{{short description|British actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Jo Hartley | image = Jo Hartley in 2021.jpg | caption = Hartley at BIFA in 2021 | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required if adding EXACT DATE OF BIRTH for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->{{birth based on age as of date|48|2020|5|1}} | birth_place = Oldham, England | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2004–present | spouse = }}
'''Jo Hartley''' (born <!-- Valid citation required if adding EXACT DATE OF BIRTH for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->{{birth based on age as of date|48|2020|5|1|noage=yes}})<ref>{{cite news |last=Charlesworth |first=Antonia |date=2020-05-01 |title=Jo Hartley: serving the story |url=https://www.bigissuenorth.com/features/2020/05/jo-hartley-serving-the-story/ |work=The Big Issue North |quote=... says the 48 year old. |access-date=2025-03-02}}</ref> is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the films ''Dead Man's Shoes'' (2004), ''This Is England'' (2006), ''The Young Victoria'' (2009), ''Torvill & Dean'' (2018), ''Slaughterhouse Rulez'' (2018), ''Eddie the Eagle'' (2016), ''Sweetheart'' (2021), and ''Bank of Dave'' (2023). Television credits include ''This Is England '86'' (2010), ''Not Safe For Work'' (2015), ''In My Skin'' (2018), ''After Life'' (2019–2022), ''Mandy'' (2021), ''Das Boot'' (2022), ''Death In Paradise'' (2023), ''Passenger'' (2024), and ''Adolescence'' (2025).
==Early life and education == Hartley was born in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Lancashire, England, and brought up in a working-class family, attending North Chadderton School in Chadderton.<ref name="manc">{{cite web|url= http://www.manchestersfinest.com/arts/cinema/northern-soul/ |title=30 minutes with 'This is England' actress Jo Hartley |publisher= manchestersfinest.com |year=2011 }}</ref> She started acting at the age of 11 in her school production of ''The Sound of Music'' as Gretel Von Trappe.<ref name="manc"/>
She joined Oldham Theatre Workshop, developing her acting skills until the age of 17, when she stopped acting to work at British Aerospace on a Youth Training Scheme. She worked as a secretary there for two years before leaving to join Japan Airlines as a flight attendant.<ref name="comedy"/>
In her mid-twenties, Hartley left the aviation industry to pursue a career as an actor.<ref name="metropol">{{Cite web |url=http://www.themetropolist.com/tv/interviews-tv/interview-jo-hartley-star-england-90/ |title= Interview: Jo Hartley, star of This Is England '90 |publisher= themetropolist.com |year=2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171018163340/http://www.themetropolist.com/tv/interviews-tv/interview-jo-hartley-star-england-90/ |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="mimic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/an-interview-with-jo-hartley-the-mimic-s2 |title=An interview with Jo Hartley – The Mimic S2 |publisher= Channel 4 |year=2014 }}</ref> Hartley returned to England, in London studying at the Questors Theatre in Ealing, where she studied method acting and Stanislavski's system until landing her first film role in 2004.<ref name="metropol"/>
==Career== Hartley had her debut film role in the 2004 Shane Meadows directed Crime Drama Thriller film ''Dead Man's Shoes'' as 'Marie'.<ref name="metropol"/><ref name="dead">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dead-mans-shoes-0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917194528/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dead-mans-shoes-0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 September 2018 |title=Dead Man's Shoes |publisher=BBFC |year=2018 }}</ref> She went on to appear in many British productions, including films such as ''Northern Soul'' and ''Me and Her'' both in 2004; ''Terra Firma'' and ''Flushed'' in 2008; and ''The Crossing'', ''Janet and Bernard'' and ''I Don't Care'' in 2014. Hartley has been a character actor in many TV films and TV series since 2004, with her most notable roles in ''This Is England '86'', ''This Is England '88'' and ''This Is England '90'', the follow-on TV mini-series to the film. In movies Hartley has appeared in ''This Is England'' (2006) as Cynthia,<ref name="comedy"/><ref name="metropol"/> and the feature film ''The Young Victoria'' in 2009, with Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend.<ref name="comedy"/><ref name="metropol"/>
In 2016 Hartley appeared as Janette, Eddie's mother in the film ''Eddie the Eagle'' appearing alongside Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman.<ref name="scot">{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/interview-jo-hartley-1431645 |title=Jo Hartley interview |publisher= scotsman.com |year=2018 }}</ref> She co-starred in the David Cross series ''Bliss'' opposite Heather Graham as one of two partners of a fraudulent travel writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenixmag.co.uk/article/jo-hartley-is-a-brilliantly-british-actress-but-her-cultural-influences-span-from-italy-to-japan/|title=Jo Hartley Is a Brilliantly British Actress – But Her Cultural Influences Span from Italy to Japan |publisher= phoenixmag.co.uk |date=2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-bliss-review-britbox-david-cross-20180815-htmlstory.html|title=Bliss Review|work=LA Times|date=2018}}</ref> Hartley also appeared in the comedy horror film ''Slaughterhouse Rulez'', alongside Asa Butterfield and Simon Pegg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/slaughterhouse-rulez-review-cast-simon-pegg-nick-frost-horror-comedy-a8612281.html |title=Slaughterhouse Rulez review: A wildly scattergun British horror comedy |publisher=independent.co.uk|date=2018|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/slaughterhouse-rulez-review-cast-simon-pegg-nick-frost-horror-comedy-a8612281.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
After a successful pilot episode, Hartley played the role of Bethan's mum, Katrina, who has bipolar disorder in the BBC series ''In My Skin'' which aired on BBC1 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/06/28/43425/bbc_orders_a_dark_comedy_about_a_teen_and_her_mentally_ill_mum|title=BBC orders a dark comedy about a teen and her mentally ill mum|work=Chortle|access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> In April 2020, Hartley returned as June in the second series of Ricky Gervais's ''After Life''.<ref name="after">{{Cite web|url= https://www.heyuguys.com/tony-way-jo-hartley-ricky-gervais-after-life-series-2/ |title=Exclusive: Tony Way and Jo Hartley on the genius of Ricky Gervais and After Life: Series 2 |publisher=heyuguys.com|date=2020}}</ref>
In January 2021, Hartley joined the Rising Star Award jury of the EE British Academy Film Awards to select the shortlist for the 2021 award, alongside Alicia Vikander, Naomi Ackie and several other prominent figures of the industry.<ref name="rising">{{Cite web|url= https://www.heyuguys.com/alicia-vikander-naomi-ackie-jo-hartley-join-2021-bafta-ee-rising-star-award-panel/ |title=Alicia Vikander, Naomi Ackie & Jo Hartley join 2021 BAFTA EE Rising Star Award Panel |publisher=heyuguys.com|date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> In November 2021, Hartley was nominated for the BIFA for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Tina in the Marley Morrison directed British drama film ''Sweetheart''.<ref name="bifa1">{{Cite web|url= https://www.bifa.film/awards/2021/winners-nominations/#Best-Supporting-Actress |title=BIFA 2021 Winners and Nominations |publisher=bifa.film|date=2021}}</ref><ref name="sweet">{{Cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bifa-2021-nominations-belfast-boiling-point-1235041066/ |title=British Independent Film Awards: ‘Belfast,’ ‘Boiling Point’ Lead Nominations|publisher=hollywoodreporter.com|date=November 3, 2021}}</ref>
In December 2021, Hartley had a guest-role appearance in the BBC's ''Mandy'' Christmas special—''We Wish You A Mandy Christmas'' alongside Diane Morgan and Johnny Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/mandy-christmas|title=We Wish You A Mandy Christmas|website= bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|access-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, Hartley landed a recurring role in four episodes of series 3, of the Sky One German U-boat series ''Das Boot'', alongside Tom Wlaschiha.<ref name="boot">{{cite web|url= https://www.skygroup.sky/article/cast-and-first-look-images-revealed-for-series-three-of-sky-original-das-boot-as-filming-commences |title= Cast and First Look Images Revealed for Series Three of Sky Original Das Boot, as filming commences |website=skygroup.sky |date=December 3, 2020}}</ref>
In 2023, Hartley starred as 'Nicola', wife of Burnley banker Dave Fishwick (played by Rory Kinnear) in the film ''Bank of Dave'', released on Netflix in January 2023.<ref name="dave">{{cite web|url= https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/bank-of-dave-netflix-movie-everything-we-know-so-far-12-2022/|title=‘Bank of Dave’ Netflix Movie: January 2023 Release Date|website= whats-on-netflix.com|date=December 21, 2022}}</ref>
In April 2024, Hartley played the lead character in the British comedy film ''Swede Caroline''.<ref name="swede">{{cite web |title=Jo Hartley searching for her stolen marrows in Swede Caroline |url=https://avingagiraffe.com/2021/08/22/jo-hartley-searching-for-her-stolen-marrows-in-swede-caroline/ |access-date=September 2, 2021 |publisher=avingagiraffe.com |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902165539/https://avingagiraffe.com/2021/08/22/jo-hartley-searching-for-her-stolen-marrows-in-swede-caroline/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |} ===Film=== [[File:Jo Hartley 2021.png|thumb|Jo Hartley in ''Sweetheart'' 2021]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role |- |rowspan=3|2004 |''Dead Man's Shoes''<ref name="dead"/> |Marie |- |''Northern Soul'' (short film)<ref name="manc"/> |Jo Sherbert |- |''Me and Her'' (short film) |Coleen |- |2006 |''This Is England'' |Cynthia |- |2007 |''Bigboy_74'' (short film) |Woman |- |rowspan=2|2008 |''Terra Firma'' (short film) |Debbie<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/jo-hartley-michael-smiley-we-went-to-the-house-he-has-in-france-to-work-on-a-screenplay-we-ended-up-10505998.html Jo Hartley & Michael Smiley], ''The Independent'', 19 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2017</ref> |- |''Flushed'' (short film) |Mrs Mop |- |2009 |''The Young Victoria'' |Landlady |- |2010 |''Soulboy'' |Monica |- |rowspan=2|2011 |''Inbred''<ref name="manc"/> |Kate |- |''At Dusk'' (short film) |Woman |- |rowspan=3|2012 |''Up There'' |Margaret |- |''When the Lights Went Out'' |Jeanette |- |''Ill Manors'' |Carol |- |rowspan=3|2014 |''The Crossing'' (short film) |Juliet |- |''Janet and Bernard'' (short film) |Janet |- |''I Don't Care'' (short film) |Mandy |- |2015 |''Sea Change'' (short film) |See awards<ref name="Christian"/> |- |rowspan=5|2016 |''Eddie the Eagle'' |Janette Edwards<ref name="comedy"/> |- |''David Brent: Life on the Road'' |Pauline Gray |- |''Prevenge'' |Midwife |- |''Gibberish'' (short film) |Mother |- |''Access All Areas'' |Libby |- |rowspan=2|2018 |''Slaughterhouse Rulez'' |Babs Wallace |- |''Torvill & Dean''<ref name="torvill">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-07-24/torvill-and-dean-itv-drama-biopic-cast-confirmed/ |title=Torvill and Dean ITV Drama Biopic cast confirmed |publisher=Radio times |year=2018 }}</ref> |Betty Torvill |- |2021 |''Sweetheart'' | Tina |- |2023 |''Bank of Dave''<ref name="dave"/> | as Nicola Fishwick |- |2024 |''Swede Caroline''<ref name="swede"/> | Caroline |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2007 | ''Recovery'' | Vicky Nathan | rowspan=2|Television film |- | rowspan=2|2009 | ''Crying with Laughter'' | Karen |- | ''Casualty 1900s'' | Anna Baker | 2 episodes |- | rowspan=3|2010 | ''Pulse'' | Loz Westmoor | Television film |- | ''This Is England '86'' | Cynthia | 4 episodes |- | ''Moving On'' | Natalie | 1 episode |- | rowspan=4|2011 | ''Waterloo Road'' | Laura Taylor | 1 episode |- | ''Stolen''<ref name="manc"/> | April Harris | Television film |- | ''The Jury'' | Ann Skailes | 5 episodes |- | ''This Is England '88'' | Cynthia Fields | 3 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Coming Up'' | Mandy Slade | 1 episode: "Postcode Lottery" |- | rowspan=2|2013 | ''Law & Order: UK'' | Lindsey Donovan | 1 episode |- | ''Privado'' | Sally | 3 episodes |- | 2013–2014 | ''The Mimic'' | Jean | 11 episodes<ref name="mimic"/> |- | rowspan=2| 2015 | ''Not Safe for Work'' | Angela | 6 episodes<ref name="comedy">{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/not_safe_for_work/interview/jo_hartley/ |title=Not Safe For Work – Jo Hartley Interview |publisher= comedy.co.uk |year=2011|accessdate=18 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="c4">{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/jo-hartley-interview-for-not-safe-for-work-i |title=Jo Hartley interview for Not Safe for Work |publisher= Channel 4 |year=2015|accessdate=18 October 2017}}</ref> |- | ''This Is England '90'' | Cynthia Fields | 4 episodes<ref name="metropol"/> |- | 2016 | ''Vera'' | Grace | 1 episode: "Tuesday's Child" |- | 2018 | ''Bliss'' | Denise Larkspur | 6 episodes |- | 2018–2021 | '' In My Skin'' | Katrina Gwyndaf | Main role<ref name="bbc3">{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/news/5153/in_my_skin_series/ |title=In my skin series |publisher= comedy.co.uk |year=2018 }}</ref> |- | rowspan=2|2019 | ''Don't Forget the Driver'' | Mel | Episode 4 |- | ''Temple'' | Professor Kirby | Episode 5 |- | 2020 | ''Sick of It'' | Lillie | 1 episode<ref name="sick">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-01-08/sick-of-it-season-2-review/ |title=Sick of It season 2 review: Karl Pilkington's superb series finds the profound in the mundane |publisher=radiotimes.com |year=2020 }}</ref> |- | 2019–2022 | ''After Life'' | June | Recurring series 1; main role series 2–3; |- | 2021 | ''The Cleaner'' | Maggie | 1 episode 1.6 |- | 2021 | ''Mandy'' | Mrs Carter; Flower seller | Christmas Special ''We Wish You a Mandy Christmas'' |- | 2022 | ''Das Boot '' | Daisy Swinburne | Season 3 – 4 episodes<ref name="boot"/> |- | 2023 | ''Death In Paradise'' | Raya West | Season 12 episode 2<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/01/13/death-in-paradise-season-12-episode-2-cast-robert-webb-jo-hartley-joplin-sibtain/ |title=Death in Paradise Season 12 Episode 2 Cast: Meet the Guest Stars |publisher=hitc.com |year=2023 |access-date=14 January 2023 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114001002/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/01/13/death-in-paradise-season-12-episode-2-cast-robert-webb-jo-hartley-joplin-sibtain/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2024 | ''Passenger'' | Linda Markel | 6 episodes |- | 2025 | ''Adolescence'' | Mrs. Fenumore | 1 episode 1.2 |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref |- |align=center|2015 |International Christian Film & Music Festival |Best Actress – Short film |align=center|''Sea Change'' |{{win}} |style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Christian">{{cite web|url=https://www.internationalcff.org/2015-winners/|publisher=internationalcff.org|title=ICFF 2015 Winners |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366846/awards |publisher=IMDB (index source only) |title=Jo Hartley Awards |access-date=15 March 2022}}</ref> |- |align=center|2017 |Underwire Film Festival |Best Actor |align=center|''Gibberish'' |{{nom}} |style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="awards"/> |- |align=center|2021 |British Independent Film Awards |Best Supporting Actress |align=center|''Sweetheart'' |{{nom}} |style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="bifa1"/><ref name="sweet"/><ref name="awards"/> |- |align=center|2024 |National Film Awards UK |Best Actress |align=center|''Swede Caroline'' |{{nom}} |style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="awards"/> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.contactmusic.com/jo-hartley Jo Hartley] at Contactmusic * {{IMDb name}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hartley, Jo}} Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century English actresses Category:Actresses from Oldham Category:English film actresses Category:English television actresses Category:People educated at North Chadderton School