Ciara Janson (formerly Janson Zelmerlöw) is an English actress known for playing Nicole Owen in the soap opera Hollyoaks.
Career Janson performed voice acting work as a child, from the age of 18 months, leading Hobson's International, an acting agency, to launch a children's division. Janson became the youngest child to have a regular radio spot in a show named Victoria when she was five years old.
Janson's first major television work was as Nicole Owen on Hollyoaks. Previous parts include the role of Heidi for a BBC radio drama. She left Hollyoaks in September 2006. Janson made her theatrical debut in Bad Blood at the Key Theatre. She made her West End debut in 2009, playing Louise in New Boy at Trafalgar Studios.
Janson is a regular voice on BBC Three, and her radio credits include Disney's adaptation of The Famous Five and various dramas for BBC Radio 4. She also appeared as the Doctor's companion, Amy, in a trilogy of linked Doctor Who audio dramas, beginning with The Judgement of Isskar. She voiced Lucy in the Millimages animated series 64 Zoo Lane, from 1999 to 2000.
She participated as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2025 broadcast on TV4.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 1997–1999 The Forgotten Toys Linda 1999–2000 64 Zoo Lane Lucy 52 episodes 2004–2007, 2019 Hollyoaks Nicole Owen 2005 Hollyoaks: No Going Back 5 episodes2006 Hollyoaks: Back from the Dead Mighty Truck of Stuff Herself 2007 Doctors Patsy Halliwell Episode: "Barbie Girls" 2008 Snog Marry Avoid? POD (Personal Overhaul Device) Voice 2011 Holby City Zoe Clinton Episode: "Oliver Twist"2023Masked Singer SverigeVikingen (Viking)Sources:
Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Faeries Voice 2003 Kaena: The Prophecy Kamou / Roya VoiceEnglish dub 2010 Barbie in A Mermaid Tale Xylie Voice
Stage Year Title Role Notes 2007 Bad Blood Belinda Key Theatre 2008 Cinderella Cinderella Buxton Opera House 2009 New Boy Louise Trafalgar Studios 2010 PopStar! The Musical Belinda Lighthouse Theatre
Radio Year Title Role Notes 1999 Heidi Heidi BBC Radio 4 2006 The Tomorrow People: A Plague of Dreams Annie 2009 The Judgement of IsskarThe Destroyer of DelightsThe Chaos Pool Amy Big Finish Productions 2010–2017 Graceless (series) Amy/Abby (13 audiodramas)2015 The Archive Abby2020 Wicked Sisters (anthology)
Personal life She was married to Swedish singer, Eurovision Song Contest 2015 winner and presenter Måns Zelmerlöw. They became engaged in late 2017. In December 2017, Zelmerlöw revealed to Swedish press that the couple were expecting a child together. A few weeks later he confirmed that they would be having a baby boy. The couple welcomed Albert on 25 May 2018. Janson also has a son (Archie) from a previous relationship. They were married on 5 September 2019 and live in London. On 9 August 2022, it was announced on Instagram that she had given birth to her third son, second with Zelmerlöw, Ossian Matteus Zelmerlöw. In March 2025, Janson filed for divorce and reported physical abuse to the Swedish police, according to Aftonbladet: Ciara said in court in 2025 that she had found cocaine in the couple's shared home several times, according to Expressen.
References
External links
Audio/video Ciara Janson audio showreels (mp3)
Press Interview with Ciara Janson in the Leighton-Linslade Citizen (Leighton Buzzard Observer) from 2006 Ciara Janson (young) in Hello