Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 7 November 1982) is an English actress, known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series Wallander. She has also appeared in the comedy series Man Down and the drama series The Interceptor.
Education Spark studied English literature at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating with a First-Class Honours degree in 2004. She then trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2007.
Career In 2008, Spark played schoolteacher Mercy Chant in the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Spark also took on the role of Linda Wallander, the daughter of the titular character in the BBC One drama Wallander.
In 2011, Spark portrayed Joan Malin in the BBC Four television film Hattie. In 2013, she took the role of the deputy headmistress, Emma, in Man Down, the Channel 4 comedy series. The show lasted for four series.
Spark plays the role of Detective Inspector Kate Gemmill in the 2015 BBC One drama The Interceptor. In 2016, Spark joined the cast of the ITV drama Jericho.
In 2017, Spark took the lead role in the Theatr Clwyd's production of Skylight, a play by David Hare. In 2019, she appeared for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Crooked Dances, a new play by Robin French, as the character Katy Porlock.
In 2018, she appeared as Captain Sandrine Shaw in the BBC Two miniseries Collateral. In 2019, Spark appeared as Kate in the episode "I Am Hannah", of the Channel 4 anthology series I Am....
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2011ShowreelGrace2012Red LightsTraci NorthropWormSusieShort filmIdeal WifeNathalie BurnsShort film2013The Fifth EstateWired Reporter2016As OneAbiShort film2017SumpSallyShort film2024Portraits of Dangerous WomenSteph2025By the ThroatAmyPost-production
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2008LewisJane EvansEpisode: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea"Tess of the D'UrbervillesMercy ChantMiniseries, 3 episodes2008–2015WallanderLinda WallanderMain cast2010SherlockHomeless GirlEpisode: "The Great Game"Mystery!Linda WallanderEpisode: "Wallander, Series II: Faceless Killers"2011HattieJoan MalinTelevision filmShirleyJuhni SullivanTelevision filmLaw & Order: UKJulia AnstissEpisode: "Trial"Death in ParadiseEmilie SaundersEpisode: "Spot the Difference"Black MirrorCamillaEpisode: "The National Anthem"2012A Touch of ClothGemmaEpisodes: "The First Class: Parts One & Two"2013VeraAgnes LennoxEpisode: "Prodigal Son"The Escape ArtistTaraMiniseries, 3 episodes2013–2017Man DownEmmaMain cast2014Line of DutyClaire TindallEpisodes: "The Ambush", "Carly"Da Vinci's DemonsIppolita Maria SforzaMain cast (season 2)2015The InterceptorGemmillMiniseries, main cast2016JerichoIsabella LambtonMain cast2016, 2017Holby CityLauren WilsonEpisodes: "Parasite", "The Hangover"2017Born to KillLaurenMiniseries, 2 episodes2018CollateralSandrine ShawMiniseries, main cast2019I Am...KateEpisode: "I Am Hannah"2022Van der ValkAnouk PrinsensEpisode: "Payback in Amsterdam"The CrownBirt's AssistantEpisode: "Gunpowder"2023HaplessNaomi IsaacsMain cast (series 2)2024Professor T.Tina MorleyEpisode: "The Conference"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerCommander of the SouthEpisodes: "Where the Stars are Strange", "Halls of Stone"Moonflower MurdersSamantha CollinsMiniseries; 3 episodes2026PatienceMarina MurrayEpisode: "Vampire"RachelMiniseries; post-production
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