Jasmine Jobson

Jasmine Jobson was born 9 May 1995[1][2] in West London, England. Her mum is Greek-Cyprian, her dad is Jamaican.[3] From a very young age (around 6), Jobson showed talent singing by mimicking television stars, so her mother enrolled her to ‘Paddington Arts’,[3] a Youth Arts organisation dedicated to developing talent and creativity in London’s young people,[4] where Jobson honed her talents.[3] As a child Jobson had asked to be separated from her mother by social services and placed into foster care, living in West Drayton for five years.[3] The results prevailed In adulthood though, Jobson taught herself how to channel that aggression and emotions into her acting.[5] When asked by the casting director for 'Top Boy' to show some anger in her audition, Jobson threw a chair across the room, nearly hitting a window, securing her the role in the production.[6]

Jobson joined the Big House Theatre[5] which provides drama-based workshops and training on team building, challenges management and confidence development and focuses on helping young people who have been through the UK’s care system.[7] Maggie Norris, chief executive Big House, described Jobson as an extraordinary talent.[5]

Jobson began her acting career in theatre, performing in plays such as Phoenix: A Girl on Fire and Wild Diamonds[8] at the Hackney Down Studios in 2013.[9] From 2014, Jobson performed in several short films Flea, A Generation of Vipers, and The King, before debuting on television in 2016 as Kia Hopkins in a single episode of Suspects (TV series). [8] Since then she has made minor appearances in The Break (TV series) , Five by Five and Dark Heart (TV series) as Sally Watkins,[8] before landing a main character role in the 2019 Netflix British television crime drama series Top Boy. [10]

In 2020, Jobson stars as Lily in feature film Surge, which premiered in January 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City. [11] Jobson purported to be comfortable in an airport environment, the setting for Surge, as she once worked as a bartender in Wetherspoons at Heathrow's Terminal 2.[6]

• In 2019, Jobson was nominated for and won the Best emerging talent by the MVSA.[12]
• In 2020, Jobson was nominated for British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress[13]

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