{{short description|Welsh actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Jade Croot | image = Jade Croot Sundance 2025.jpg | caption = Croot in 2025 | occupation = Actress | education = Merthyr Tydfil College | television = ''The Accident'' | years_active = 2013-present }} '''Jade Croot''' is a Welsh stage, television and film actress, and former child actress. Her film roles include ''Rabbit Trap'' (2025).
==Biography== From Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, she was educated at Merthyr College and attended Mark Jermin Stage School from the age of 12 years-old. At 16, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2013, she could be seen in an early film role in science-fiction film ''The Machine''. In 2019, she had a television role as Leona Bevan in ''The Accident'' alongside Sarah Lancashire and Mark Lewis Jones for Channel 4.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/the-accident-jade-croot-channel-17130565 | website=Walesonline|accessdate=29 Sep 2025|title= The Accident: Who is Jade Croot the actress who plays Leona Bevan in the Channel 4 drama?|date=23 October 2019|first=Kathryn|last=Williams }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/calista-davies-steeltown-murders-bbc-26927345|website=Walesonline|accessdate=29 Sep 2025|title=Steeltown Murders star 'didn't know what was going on' after lifechanging call|first=Sam|last=Cook|date=23 May 2023}}</ref> That year, Croot played the role of Princess Adda in the Netflix series ''The Witcher''.<ref>{{cite web|website=Refinery29|url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/12/9068048/when-is-witcher-netflix-geralt-yennefer-ciri-timeline|accessdate=29 Sep 2025|title= Just How Many Timelines Are At Play In Netflix’s The Witcher?|date=20 December 2019}}</ref>
Her television and film roles include Pauline Floyd in true-crime series Steeltown Murders for BBC One in 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/15/steeltown-murders-review-the-hunt-for-the-saturday-night-strangler-could-not-be-more-timely-tv |website=The Guardian|accessdate=29 Sep 2025|title= Steeltown Murders review – the hunt for the Saturday Night Strangler could not be more timely TV |first=Lucy|last=Mangan|date=15 May 2023}}</ref> as well as ''The Serpent Queen'', 2024 biblical epic ''Mary'', and 2025 action romance film ''Sacrifice''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/11/charli-xcx-yung-lean-join-chris-evans-aanya-taylor-joy-romain-gavras-movie-sacrifice-1236166511/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=29 September 2025|title= Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich, Charli XCX, Rapper Yung Lean & More Join Chris Evans & Anya Taylor-Joy In ‘Sacrifice’ With Filming Underway In Europe|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=November 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://collider.com/mary-of-nazareth-movie-images/|website=Collider|accessdate=29 Sep 2025|title= Mary of Nazareth Becomes the Star of Her Own Film in ‘Mary’ First Look Images|date=15 October 2024}}</ref>
She appeared in a leading role as The Child alongside Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen in 2025 folk horror film ''Rabbit Trap''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/horror-movies/rabbit-trap-review-horror-movie-dev-patel-audio-sound-folk-horror-rosy-mcewen-jade-croot|website=Paste Magazine |title= Rabbit Trap Thrums on a Mesmerizing but Alienating Wavelength|first=Jim|last=Vorel |date=September 8, 2025 |accessdate=29 Sep 2025}}</ref> For her role in the film she was long-listed for the British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=16 October 2025|website=Screen Daily|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/bifa-breakthrough-performance-longlist-includes-lollipop-brides-actors/5209974.article |title=Bifa breakthrough performance longlist includes ‘Lollipop’, ‘Brides’ actors|first=Ben|last=Dalton|date=16 Oct 2025}}</ref> She was named a ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2025-jade-croot-actress/5209249.article|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=29 September 2025|title=Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Jade Croot (actress)|date=25 Sep 2025}}</ref> She has an upcoming role in ''The Death of Robin Hood'' alongside Hugh Jackman.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddg81v46e4o|website=BBC News|accessdate=7 Feb 2026|title=I cried after meeting Hugh Jackman, says Welsh actor |date=5 Feb 2026|first=Beth Alaw|last=Williams}}</ref>
==Partial filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''The Machine'' | Mary | Film |- | 2019 | ''The Accident'' | Leona Bevan | 4 episodes |- | 2019 | ''The Witcher'' | Princess Adda | |- | 2023 | ''Steeltown Murders'' | Pauline Floyd | 3 episodes |- | 2023 | ''The Serpent Queen'' | Edith | 4 episodes |- | 2024 | ''Mary'' | Sarah | Film |- | 2025 | ''Rabbit Trap'' | The Child | Film |- | 2025 | ''Sacrifice'' | Louise | Film |- | 2026 | ''The Death of Robin Hood'' | |Post-production |}
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