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

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'' (2006) and the three subsequent series '' This Is England '86'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2015), for which, she won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress in 2016. Other credits include starring as Katie McVey in the

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sitcom ''

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'' (2011–2013, 2015–2018), as

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's '' Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama'' (2022), and as Tammy in the Guy Richie

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television series '' The Gentlemen'' (2024).

Early life

Cresswell born 23 January 1990, in

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. in grew up in

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, Derbyshire, and attended Aldercar Community Language College. Her first experience in acting was in a school play version of

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. While still at school, she joined the Nottingham Television Workshop, where she was successfully auditioned by

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Career

Cresswell's first role came in 2006 as a child actress, playing Kelly Jenkins in the film ''

'' when she was fifteen 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

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

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. She has also appeared in ''

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'', ''Butterfly'', ''Bale'', and '' Wish 143'', before playing Hailey in the TV movie ''Dive''. From 2011 to 2013 Cresswell starred in

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. In 2022, Creswell starred as

in the

two-part courtroom drama alongside

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and

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in '' Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama''. In 2024, she appeared as Tammy alongside

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and Daniel Ings in the Guy Richie

television series '' The Gentlemen''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cresswell, Chanel Living people 1990 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Derbyshire Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award (television) winners English film actresses English television actresses People from Codnor Actors from Amber Valley