| Jeany Spark | |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1982 |
| Alma Mater: | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Spouse: | Joseph Chance |
Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 7 November 1982) is an English actress, known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series Wallander. The actress has also had significant roles in the comedy series Man Down and the drama series The Interceptor.
Spark studied English literature at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating with a First-Class Honours degree in 2004. She then trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2007.[1]
In 2008, Spark played schoolteacher Mercy Chant in the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D’Urbervilles.[2] Spark also took on the role of Linda Wallander, the daughter of the titular character in the BBC One drama Wallander.[3]
In 2011 Spark portrayed Joan Malin in the television drama film Hattie.[4] In 2013, she took the role of the deputy headmistress, Emma, in Man Down, the Channel 4 comedy series. The show lasted for four series.[5]
Spark plays the role of Detective Inspector Kate Gemmill in the 2015 BBC drama The Interceptor.[6] In 2016, Spark joined the cast of the ITV drama Jericho.[7]
In 2017, Spark took the lead role in the Theatr Clwyd's production of Skylight, a play by David Hare.[8] In 2019, she appeared for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Crooked Dances as the character Katy Porlock, a new play by Robin French.[9]
In 2018, she appeared as Captain Sandrine Shaw in the BBC Two miniseries Collateral.[10] In 2020, Spark was cast as Kate in the Channel 4 drama I am Hannah starring Gemma Chan.[11]
| 2011 | Showreel | Grace | ||
| 2012 | Red Lights | Traci Northrop | ||
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | Wired Reporter | ||
| TBA | Portraits of Dangerous Women | Steph |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lewis | Jane Evans | Episode: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea" | |
| 2008 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Mercy Chant | 3 episodes | |
| 2008–2015 | Wallander | Linda Wallander | 10 episodes | |
| 2010 | Sherlock | Homeless Girl | Episode: "The Great Game" | |
| 2010 | Mystery! | Linda Wallander | Episode: "Wallander, Series II: Faceless Killers" | |
| 2011 | Hattie | Joan Malin | Television film | |
| 2011 | Shirley | Juhni Sullivan | ||
| 2011 | Julia Anstiss | Episode: "Trial" | ||
| 2011 | Death in Paradise | Emilie Saunders | Episode: "Spot the Difference" | |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Camilla | Episode: "The National Anthem" | |
| 2012 | A Touch of Cloth | Gemma | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Vera | Agnes Lennox | Episode: "Prodigal Son" | |
| 2013 | The Escape Artist | Tara | 3 episodes | |
| 2013–2017 | Man Down | Emma | 24 episodes | |
| 2014 | Line of Duty | Claire Tindell | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Da Vinci's Demons | Ippolita Maria Sforza | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | The Interceptor | Gemmill | 8 episodes | |
| 2016 | Jericho | Isabella Lambton | ||
| 2016, 2017 | Holby City | Lauren Wilson | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | Born to Kill | Lauren | ||
| 2018 | Collateral | Sandrine Shaw | 4 episodes | |
| 2019 | I Am... | Kate | Episode: "I Am Hannah" | |
| 2022 | Van der Valk | Anouk Prinsens | Episode: "Payback in Amsterdam" | |
| 2022 | The Crown | Birt's Assistant | Episode: "Gunpowder" | |
| 2023 | The Jewish Enquirer | Naomi Isaacs | 8 episodes |