Jessica Brown-Findlay
Encyclopedia
Jessica Brown-Findlay is an English actress. She plays the character of Lady Sybil Crawley in ITV
's Downton Abbey
.
Brown-Findlay trained with the National Youth Ballet and the Associates of the Royal Ballet. Aged 15, she was invited to dance with the Kirov at the Royal Opera House
for a summer season.
Jessica attended Furze Platt Senior School
in Maidenhead. At the end of her GCSEs, Brown-Findlay was accepted to a number of ballet schools but chose to go to the Arts Educational School, because of the A-level courses it provided and its pastoral care. She attended for two years and in her second year had three operations on her ankles, the last of which went wrong. Waking up from the anaesthetic, she was told she couldn’t dance anymore.
After encouragement from an art teacher, she applied for and got onto a Fine Art course at St Martin’s
. While there, she took up acting classes. After being seen by a casting agent, she was cast in the lead role of Emelia in the film Albatross
, directed by Niall MacCormick
. She was subsequently cast in an episode of the E4
programme Misfits
and in Downton Abbey
.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a British television period drama series, produced by NBC Universal-owned British media company Carnival Films for the ITV network. The series is set during the late Edwardian era and the First World War on the fictional estate of Downton Abbey in Yorkshire, and features an...
.
Brown-Findlay trained with the National Youth Ballet and the Associates of the Royal Ballet. Aged 15, she was invited to dance with the Kirov at the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
for a summer season.
Jessica attended Furze Platt Senior School
Furze Platt senior school
Furze Platt Senior School is a mixed comprehensive school in Maidenhead.Furze Platt is a specialist mathematics and computing school. The school draws pupils from across Maidenhead, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire and constantly achieves high examination results.-Sixth Form:The school's Sixth Form is...
in Maidenhead. At the end of her GCSEs, Brown-Findlay was accepted to a number of ballet schools but chose to go to the Arts Educational School, because of the A-level courses it provided and its pastoral care. She attended for two years and in her second year had three operations on her ankles, the last of which went wrong. Waking up from the anaesthetic, she was told she couldn’t dance anymore.
After encouragement from an art teacher, she applied for and got onto a Fine Art course at St Martin’s
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...
. While there, she took up acting classes. After being seen by a casting agent, she was cast in the lead role of Emelia in the film Albatross
Albatross (film)
Albatross is a 2011 British coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Niall MacCormick and written by Tamzin Rafn. It stars Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond, Felicity Jones and Jessica Brown-Findlay. The film's premise revolves around a teenage aspiring writer entering the lives of a dysfunctional...
, directed by Niall MacCormick
Niall MacCormick
Niall MacCormick is a British film and television director.-External links:...
. She was subsequently cast in an episode of the E4
E4
E4, E.IV or E-4 may refer to:In entertainment:* E4 , a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland* Every Extend Extra Extreme a video game from Q Entertainment* Entertainment for All video game expo...
programme Misfits
Misfits (TV series)
Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television series about a group of young offenders forced to work in a community service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. The first series started broadcasting on 12 November 2009 on E4, and was...
and in Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a British television period drama series, produced by NBC Universal-owned British media company Carnival Films for the ITV network. The series is set during the late Edwardian era and the First World War on the fictional estate of Downton Abbey in Yorkshire, and features an...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Misfits Misfits (TV series) Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television series about a group of young offenders forced to work in a community service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. The first series started broadcasting on 12 November 2009 on E4, and was... |
Rachel | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.6") |
| Man on a Motorcycle | Girl in bed | short | |
| 2010–present | Downton Abbey Downton Abbey Downton Abbey is a British television period drama series, produced by NBC Universal-owned British media company Carnival Films for the ITV network. The series is set during the late Edwardian era and the First World War on the fictional estate of Downton Abbey in Yorkshire, and features an... |
Lady Sybil Crawley | TV series |
| 2011 | Albatross Albatross (film) Albatross is a 2011 British coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Niall MacCormick and written by Tamzin Rafn. It stars Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond, Felicity Jones and Jessica Brown-Findlay. The film's premise revolves around a teenage aspiring writer entering the lives of a dysfunctional... |
Emelia | Film - first lead role |