# Jeany Spark

Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 7 November 1982) 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.

## Education

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.

## Career

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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Showreel | Grace | |
| 2012 | Red Lights | Traci Northrop | |
| 2012 | Worm | Susie | Short films |
| 2012 | Ideal Wife | Nathalie Burns | Short films |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | Wired Reporter | |
| 2016 | As One | Abi | Short films |
| 2017 | Sump | Sally | Short films |
| 2024 | Portraits of Dangerous Women | Steph | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Lewis | Jane Evans | Series 2; Episode 1: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea" |
| 2008 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Mercy Chant | Mini-series; Episodes 2–4 |
| 2008–2015 | Wallander | Linda Wallander | Series 1–4; 10 episodes |
| 2010 | Sherlock | Homeless Girl | Series 1; Episode 3: "The Great Game" |
| 2010 | Mystery! | Linda Wallander | Episode: "Wallander, Series II: Faceless Killers" |
| 2011 | Hattie | Joan Malin | Television films |
| 2011 | Shirley | Juhni Sullivan | Television films |
| 2011 | Law & Order: UK | Julia Anstiss | Series 6; Episode 4: "Trial" |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise | Emilie Saunders | Series 1; Episode 5: "Spot the Difference" |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Camilla | Series 1; Episode 1: "The National Anthem" |
| 2012 | A Touch of Cloth | Gemma | Series 1; Episodes 1 & 2: "The First Class: Parts One & Two" |
| 2013 | Vera | Agnes Lennox | Series 3; Episode 4: "Prodigal Son" |
| 2013 | The Escape Artist | Tara | Mini-series; Episodes 1–3: "Parts 1–3" |
| 2013–2017 | Man Down | Emma | Series 1–4; 24 episodes |
| 2014 | Line of Duty | Claire Tindall | Series 2; Episodes 1 & 2: "The Ambush" and "Carly" |
| 2014 | Da Vinci's Demons | Ippolita Maria Sforza | Series 2; 5 episodes |
| 2015 | The Interceptor | Gemmill | Mini-series; Episodes 1–8 |
| 2016 | Jericho | Isabella Lambton | Episodes 1–8 |
| 2016, 2017 | Holby City | Lauren Wilson | Series 19; Episodes 8 & 23: "Parasite" and "The Hangover" |
| 2017 | Born to Kill | Lauren | Mini-series; Episodes 1 & 2 |
| 2018 | Collateral | Sandrine Shaw | Mini-series; Episodes 1–4 |
| 2019 | I Am... | Kate | Series 1; Episode 3: "I Am Hannah" |
| 2022 | Van der Valk | Anouk Prinsens | Series 2; Episode 3: "Payback in Amsterdam" |
| 2022 | The Crown | Birt's Assistant | Series 5; Episode 8: "Gunpowder" |
| 2023 | Hapless | Naomi Isaacs | Series 2; Episodes 1–8 |
| 2024 | Professor T. | Tina Morley | Series 3; Episode 5: "The Conference" |
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Commander of the South | Series 2; Episodes 2 & 5: "Where the Stars Are Strange" and "Halls of Stone" |
| 2024 | Moonflower Murders | Samantha Collins | Episodes 1, 2 & 5 |