About Jodie Comer

Jodie Comer is an English actress best known for her role as Oksana Astankova in the black comedy thriller “Killing Eve”. This very role has driven her career into a successful path and has gained her a massive following and critical acclaims. For this role, she has won many prestigious awards including an Emmy Award, a British Academy Television Award, and a TV choice award to name a few. 

With this, she has also appeared in series like “My Mad Fat Diary”, “Doctor Foster”, “Thirteen” and “The White Princess” to name a few. 

Jodie Comer’s strong screen presence and alluring looks are some of the reasons for her success in the film industry. 

Quick Infos
Full NameJodie Marie Comer
Date of BirthMarch 11, 1993
Birth PlaceLiverpool, England
OccupationActress
Net WorthUS $100,000 - $1 million

Early Life

Jodie Marie Comer’s full name is Jodie Marie Comer. She was born on the day of March 11, 1993, in Liverpool which lies in Merseyside, England. She completed her high school education from St Julie’s Catholic High School.

Before a talent show, her friends kicked her out of their dance group after she was not able to attend the rehearsals due to family holidays. After not being able to participate as a dancer, she performed a monologue. Her performance was amazing and it caught the attention of their drama teacher.

The teacher made her go audition for a BBC Radio 4 play. It was her first acting job. Her co-stars liked her performance and suggested she get an agent. 

Alongside pursuing her career as an actress, she worked at checkout at Tesco and as a waitress in a bar. 

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Career

Jodie Comer made her first TV appearance in 2008 with the show titled “The Royal Today”. She appeared in one of the episodes of the show as the character Leanne. 

Later, in 2010, she appeared in the role of Ellie Jenkins in the TV show “Holy City” and as Sarah Evans in an episode of “Waterloo Road”.

In 2011, she played Sharna Mulhearne in the miniseries “Justice”.

In 2012, she appeared in five TV shows. In “Doctors”, she played the role of Kelly Lowther. In an episode of “Silent Witness”,  she played the role of Eve Gliston. She also appeared in “Casualty” and ‘Coming Up”. She played the role of Amy in the miniseries “Good Cop”. In 2013, she played the role of Holiday in the short film “In T’Vic”.

In 2013, she appeared in an episode of “Law & Order: UK”. She also played Izzy Rawlins in an episode of “Vera”. 

From 2013 to 2015, she played the role of Chloe Gemmell for 16 episodes of “My Mad Fat Diary”.

In 2014 she appeared in two TV shows, namely “Inspector George Gently” and the miniseries “Remember Me”. 

In 2015, she played the role of Ivy Bolton in the TV film titled “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”. 

From 2015 to 2017, she played the role of Katy Parks in 9 episodes of the show “Doctor Foster”. 

She played the role of Beryl Evans in the miniseries “Rillington Palace” and the role of Ivy Moxam in “Thirteen”.

She played the role of Elizabeth of York for eight episodes of the historical drama titled “The White Princess” in 2017. 

She played the role of Christine in the biographical film “England is Mine” in 2017. 

She bagged the lead role of Oksana Astankova / Villanelle in the TV series “Killing Eve” in 2018. It is her best role to date and has garnered her worldwide fame and critical acclaim.

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Jodie Comer appeared in the short film called “Either way” for the Spanish luxury brand called Loewe in 2019.

She played the cameo role of Rey’s mother in the film “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in 2019.

She appeared in an episode of “Talking Heads” as the character Lesley in 2020.

She is to appear as Milly in the sci-fi action film “Free Guy” in 2020 alongside Ryan Reynolds. The film is still under post-production and is set to release in December. 

She is currently filming for “The Last Duel” in which she plays the character of Marguerite de Carrouges. The film is set to release in 2021. 

Awards

Jodie Comer has bagged 10 awards for her role in “Killing Eve”. She won the Female First Award for “Television Actress of the Year” in 2018. She won the TV Choice Award for “Best Actress” in 2019. She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series”.

She won another TV Choice Award in 2020. 

She won a Broadcast Digital Award in 2019 for “Snatches: Moments from Women’s Lives”.

Personal Life

Jodie Comer has kept her personal life a secret. In a 2018 interview, she stated that she was dating someone from Liverpool. Jodie lives in her parents’ house as it is like an escape from the fictional acting world and takes her back to her roots. 

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Height, Weight, and Age

Jodie Comer stands 1.7 meters or 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 60 kg. 

As of September 2020, Jodie is 27 years old.

Social Media

Jodie Comer is active on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook. As of September 2020, she has 1.6 million followers on Instagram, 129k followers on Facebook. 

Net Worth

As of September 2020, Jodie’s net worth is estimated to be around US$ 100,000 to US$ 1 million. She has made her money from acting in various films and TV shows.

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