Jodie Comer
Birthdate: Mar 11, 1993
Birthplace: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Jodie Comer is most widely known as the villainous Oksana/Villanelle on the hit series, Killing Eve (2018-2022), but has appeared in movie roles displaying her striking versatility, starting with a supporting role in the Morrissey musical biopic, England is Mine (2017), co-written and directed by Mark Gill, and starring Jack Lowden and premiering at the Edinburgh film festival.
Comer had a cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), co-written and directed by J.J. Abrams, and then landed her first co-starring, above-the-title role in director/co-producer Shawn Levy’s action comedy, Free Guy (2021), starring Ryan Reynolds, Lil Rel Howery, and Taika Waititi, and premiering at the Locarno film festival before a good $331.5 million release from the newly reorganized 20th Century Studios.
Comer enjoyed her breakthrough performance in director-producer Ridley Scott’s historical medieval drama for 20th Century Studios, The Last Duel (2021), co-starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, and Ben Affleck and premiering at the Venice Film Festival. The British Independent Film Awards nominated Comer for her lead performance in the end-of-the-world survival movie adapted by screenwriter Alice Birch from Megan Hunter’s novel, The End We Start From (2023), co-starring Katherine Waterston, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Mark Strong, under the direction of Mahalia Belo’s direction, and premiering at the Toronto film festival.
Jodie Comer then co-starred with Austin Butler and Tom Hardy in filmmaker Jeff Nichols’ true-life biker drama, The Bikeriders (2024), based on Danny Lyon’s photography book about the Outlaws MC motorcycle club, which premiered at the Telluride film festival and was released via Focus Features and Universal Pictures. Comer joined the British all-star cast of Cillian Murphy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, and Jack O’Connell for Danny Boyle’s long-awaited sequel, 28 Years Later (2025), co-written by Alex Garland and Boyle, for Columbia Pictures/Sony Releasing.
Comer was cast alongside Hugh Jackman, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, and Noah Jupe in director/writer Michael Sarnoski’s epic about the latter years of Robin Hood, The Death of Robin Hood (date to be announced), produced by Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company and released by A24. Comer starred in director/writer Kenneth Branagh’s psychological thriller, The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde (date to be announced), with Patricia Arquette, Michael Sheen, Tom Bateman, Vicky McClure, and Gemma Whelan, and produced by Maximum Effort and TKBC.
Personal life
Jodie Comer was born and raised in Liverpool, England, by her parents Donna (commuter rail network employee) and James (physiotherapist for Everton FC football club) Comer. Jodie Comer has a younger brother, Charlie. Comer attended St. Julie’s Catholic High School, but even before this period, Comer was studying theater at the Liverpool-based weekend drama school, CALS, and won a competitive monologue performance. Comer never attended university since she was connected by her school’s drama teacher with a (successful) opportunity to audition and perform on a BBC Radio 4 play, launching her acting career at age 14. Comer’s height is 5’ 8”. Comer’s estimated net worth is $4 million.
Known For
Awards
Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Awards (2022); Two-time Winner, Best Actress, BAFTA TV Awards (2019, 2022); Winner, Grand Jury Prize, BANFF World Media Festival Awards (2022); Nominee, Best Lead Performance, British Independent Film Awards (2023); Winner, Best Actress-Drama Series, Emmy Awards (2019); Two-time Nominee, Best Actress-TV Drama, Golden Globe Awards (2020, 2021); Winner, Best Actress, Laurence Olivier Awards (2022); Two-time Nominee, Best Villain/Best Kiss, MTV Movie + TV Awards (2019, 2021); Nominee, Best Female Actor—Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020);
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Jodie Comer Movies
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- 2025 |
28 Years Later
asIsla
A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.
- 2024 |
The Bikeriders
After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.
- 2023 |
The End We Start From
A woman who along with her newborn try to find their way home as environmental crisis that submerges London in flood waters and sees a young family torn apart in the chaos.
- 2022 | National Theatre Live: Prima Facie
- 2021 |
The Last Duel
asMarguerite de Carrouges
The Knight Jean de Carrouges must settle the dispute over his wife Marguerite by challenging his former friend to a duel to the death.
- 2021 |
- 2017 | England Is Mine
Facts About Jodie Comer
All in the Family: Jodie Comer lived with her parents in Liverpool until she was 26 years old.
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