Jaime Winstone
Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress, known for playing Becky in the film Kidulthood, playing Kelly in the E4 horror series Dead Set and Lauren in the Sky 1 sitcom After Hours.
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Born | Jaime Margaret Winstone 6 May 1985 Camden, London, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Ray Winstone Elaine McCausland |
Relatives | Lois Winstone (sister) |
Early life and education
Winstone was born in Camden, North London. She is the daughter of actor Ray Winstone and his wife Elaine McCausland. She has two sisters, Lois (born 1982), who is a singer and sometime actress, and Ellie (born 2001). Jaime grew up in Enfield, North London, where she occasionally attended Enfield County School,[1] a local state school.
Her family later moved to Roydon, Essex where she attended Burnt Mill School in Harlow, Essex before going on to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at the performing arts department of Harlow College, Essex. She studied briefly at drama school, before dropping out to pursue her acting career in movies such as Anuvahood and Kidulthood. She has been in a relationship with James Suckling since March 2015 and engaged to him since September 2016. They have one child together,a son named Raymond Suckling, who was born in February 2016.
Film career
Winstone's credits include the films Bullet Boy (2004), Daddy's Girl, Kidulthood (both 2006) and Donkey Punch (2008), the television series Murder Investigation Team, Vincent (alongside her father), Totally Frank, Goldplated and Dead Set and a short film called Love Letters. She was cast in the BBC pilot Phoo Action, but a planned series was cancelled just as filming was about to start.
Winstone sings backing vocals for her sister Lois' band. As an actress, she has appeared in the music video for The Streets' single "When You Wasn't Famous", The Twang's single "Two Lovers", and Hercules and Love Affair's single "Blind". In April 2009, she co-starred with then-boyfriend Alfie Allen in the music video for the Madness single "Dust Devil".
She made her catwalk modelling debut in 2008 for Vivienne Westwood, and in February 2009 she appeared on the front cover of Arena.
She made her stage debut in a Hampstead Theatre revival of The Fastest Clock in the Universe which also played at the Curve theatre, Leicester.[2]
In March 2010, she was announced as a new patron of the East End Film Festival.[3] Winstone stars in the Stealth Media Group-produced thriller film Manor Hunt Ball and based on the novel The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell.[4]
The spring of 2010 also saw Winstone portray Anneli Alderton, one of five women murdered in Ipswich 2006, in the BBC drama Five Daughters. Alderton was the third girl to go missing in December 2006. In the summer of 2014, she filmed the lead role Lauren in Sky 1 comedy drama After Hours.
Politics
In November 2019, Winstone endorsed the Labour Party in the 2019 UK general election.[5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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2004 | Bullet Boy | Natalie | Saul Dibb |
2005 | Love Letter | Tracey | Richard Fenwick |
2006 | Kidulthood | Becky | Menhaj Huda |
2006 | Daddy's Girl | Nina | D.J. Evans |
2008 | Donkey Punch | Kim | Olly Blackburn |
2009 | Boogie Woogie | Elaine | Duncan Ward |
2009 | Eve | Rachel | Jack Davies |
2010 | Made in Dagenham | Sandra | Nigel Cole |
2011 | Anuvahood | Yasmin | Adam Deacon and Daniel Toland |
2011 | Wild Bill | Helen | Dexter Fletcher |
2012 | Elfie Hopkins | Elfie Hopkins | Ryan Andrews |
2013 | uwantme2killhim? | Rachel | Andrew Douglas |
2013 | Powder Room | Chanel | MJ Delaney |
2014 | Love, Rosie | Ruby | Christian Ditter |
2017 | The Last Photograph | Mother | Danny Huston |
2018 | Tomb Raider | Pamela | Roar Uthaug |
2018 | Farming | Lynn | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
2019 | Hurt by Paradise | Janette | Greta Bellamacina |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team | Hannah | Episode No.2.4 |
2006 | Totally Frank | Lisa | 2 episodes |
2006 | Vincent | Gina | Episode No.2.1 |
2006 | Goldplated | Lauren | 5 episodes |
2008 | Phoo Action | Whitey Action | Director: Euros Lyn |
2008 | Dead Set | Kelly | Episodes No.1.1 – 1.5 |
2010 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Sheila Webb | Episode No.12.1 |
2010 | Five Daughters | Annelli Alderton | 3 episodes |
2012 | True Love | Stella | Episode: No. 1.2 |
2013 | Mad Dogs | Mercedes | 3 episodes |
2015 | Cockroaches | Ash | 2 episodes |
2015 | Foyle's War | Vera Stephens | 1 episode |
2015 | After Hours | Lauren | 1 episode |
2017 | Babs | Barbara Windsor | Biopic |
2017 | Joe Orton Laid Bare | Ensemble Orton Cast | BBC Two docudrama |
2018 | Torvill & Dean | Janet Sawbridge | Television film |
2020 | Squad Goals | Narrator | Bbc Three |
References
- Evening Standard (London), 27 February 2006 "The rise of Ray's tough little cookie" by Nick Curtis
- "Winstone to make stage debut at Hampstead". Official London Theatre. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- The Red Pages: Announcing that Jaime Winstone is new East End Film Festival patron
- Creepy, Uncle. (20 April 2010) Stealth Media Group to Host the Manor Hunt Ball Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- Dawson, Brit (25 November 2019). "Jeremy Corbyn, Lily Allen, and M.I.A. launch Labour's Arts for All policy". Dazed. Retrieved 27 November 2019.