Jodie Marie Comer is an English actress of screen and stage. She began her career in an episode of
The Royal Today in 2008. Comer gained recognition for appearing in the series
My Mad Fat Diary (2013â2015) and
Doctor Foster (2015â2017), and starred in the drama miniseries
Thirteen (2016).
From 2018 to 2022, Comer played sociopathic assassin Villanelle in the BBC America spy thriller television series
Killing Eve, winning a BAFTA Television Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. For playing Sarah, a healthcare assistant, in the television film
Help (2021), she won another BAFTA Television Award.