Jane Elizabeth Perry is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her work as Diana Burnwood in the Hitman series, a role she has played in every major release of the series since 2016's Hitman. She is also known for portraying protagonist Selene in 2021's Returnal, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role at the 18th British Academy Games Awards, and Alyssa Ashcroft in the 2026 survival-horror Resident Evil Requiem.
Personal life Perry is of Irish and English descent. Her grandfather Frederic Perry was a cousin of scriptwriter Jimmy Perry. She is currently based in London, UK. She attended the University of Victoria, BC where she studied Theatre and Theatre Arts Management, and Studio 58 where she gained a Diploma in Theatre Acting.
Professional life Perry is a classically trained actress who has worked on stage in both the UK and Canada, in TV series and films. She has also worked as a motion capture artist and as a voice actor. As a voice over artist she is best known for her work in computer games Hitman, Wildlands, Alien: Isolation, Squadron 42 and Dreamfall Chapters, Cyberpunk 2077 and Returnal. She is also heard in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, both in the original and remastred versions.
Her TV credits include: Ransom for CBS, A Royal Winter for Hallmark, The Assets, The Reckoning for ITV, Spooks for BBC, Superstorm for BBC, The X-Files and Millennium for Fox. Her theatre credits include Strange Interlude at the National Theatre, Generous at the Finborough Playhouse, Twelfth Night at the Finborough Theatre, and five years as a lead actress at The Shaw Festival in Ontario, Canada.
Filmography Anime Year Title Role Notes1995Ronin WarriorsKayuraShow1996Galaxy Express 999ShadowFilm, Ocean Studios dub1997Adieu Galaxy Express 999Mimay, Kei YukiFilm1997Grey: Digital TargetNovaFilm1996Dragon Ball ZMrs. BriefShow1998Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' RevengeMei-LingShow
Video games Year Title Role Notes2010Need for Speed: Hot PursuitCars description narrator2011Kinect Disneyland AdventuresVoiceCrysis 2Tara Strickland2012007 LegendsHolly GoodheadNeed for Speed: Most WantedDispatch voiceForza HorizonAnnaHitman: AbsolutionIn-game tutorial and mission narrator2013Crysis 3Tara StricklandNeed for Speed: RivalsDispatch2014Alien: IsolationDiane VerlaineForza Horizon 2AnnaDreamfall ChaptersSister Alessandra / Helena Chang 2015Grey GooM.U.M, additional voices Dirty BombNader SomaMaggie Komorebi / Nadine Masters / Andrea Suther2016HitmanDiana BurnwoodQuantum BreakVoiceSteepMonte Rosa2017Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsKaren BowmanMass Effect: AndromedaAdditional voices2018Lego The IncrediblesJayne JohnsonHitman 2Diana Burnwood2019Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon BreakpointKaren BowmanDLC "Operation: Motherland"2020Cyberpunk 2077Rogue AmendiaresControlAdditional voicesDLC: "AWE"2021Hitman 3Diana BurnwoodReturnalSelene Vassos2022As Dusk FallsSharon Holt2023Baldur's Gate 3MystraRoboCop: Rogue CityGloria LindbergDreamWorks All-Star Kart RacingTigress2025Dead TakeLia CainVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2Lou Graham2026Resident Evil RequiemAlyssa AshcroftSaros Sheridan Bouchard2027Emery Whitman Emberville Unannounced role In production
Films Year Title Role Notes1997Perfect BodyMrs. DarringtonTelevision filmIndefensible: The Truth About Edward BranniganDr. Jan Royce1999Fatal ErrorATM TellerOur Guys: Outrage at Glen RidgeLisa Marie Peterson2005The ScoreDr. Lynne Magnusson2007In the Spider's WebGeraldineTV movie2008How to Lose Friends and Alienate PeopleMrs. Harding2011FosterJune2013World War ZUN delegate2015AshesRebecca Soter2016GeniusJohns Hopkins hospital nurseA Hologram for the KingRubyThe Autopsy of Jane DoeLieutenant WadeFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemFemale customer2017Borg McEnroeKay McEnroeThe BeyondGillianPhantom ThreadMrs. VaughanA Royal WinterJaniceTelevision film
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