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Jeany Spark

Jeany Spark

Actor · Born November 7, 1982 (43) · Chelmsford, Essex, England

Jeannette "Jeany" Spark is an English actress, known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series Wallander. The actress has also had significant roles in the comedy series Man Down and the drama series The Interceptor. Born in Chelmsford and raised in Harpenden, 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. 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 television drama 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 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 2020, Spark was cast as Kate in the Channel 4 drama I Am Hannah starring Gemma Chan.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 7, 1982 (43)
From
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Jeany Spark's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
39%
Bonds
21%
Survival
17%
Self
12%
Society
8%
Power
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jeany Spark's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeany Spark's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • By the Throat(2025)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Patience(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Marina Murray

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Moonflower Murders(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Samantha Collins

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Portraits of Dangerous Women(2024)

    as Steph

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Commander of the South

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Van der Valk(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Anouk Prinsens

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • I Am...(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Collateral(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as CPT Sandrine Shaw

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Sump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sally

  • Born to Kill(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lauren

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Birt's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Jericho(2016)

    Show as Isabella Lambton

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Interceptor(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as DI Gemmill

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Escape Artist(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tara

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Man Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 24 episodes · as Emma

  • Showreel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Grace

  • A Touch of Cloth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gemma

  • Line of Duty(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire Tindall · as Claire Tindell

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Red Lights(2012)

    as Traci Northrop

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Camilla

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Juhni Sullivan

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Agnes Lennox

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Hattie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Joan Malin

  • Sherlock(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Homeless Girl

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Wallander(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · as Linda Wallander

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mercy Chant

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Evans

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma McCormack

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1986 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Portraits of Dangerous Women (2024)

$11K worldwide

Highest rated

Wallander (2008)

Midcredits 85th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s6 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.