Chanel Cresswell (born 23 January 1990) is an English actress, known for playing Kelly Jenkins in the film ''

This Is England ''This Is England'' is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates how their subculture, which has its roots in 1960s West Indies culture, espec ...

'' (2006) and the three subsequent series ''

This Is England '86 ''This Is England '86'' is a 2010 British drama miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, a spin-off from the 2006 film ''This Is England''. Set three years later, it focuses on the mod revival scene rather than the skinhead subcu ...

'' (2010), '' This Is England '88'' (2011) and ''

This Is England '90 ''This Is England '90'' is a 2015 British TV drama mini-series written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne and produced by Warp Films. A spin-off from the 2006 film ''This Is England'', it is also a sequel to the series ''This Is England '86'' an ...

'' (2015). She has also appeared as Katie McVey in the Sky One sitcom ''

Trollied ''Trollied'' is a British sitcom about employees in a fictional supermarket named "Valco", which debuted on Sky One on 4 August 2011 and ended on 23 December 2018. The series was filmed in a purpose-built replica supermarket in the Bottle Yard ...

'' from 2011 to 2013 and 2015 to 2018.

Early and personal life

Cresswell grew up in

Codnor Codnor is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. Codnor is a former mining village and had a population of 3,766 (including Cross Hill) taken at the 2011 Census. It is approximately 12 miles from Derby an ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

and attended Aldercar Community Language College.

Career

Cresswell's first role came in 2006 playing Kelly Jenkins in the film ''

'' when she was sixteen years old. She subsequently appeared as Kelly again in the next three miniseries that followed in September 2010, December 2011 and September until October 2015 which aired on

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. She won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the ''This is England'' series at the

2016 British Academy Television Awards The 2016 British Academy Television Awards were held on 8 May 2016. The nominations were announced on 30 March, with ''Wolf Hall'' nominated for four awards. Winners and nominees Programmes with multiple nominations Most major win ...

. She has also appeared in ''

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'', ''Butterfly'', ''Bale'' and ''

Wish 143 ''Wish 143'' is a 2009 British live action short film. The film's run time is approximately 24 minutes. It was written by Tom Bidwell, directed by Ian Barnes, and produced by Samantha Waite. A terminally ill 15-year-old boy named David is grante ...

'' before playing Hailey in the TV movie ''Dive''. From 2011 to 2013 Cresswell starred in Sky One sitcom ''

'' as Katie McVey, returning to the show in 2015 and continued in this until the final episode in December 2018. She appeared in a main role as Jess Meredith in ITV drama series, ''The Bay'' in March 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Living people 1990 births People from Codnor English film actresses English television actresses Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award (television) winners 21st-century English actresses {{England-film-actor-stub