Jodie Samantha Steele (born 25 March 1991) is an English stage actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for playing Heather Chandler in the UK Off West End and West End premiere of Heathers in 2018 and Katherine Howard in the UK tour of Six in 2019.
Early life and education Steele is from Basingstoke and attended Brighton Hill Community School. She graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2013.
Career Steele played Heather Chandler in the UK premiere of the musical Heathers, alongside Carrie Hope Fletcher as Veronica and Jamie Muscato as JD. The show opened in 2018 at The Other Palace and then moved to the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Steele reprised the role for a limited run in the musical's Off-Broadway revival at New World Stages, temporarily taking over for McKenzie Kurtz from October to November 2025. Steele reprised the role for a limited engagement from 19 December through the end of January 2026 following Kurtz's official departure from the production.
In February 2022, Steele was part of But I'm a Cheerleader at the Turbine Theatre in the role of Kimberly/Hilary.
In 2023 Steele joined the cast of Bonnie & Clyde as Blanche, for its transfer to the Garrick Theatre. The show had a sold-out concert run, starring Jordan Luke Gage and Frances Mayli McCann, before opening at the Arts Theatre and then moving to the Garrick.
Theatre credits +YearTitleRoleTheatre2013Bare: the MusicalIvyGreenwich Theatre2014FameCarmen DiazUK Tour2015Jesus Christ SuperstarSoul Girl/First Cover Mary MagdaleneUK Tour Legally Blonde Margot Kilworth House Theatre2016The War of the WorldsEnsembleDominion Theatre2016-2017WickedStandby ElphabaUK Tour2018Heathers the MusicalHeather ChandlerThe Other Palace & Theatre Royal Haymarket2019-2020SixKatherine HowardUK Tour 2021Hair The Musical in ConcertSheila FranklinTurbine Theatre, London Palladium and Mayflower Theatre (Southampton)Heathers the MusicalHeather ChandlerTheatre Royal Haymarket2021-2022Gatsby: the MusicalDaisy BuchananSouthwark Playhouse2022But I'm a CheerleaderKimberly/Hilary VandermuellerTurbine Theatre 2023Bonnie & ClydeBlanche BarrowGarrick TheatreBat Boy: The MusicalShelly ParkerLondon Palladium 2025Picture You DeadRoberta KilgoreUK TourHeathers: The MusicalHeather ChandlerNew World Stages
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2015Jodie Steele: When I Look in the MirrorHerselfMusic Video2018All Together NowHerself (contestant)TV series (series 1)2018MythVideo2020The Barn PresentsTV Series (1 episode)2021All About CaseyEvieTV Series (1 episode)2022EmmerdaleReceptionistTV Series (1 episode)2022EastEndersJennyTV Series (2 episodes)2022Professor TKaterina KaminskaTV Series (1 episode)2023Empress ClawScreamEmpress ClawScreamShort2023Baldur's Gate IIIBlinded Elf / Dalthar (voice)Video Game2024A Merry Royal ChristmasWilhelminain production
References
External links Jodie Steele at Spotlight Bonnie & Clyde the musical