Daisy Jelley

Jelley grew up in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Her mother is a hairdresser, while her father sells hair products and performs in local music gigs. She has a sister and a brother.^[1] Jelley attended Rydens Enterprise School^[2] and then Hurtwood House, completing her A Levels in 2018.^[3][4] She also joined the Elmbridge Youth Theatre.

When she was 10, Jelley convinced her parents to let her sign with Kids London. Then in 2013 at age 13, Jelley was scouted by Select Model Management at Clothes Show Live.^[5]

Jelley began uploading videos to TikTok in late 2019, and has since amassed over 1 million followers on the platform and tens of millions of views.^[6] She appeared in music videos for Cassa Jackson^[7] and HRVY in 2020 and 2021, as well as the short film Better Get Better with Aliyah Odoffin. She landed modeling gigs with the likes of Coach,^[8] Charlotte Tilbury, Tommy Hilfiger, Miss Selfridge, and Pepe Jeans with Brooklyn Beckham.^[9]

In 2023, Jelley made her feature film debut as Gemma in How to Have Sex, which premiered at Cannes and won the Prix Un Certain Regard, as well as her television debut in an episode of the Acorn TV series London Kills. This was followed in 2024 by roles as Amber in the Amazon Prime film How to Date Billy Walsh^[10][11] and Poppy Hepple-Cartwright the Netflix series Geek Girl starring Emily Carey.^[12] She also appeared in the VR miniseries The Faceless Lady.^[13] In 2025, Jelley appeared in Nick Cassavetes' Marked Men: Rule + Shaw.

Jelley is set to star opposite Annie Murphy in the Netflix teen drama Poser.^[14] She also has an upcoming role in the horror film Feed alongside Clinton Liberty and Niamh McCormack.^[15]