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Daisy Jessica Edgar-Jones (born May 24, 1998) is a British actress. She began her career with the television series Cold Feet (2016–2020) and War of the Worlds (2019–2021).

Edgar-Jones gained wider recognition for her starring role in the miniseries Normal People (2020), which earned her nominations for a British Academy Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2022, she starred in the comedy-thriller film Fresh, the mystery film Where the Crawdads Sing, and the crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven for which she received another Golden Globe nomination.

Early life and education[]

Daisy Edgar-Jones[1][2] was born on May 24, 1998[3] in the borough of Islington, London. Her Northern Irish mother, Wendy Edgar-Jones, is a former drama film editor (Sharpe; the 1999 serial version of Oliver Twist); she currently works in real estate. Her Scottish father, Philip Edgar-Jones, is director of Sky Arts and head of entertainment at Sky. Prolific in television, he was awarded an OBE for service to the Arts and Television in the 2023 New Year Honors List.[4] Daisy grew up in Muswell Hill, London, and first acted in a school play in Year 2.[5] She attended The Mount School for Girls and Woodhouse College[6] before being admitted to the National Youth Theatre.[7] She studied with the Open University.[8]

Career[]

After appearing in the 2016 Outnumbered Christmas Special on BBC One, at 17, Edgar-Jones was cast as Olivia Marsden in ITV's comedy drama Cold Feet alongside James Nesbitt.[9] In 2018, she appeared as Jessica Thompson in Silent Witness,[10] and in independent coming-of-age feature film Pond Life directed by Bill Buckhurst.[11][12] She was in the National Youth Theatre production of The Reluctant Fundamentalist.[13]

Edgar-Jones had a recurring role as Delia Rawson in 2019 BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack.

Edgar-Jones played Emily Gresham for the first two seasons of War of the Worlds opposite Gabriel Byrne and Elizabeth McGovern.[14] In May 2019, it was announced that Edgar-Jones had been cast in the main role of Marianne alongside Paul Mescal as Connell in the Hulu and BBC Three series Normal People, an adaptation of the novel by Sally Rooney.[15][16]

Edgar-Jones starred in the February 2020 revival of Albion at the Almeida Theatre,[17] which was recorded and later broadcast by the BBC that August.[18] She appeared on British Vogue's 2020 list of influential women.[19]

Her first post-Normal People project, the thriller dark-comedy film Fresh, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.[20]

In 2022, Edgar-Jones had the starring role in the film adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens[21][22] and also starred in Dustin Lance Black's true crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven, an adaptation of Jon Krakauer's book of the same name.[23] She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.[24]

Edgar-Jones was cast in the lead role for the upcoming film, Twisters, a sequel to the 1996 film Twister set to be released in July 2024.[25]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Pond Life Cassie
2022 Fresh Noa
Where the Crawdads Sing Catherine "Kya" Clark
2024 Twisters TBA Filming[26]
TBA On Swift Horses Muriel Post-production[27]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016–2020 Cold Feet Olivia Marsden Recurring role
2016 Outnumbered Kate Christmas TV special
2017 Silent Witness Jessica Thompson 2 episodes
2019 Gentleman Jack Delia Rawson 2 episodes
2019–2021 War of the Worlds Emily Gresham Main role
2020 Normal People Marianne Sheridan Main role
2022 Under the Banner of Heaven Brenda Wright Lafferty Main role

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Venue(s) Notes
2017 The Reluctant Fundamentalist April Yard Theatre, London, England
2020 Albion Zara Almeida Theatre, London, England

Awards and nominations[]

Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2020 Normal People Gold Derby TV Awards Breakthrough Performer of the Year Nominated [28]
2021 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film [29]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries [30][31]
AACTA International Awards Best Actress in a Series [32]
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actress [33]
RTS Programme Awards Actor (Female) [34]
British Academy Television Awards Best Actress [35]
2022 Fresh Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards Best Actress [36]
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie [37]
Under the Banner of Heaven Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie [37]
Herself 75th Locarno Film Festival Leopard Club Award Won [38]
2023 Under the Banner of Heaven Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress - Television Limited Series/Motion Picture Nominated [39]

References[]

  1. ↑ Lupupa, Jill (February 25, 2022). "Who is Daisy Edgar-Jones? What film is she set to star in next". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved on July 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ Mullan, Emma (April 20, 2021). "Photo: Dublin boutique discovers Daisy Edgar-Jones wore their clothes in Normal People". FM104. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved on July 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Daisy Edgar-Jones: Age, Height & Dating Details Of 'Normal People' Actress". Capital FM. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved on July 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ Lamont, Tom (February 26, 2022). "Daisy Edgar-Jones on life after Normal People: 'Should I be living it up more? Is this how our 20s are supposed to be?'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved on February 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ Munankar, Vidita (March 15, 2019). "RRR: Know all about Daisy Edgar Jones who plays the female lead opposite Jr NTR in SS Rajamouli's next". PinkVilla. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved on October 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Woodhouse Drama student Daisy gets Cold Feet". Woodhouse College (January 9, 2017). Archived from the original on December 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ Paskett, Zoe (8 August 2017). "Actor Daisy Edgar-Jones: 'It's good to play a character unlike myself... I'm usually cast as the smiley one!'". Ham & High. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ Fitch Little, Harriet (March 16, 2020). "Meet the Charismatic Stars of the Highly-Anticipated Normal People Adaptation". Vogue. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved on March 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ Hanna, Oife (January 28, 2019). "Who Is Daisy Edgar-Jones? 'Cold Feet's Olivia Got Her Training In One Of The UK's Best Drama Institutions". Bustle. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved on September 25, 2022.
  10. ↑ Dowell, Ben (February 18, 2019). "Meet the cast of Cold Feet". Radio Times. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved on July 14, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Cast & Crew". Pond Life. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved on November 15, 2019.
  12. ↑ Nyayapati, Neeshita (March 14, 2019). "Everything you need to know about Daisy Edgar Jones, the British actress playing the female lead opposite Jr NTR in RRR". The Times of India. Archived from the original on March 19, 2019. Retrieved on February 3, 2020.
  13. ↑ Paskett, Zoe (3 August 2017). "Blue Stockings, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and The Host in NYT trio at The Yard". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved on February 3, 2020.
  14. ↑ "New War Of The Worlds TV series cast, images, plot and more". Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved on February 3, 2020.
  15. ↑ Nolan, Emma (May 30, 2019). "Sally Rooney's Normal People is coming to BBC and Connell and Marianne have been cast". Metro. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved on July 14, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Filming commences for TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling novel Normal People for BBC Three". BBC (May 30, 2019). Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved on July 14, 2022.
  17. ↑ Wood, Alex (February 3, 2019). "Daisy Edgar-Jones: Starring in Normal People was the best way to prepare for my stage debut at the Almeida". Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved on February 3, 2020.
  18. ↑ "BBC to air Albion, starring Victoria Hamilton and Daisy Edgar-Jones, on 16 August". London Theatre (August 6, 2020). Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved on December 19, 2020.
  19. ↑ "The Vogue 25: The Women Shaping 2020". British Vogue (August 7, 2020). Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved on August 10, 2020.
  20. ↑ Cuby, Michael (February 15, 2022). "Daisy Edgar-Jones & Sebastian Stan go on a date from hell in 'Fresh' trailer". Nylon. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved on February 20, 2022.
  21. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (October 21, 2020). "'Where the Crawdads Sing': 'Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones Set As Lead In Film Adaptation From 3000 Pictures, Hello Sunshine & Sony". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved on July 14, 2022.
  22. ↑ Hyland, Véronique (December 17, 2020). "Daisy Edgar-Jones On Tackling Yet Another Literary Heroine". Elle. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved on December 19, 2020.
  23. ↑ Otterson, Joe (June 25, 2021). "Andrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones to Star in FX on Hulu Series 'Under the Banner of Heaven' From Dustin Lance Black". Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved on June 24, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Golden Globes 2023: Nominations List". Variety (December 12, 2022). Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved on December 12, 2022.
  25. ↑ Kroll, Justin (March 17, 2023). "Daisy Edgar-Jones To Star In 'Twisters' For Amblin And Universal Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved on March 17, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Parts Of Downtown Oklahoma City Transform Into NYC For New Twister Movie". KWTV-DT (May 10, 2023). Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved on May 12, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Diego Calva to Star in Historical Drama 'On Swift Horses'". The Wrap (February 28, 2023). Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved on February 28, 2023.
  28. ↑ Montgomery, Daniel (September 16, 2020). "2020 Gold Derby TV Awards winners: 'Schitt's' sweeps, 'Succession' succeeds, Reese Witherspoon rules and much more". Gold Derby. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved on November 30, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Golden Globes 2021: The Complete Nominations List" (3 February 2021).
  30. ↑ Giliberti, Luca (18 January 2021). "2021 Critics' Choice TV Awards: Full List of Nominations by Shows".
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  34. ↑ "Nominations announced for the RTS Programme Awards 2021" (2 March 2021). Retrieved on 2 March 2021.
  35. ↑ "Television - 2021". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
  36. ↑ Anderson, Erik (1 July 2022). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' sweeps HCA Midseason Film Awards, Austin Butler named Best Actor".
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Schneider, Michael (7 July 2022). "'Severance,' 'Ted Lasso' Lead Streaming Nominees for 2nd Annual HCA TV Awards".
  38. ↑ Balaga, Marta (7 August 2022). "'Normal People' Star Daisy Edgar-Jones on 'Where the Crawdads Sing' and the 'Strangeness' of Stardom" (in en-US).
  39. ↑ "Winners & Nominees 2023" (in en).


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