Jenna Coleman

Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 27 April 1986) is an English actress, whose roles include Jasmine Thomas in Emmerdale (2005–2009), Clara Oswald in Doctor Who (2012–2015, 2017) and Queen Victoria in Victoria (2016–2019). She has received accolades including nominations for an International Emmy Award, as well as for the BAFTA Cymru and BAFTA Scotland Awards. She made her film debut with a small role in the American superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and made appearances on diverse British period miniseries, including Titanic (2012) and Death Comes to Pemberley (2013). Coleman led the crime miniseries The Cry (2018), The Serpent (2021) and The Jetty (2024). She portrayed Johanna Constantine in the Netflix fantasy drama series The Sandman (2022–2025). Coleman's other film appearances include Neil Maskell's dark comedy Klokkenluider (2022), and Jamie Childs' thriller Jackdaw (2023). On stage, Coleman appeared as Ann Deever in the 2019 revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. She made her West End debut starring in the 2023's revival of Sam Steiner's Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, alongside Aidan Turner. Coleman has voiced video game characters, including Melia Antiqua in the Xenoblade franchise.