Claudia Jessie
British actress and singer (born 1989)
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Claudia Jessie Peyton (born 30 October 1989), known professionally as Claudia Jessie, is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Eloise Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2020–present). She previously appeared in third series of the BBC One police procedural WPC 56 (2015), series 4 of Line of Duty (2017), the Dave sitcom Porters (2017–2019) and the ITV miniseries Vanity Fair (2018).
30 October 1989[2][3]
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| Born | Claudia Jessie Peyton[1] 30 October 1989[2][3] Moseley, Birmingham, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Early life
Claudia Jessie Peyton was born in Moseley,[4] and grew up on a canal boat.[3] She spent some of her childhood on a council estate in North London[5] and was homeschooled from the age of 14 before returning to Birmingham when she was 17. Her family struggled financially; Jessie described the experiences that came with it, such as bailiffs coming to the door, as traumatic.[3] In addition, her parents split and her father was not around. Her single mother, Dawn, worked cleaning houses to provide for her and her brother.[6][7]
Jessie's mother also worked to afford her ballet lessons at the Challis School of Dance. She was subsequently discovered by student director Hannah Phillips who cast her in several amateur productions.[8] Jessie trained part-time at the Susi Earnshaw Theatre School and spent a year studying with the Birmingham Library Theatre Company.[9] She then signed with an agent in 2012.[4]
Career
2012–2016: Early work
Jessie's first professional acting role was in a short film titled Rosie in 2012. She followed this with appearances in the soap operas Doctors and Casualty.[10] She appeared in an episode of House of Anubis[11] and reprised her role as Sophie Danae in the television film Touchstone of Ra.
Between 2014 and 2016, Jessie starred in the BAFTA-winning CBBC Online web series Dixi as Shari.[12] In 2015, she was cast as WPC Annie Taylor, the lead character in the third series of the BBC One television programme WPC 56.[4][13] She was a guest in Josh, playing the protagonist's love interest. Jessie acted in the 2014 short film Copy That directed by Kingsley Hoskins which won the Best Comedic Short Film award at TSFA in New York.[14] Jessie made her feature film debut as Doris in the 2016 war film Their Finest.
2017–present: Rising popularity and breakthrough
In 2017, she starred as DC Jodie Taylor in series four of Line of Duty on BBC One and Lucy in the Dave sitcom Porters, the latter of which she would return to for its second series. The following year, she played Amelia Sedley in the ITV miniseries adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair.[15][16] She also made a guest appearance in the Doctor Who episode "Kerblam!" in 2018.[17]
In 2020, Jessie began playing Eloise, the fifth Bridgerton child, in the Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton, an adaptation of the Regency romance novels by Julia Quinn.[18] Jessie appeared in Bali 2002 for Stan and 9Network, an Australian drama about the real life 2002 Bali bombings. Jessie portrayed real-life survivor Polly Miller, a newlywed British tourist.[19] For her performance, Jessie was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress. In 2023, Jessie narrated the audiobook The Rebound by Leeanne Slade for Audible Original. It was voted as one of Audible's best books of 2023.[20] In 2025, she played the main role of Maggie Mahon in the Netflix series Toxic Town.[21]
Personal life
Jessie is a vegan and meditates for at least an hour a day. Her aunt introduced her to Nichiren Buddhism, and Jessie has regularly practised it since she was 17 for her mental health.[8][22] She has spoken of her experiences with panic attacks and anxiety since childhood, as well as depersonalisation disorder.[3]
Jessie is a member of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion and considers herself a fan of George Monbiot.[23][1] She does not use social media.[24]
Filmography
| † | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rosie | Rosie | Short films | [25] |
| 2014 | Copy That | Beth | [26] | |
| 2016 | Their Finest | Doris Cleavely/Lily Starling | Also a song performer for "They Can't Black Out the Moon" with Stephanie Hyam and Rachel Portman | [27] |
| 2020 | Night and Day | Freya | Short films | [28] |
| 2024 | Booty | Jane | [29] | |
| TBA | Wegwerf | Young Joyce |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014 | Doctors | Poppy Conroy/Kate Marshall | 13 episodes only | [30] |
| 2013 | House of Anubis | Sophia Danae | Recurring role 2 episodes only |
[31] |
| The Paradise | Mrs. Douglas | Episode: "Episode #2.8" | [32] | |
| Casualty | Jenny Anover | Episode: "Crush Syndrome" | [33] | |
| Anubis Unlocked | Herself | Episode: "The Touchstone of Ra" | ||
| 2014–2016 | Dixi | Shari | Main role 100 episodes only |
[34] |
| 2015 | WPC 56 | WPC Annie Taylor | 5 episodes from season 3 only | [35] |
| Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Mary | Miniseries 4 episodes only |
[36] | |
| Josh | Lucy | Episode: "Suited and Booted" | [37] | |
| Bull | Faye | Miniseries 3 episodes only |
[13] | |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife | Jeanette Su | Episode: "Episode #5.3" | [38] |
| 2017 | Father Brown | Joan Vanderlande | Episode: "The Labyrinth of the Minotaur" | [39] |
| Carters Get Rich | Charity Worker | Episode: "Bad Press" | [40] | |
| Line of Duty | Detective Constable Jodie Taylor | 6 episodes from season 4 only | [41] | |
| Detectorists | Doctor Hoffman | Episode: "Episode #3.2" | [42] | |
| Comedy Blaps | Danielle | Episode: "Furious Andrew" | [43] | |
| 2017–2019 | Porters | Lucy | 9 episodes only | [44] |
| 2018 | Lovesick | Tasha | Episode: "Tasha" | [45] |
| Vanity Fair | Amelia Sedley | Miniseries 7 episodes only |
[46] | |
| Doctor Who | Kira Arlo | Episode: "Kerblam!" | [47] | |
| 2018–2019 | Defending the Guilty | Nessa | Recurring role 5 episodes only |
[48] |
| 2018–2022 | Sunday Brunch | Herself | 2 episodes only | |
| 2018–2023 | The One Show | 4 episodes only | ||
| 2019 | BBC Midlands Today | 2 episodes only | ||
| 2020–2026 | Bridgerton | Eloise Bridgerton | Main role 32 episodes only |
[49] |
| 2021 | SAG Foundation Conversations | Herself | Episode: "Cast Q&A for 'Bridgerton'" | |
| 2022 | Bali 2002 | Polly Miller | Miniseries 4 episodes only |
[50] |
| Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event | Herself | TV special | ||
| 2022–2026 | Entertainment Tonight | 3 episodes only | ||
| 2024 | InStyle: YouTube Channel | Episode: "'Bridgerton' Cast Answers Fan Mail" | ||
| IMDb Originals | Episode: "Does the "Bridgerton" Cast Know Their Own Lines?" | |||
| Good Morning America | Episode: "Stray Kids/Prue Leith/Paul Hollywood/" | |||
| ELLE: YouTube Channel | Episode: "Knowing Me, Knowing You: Luke Newton and Claudia Jessie Talk 'Bridgerton', Accents & More" | |||
| Bustle: YouTube Channel | Episode: "Bridgerton's Claudia Jessie & Luke Thompson Test How Well They Know Each Other" | |||
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Episode: "David Letterman/Claudia Jessie/Norah Jones" | |||
| Royal Television Society: YouTube Channel | Episode: "Claudia Jessie, Hannah Dodd and Jessica Madsen Talk FOBI Over FOMO and Francesca's Debut" | |||
| Texting with theSkimm | Episode: "Texting with Claudia Jessie" | |||
| Vanity Fair: YouTube Channel | Episode: "A Day on the Set of Bridgerton's Season 3 Finale" | |||
| 2025 | Toxic Town | Maggie Mahon | Miniseries 4 episodes only |
[51] |
| Somebody Feed Phil | Herself | 2 episodes only | ||
| 2026 | IMDb Interviews | Episode: ""Bridgerton" Season 4" | ||
| 2026-present | Up to No Good | Hannah | Main role | [52] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ed Sheeran: Under the Tree | Anna | Main role |
Audiobooks
Award nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | British Soap Awards | Best Storyline | Doctors | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Actor Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated | [57] |
| 2025 | Nominated | [58] | |||
| 2023 | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Actress | Bali 2002 | Nominated | [59] |
