Jessica Brown Findlay
Biography
Jessica Rose Brown Findlay is an English actress born on September 14, 1989, in Cookham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. Known professionally as Jessica Brown Findlay, she is recognized for playing Lady Sybil Crawley in the ITV television series Downton Abbey and Emelia Conan Doyle in the British comedy-drama film Albatross. Her further film work includes starring as Beverly Penn in the 2014 film adaptation of the Mark Helprin novel Winter's Tale. The following year, she co-starred in Paul McGuigan's Victor Frankenstein, which was released in 2015. Her professional career encompasses a total of thirty-eight known acting credits in the television and film industry.
Career overview
Jessica Rose Brown Findlay is an English actress born on September 14, 1989, in Cookham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. Professionally known as Jessica Brown Findlay, she has built a recognized acting career across television and film.
In television, she is best known for playing the character Lady Sybil Crawley in the ITV series Downton Abbey. On the big screen, she portrayed Emelia Conan Doyle in the British comedy-drama film Albatross. Her film work also includes starring as Beverly Penn in the 2014 film adaptation of the Mark Helprin novel Winter's Tale. The following year, she co-starred in Paul McGuigan's Victor Frankenstein, which was released in 2015.
Throughout her career, Brown Findlay has accumulated thirty-eight known acting credits. Her professional profile spans various dramatic and comedic roles in both television and feature films, establishing her presence in British and international entertainment productions.
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- Mother Mary (2026) as Tessa
- Playing Nice (2025) as Lucy Lambert
- Sophia (2025)
- Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration (2024) as Self
- Silo (2023) as Charlotte Keene
- Isadora Moon (2023) as Cordelia Moon (Voice)
- The Flatshare (2022) as Tiffany Moore
- Life After Life (2022) as Izzie
- The Hanging Sun (2022) as Lea
- Iris Warriors (2022) as Miss Shaw
- Monster Family 2 (2021) as Fay Wishbone (voice)
- Munich - The Edge of War (2021) as Pamela Legat
- The Banishing (2021) as Marianne
- Brave New World (2020) as Lenina Crowne
- Aftertaste (2020) as Moll
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) as Elizabeth McKenna
- Hamlet (2018) as Ophelia
- Castlevania (2017) as Lenore (voice)
- Harlots (2017) as Charlotte Wells
- The Russell Howard Hour (2017) as Self
- Monster Family (2017) as Fay Wishbone (voice)
- England Is Mine (2017) as Linder Sterling
- This Beautiful Fantastic (2016) as Bella Brown
- Victor Frankenstein (2015) as Lorelei
- The Outcast (2015) as Alice Aldridge
- Winter's Tale (2014) as Beverly Penn
- The Riot Club (2014) as Rachel
- Jamaica Inn (2014) as Mary Yellan
- Lullaby (2014) as Karen
- Labyrinth (2012) as Alais Pelletier Du Mas
- Black Mirror (2011) as Abi Khan
- The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
- Albatross (2011) as Emelia
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Sybil Crawley
- Misfits (2009) as Rachel
- Man on a Motorcycle (2009) as Girl in Bed
- Untitled Peaky Blinders Sequel
- The Two Week Wait as Jessie