# Emilia Jones

Emilia Annis I. Jones (born 23 February 2002) is a British actress. She is best known for her lead role as a child of deaf adults in the drama film CODA (2021), for which she received a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actress. She is also known for starring in the Netflix adventure series Locke & Key (2020–2022).
Jones began her career as a child actress in West End theatre, Doctor Who (2013) and Utopia (2013–2014). Her earlier films include Brimstone (2016), Ghostland, Two for Joy (both in 2018), and Horrible Histories (2019).

## Early life

Jones was born in London to Welsh singer and presenter Aled Jones and his wife, English circus performer Claire Fossett. She grew up in Barnes with her younger brother Lucas. She attended an improv class run by an agent, through whom Jones was cast in One Day.

## Career

Jones' acting career began in 2010, at the age of eight, when she appeared as Jasmine in the film One Day. She portrayed Alice in the Channel 4 drama Utopia, and later that year played the young Queen of Years Merry Gejelh in the British television series Doctor Who episode "The Rings of Akhaten" (2013). The Boston Standard lauded her for "carr[ying] off her scenes with aplomb" and for "really sell[ing] Merry’s mixture of naivety, knowledge and childlike fear," while the website Zap2It praised Jones' performance as "spot on." She had a small role in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).
In 2011, Jones made her theatrical debut playing the princess Young Fiona in the original production of Shrek the Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. In 2013, she appeared in Rebecca Lenkiewicz's stage adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw as nine-year-old Flora, alternating between two other girls each night. After her performance on press night, she said, "I don’t find it scary, I just find it so much fun... I love every bit of it."
In December 2018, it was announced that Jones was cast as Kinsey Locke, one of the main characters in the Netflix fantasy drama series Locke & Key (2020–2022). The first season was released on 7 February 2020. It was her first main role in a television series. She was attracted to the part because of the prospect of playing two versions of the same character: Kinsey before and after she removes her fear.
In 2021, Jones starred in the Apple TV+ comedy-drama film CODA as Ruby Rossi, the only hearing member of her family who dreams of going to Berklee. For the part, she spent nine months (during production of Locke & Key) learning American Sign Language, while also learning how to operate a professional fishing trawler. Principal photography ran from September 2019 to January 2020. The film premiered on 28 January 2021 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was bought by Apple Original Films for $25 million. It premiered on Apple TV+ on 13 August 2021 and received positive reviews; Jones and co-star Troy Kotsur were critically acclaimed and received several accolades. The film won the award for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards, the first Sundance-premiered film to do so.
Jones has most recently starred in the films Cat Person and Winner, both directed by Susanna Fogel, and Fairyland by Andrew Durham. She will next star alongside Toby Wallace in Charlie Harper by Tom Dean and Mac Eldridge, and in Edgar Wright's The Running Man.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Film roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | English Girl | |
| 2011 | One Day | Jasmine | |
| 2014 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Lottie | |
| 2015 | Youth | Frances | |
| 2015 | High-Rise | Vicky | |
| 2016 | Brimstone | Joanna | |
| 2018 | Ghostland | Young Beth | |
| 2018 | Patrick | Vikki | |
| 2018 | Two for Joy | Violet | |
| 2019 | Nuclear | Emma | |
| 2019 | Horrible Histories | Orla | |
| 2021 | CODA | Ruby Rossi | |
| 2023 | Cat Person | Margot | |
| 2023 | Fairyland | Alysia Abbott | |
| 2024 | Winner | Reality Winner | |
| 2025 | The Running Man † | Amelia Williams | Filming |
Television roles :
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | House of Anubis | Young Sarah Frobisher-Smythe | 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Doctor Who | Merry Gejelh | Episode: "The Rings of Akhaten" |
| 2013–2014 | Utopia | Alice Ward | Recurring role |
| 2014 | Residue | Charlotte Jones | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Anne Cromwell | Episode: "Three Card Trick" |
| 2020–2022 | Locke & Key | Kinsey Locke | Main cast |
| 2025 | Task † | Maeve | Miniseries |
Music videos :
| Year | Artist(s) | Title |
| 2020 | JC Stewart | "I Need You to Hate Me" |

## Discography
### Soundtracks

| Title | Album details |
| Horrible Histories (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Release date: July 26, 2019 Label: Decca, UMG Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| CODA (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film) | Release date: August 13, 2021 Label: Republic, UMG Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### As main artist

| Song | Main artist(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year |
| "The Long Song" | Emilia Jones (feat. The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales) | Murray Gold | Doctor Who: Series 7 (Original Television Soundtrack) | 2013 |

### As featured artist

| Song | Main artist(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year |
| "Psycho" | Liam Jessup (as justliam) | Liam Jessup | N/A | 2021 |

### As songwriter

| Song | Main artist(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year |
| "Through the Phone" | Wild Youth | Conor O’Donohoe Ed Drewett Emilia Jones Pete Hammerton | Forever Girl - EP | 2020 |

## Theatre

| Year | Show | Role | Theatre |
| 2011–2012 | Shrek The Musical | Young Fiona | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| 2013 | Turn of the Screw | Flora | Almeida Theatre |
| 2014 | Far Away | Joan | Young Vic |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2021 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Most Promising Performer | CODA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Breakthrough Performance | CODA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Gotham Independent Film Awards | Breakthrough Performer | CODA | Won |
| 2021 | Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | Best Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Greater Western New York Film Critics Association | Best Breakthrough Performance | CODA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Indiana Film Journalists Association | Best Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Indiana Film Journalists Association | Breakout of the Year | CODA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Youth in Film - Female | CODA | Won |
| 2021 | North Texas Film Critics Association | Best Newcomer | CODA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Online Association of Female Film Critics | Breakthrough Performance | CODA | Nominated |
| 2021 | Utah Film Critics Association | Best Actress | CODA | Won |
| 2021 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Youth Performance | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Breakthrough Performance | CODA | Won |
| 2022 | Austin Film Critics Association | Breakthrough Artist Award | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | British Academy Film Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Chicago Indie Critics | Best Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Georgia Film Critics Association | Breakthrough Award | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Hawaii Film Critics Society | Best Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Hollywood Film Critics Association | Best Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | London Film Critics' Circle | Young British/Irish Performer | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Minnesota Film Critics Alliance | Best Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Music City Film Critics Association | Best Young Actress | CODA | Won |
| 2022 | North Carolina Film Critics Association | Best Breakthrough Performance | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | Online Film and Television Association | Best Youth Performance | CODA | Won |
| 2022 | Online Film and Television Association | Best Female Breakthrough | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Actress | CODA | Nominated |
| 2022 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Breakthrough Artist | CODA | Won |
| 2022 | Seattle Film Critics Society | Best Youth Performance | CODA | Won |