Jeany obtained a First-Class degree in English Literature from Oxford University in 2004, and completed her training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2007.
Since 2008, Jeany has built a diverse career across television, film, theatre, and radio. She’s best known for starring as Linda Wallander in BBC's Wallander (2008-2015), and has delivered standout performances in Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Man Down, The Interceptor, the BBC miniseries Collateral, and in critically-acclaimed feature film Portraits of Dangerous Women.
Jeany has forthcoming roles in the thriller feature film 'By The Throat', Channel 4 detective drama 'Patience', in the mini-series Inheritance for Sky TV alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jonny Lee Miller, and will be reuniting with Wallander's Kenneth Branagh in upcoming feature film The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde.
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Casualty (BBC)
7th March 2026 - Series 40, Episode 16 - 'Learning Curve: Episode 8'
Iain realises life will never be the same again, Siobhan’s blood runs cold at a discovery, while Dylan steps up for Matty.
Directed by Conor Morrissey
Written by Erin Kubicki.
Click to watch on BBC iPlayer (UK)
Patience (Channel 4)
7th January 2026 - Series 2, Episode 1
When a photographer is found dead with a stake through his heart and his body drained of blood, Patience seeks a logical answer to the vampire-like crime.
Directed by Maarten Moerkerke
Written by Beth Chalmers, Laurent Courtiaud, and Alexandre de Seguins.
Click to watch on All4 (UK)
Perfect Wedding Days
Jeany will reunite with 'Hapless' director Gary Sinyor for an exciting romantic comedy alongside Leah White, Adam Rose and Leon Stuart, filming in Panama in 2026.
Chainbreaker
Jeany will take the lead role in director Rupert Bryan's (The Hike, Bloodline) upcoming action film 'Chainbreaker', starring as Evelyn Lambert, filming in 2025 and 2026.
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