | Grey Man | Young Maya | Theatre503, London |
| After October | Frances | Finborough Theatre, London | |
| 2017 | Much Ado About Nothing | Ursula | Pop-up Globe |
| Othello | Desdemona | Pop-up Globe | |
| 2018 | A Winning Hazard | Fanny Fairlove / Louisa | Finborough Theatre, London |
| 2022 | Super High Resolution | Anna | Soho Theatre, London |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Binary Witness | Novel by Rosie Claverton |
| 2016 | Goldilocks and the Water Bears: The Search for Life in the Universe | Novel by Louisa Preston |
| The Gift | Novel by Louise Jensen | |
| 2017 | A Monster by Violet | Novel by Laura Wake |
| 2018 | Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding | Novel by Rhys Bowen |
| Friends Like These | Novel by Sarah Alderson | |
| 2019 | The Housemate | Novel by CL Pattinson |
| What She Saw | Novel by Wendy Clarke | |
| Love and Death Among the Cheetahs | Novel by Rhys Bowen | |
| The Empty Nest | Novel by Sue Watson | |
| 2020 | The Fortunate Ones | Novel by Catherine Hokin |
| The Last Mrs Summers | Novel by Rhys Bowen | |
| 2021 | The Downstairs Neighbor | Novel by Helen Cooper |
| The Kitchen Front | Novel by Jennifer Ryan | |
| Regency Buck | Novel by Georgette Heyer | |
| God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen | Novel by Rhys Bowen |