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{{Behind_the_Scenes|title1=Jayd Johnson|main_jobs=[[Actress]]|main_time_period_active=[[2020]]|first_doctor_who_credit=[[The Screams of Terror (serial)|The Screams of Terror]]|image1= |
{{Behind_the_Scenes|title1=Jayd Johnson|main_jobs=[[Actress]]|main_time_period_active=[[2020]]-[[2021]]|first_doctor_who_credit=[[The Screams of Terror (serial)|The Screams of Terror]]|image1=Jayd Johnson.png|last_doctor_who_credit=[[Journey into the Unknown (serial)|Journey into the Unknown]]}}{{Realworld}}'''Jayd Johnson''' (born 18 December 1990) is a Scottish [[actress]] best known for her portrayal of Nicki Cullen in ''River City'' and her BAFTA-winning role as Paddy Meehan in ''The Field of Blood''. |
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'''Jayd Johnson''' (born 18 December 1990) is a Scottish [[actress]] best known for her portrayal of Nicki Cullen in ''River City'' and her BAFTA-winning role as Paddy Meehan in ''The Field of Blood''. |
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Johnson began attending drama classes aged eight and landed her first professional acting job at 11 in the film ''Dear Frankie'', starring Emily Mortimer and Gerard Butler. From the age of 13, Johnson played Nicki Cullen in the Glasgow-set soap opera ''River City''. She left in 2009, after six years, to train at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York before returning to Scotland after being hand-picked for the lead role of Paddy Meehan in BBC Scotland's adaptation of ''The Field of Blood'' for which she won the 2011 BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Television Actor/Actress ahead of co-stars [[Peter Capaldi]] and Ford Kiernan. Johnson reprised the role of Paddy Meehan for ''The Field of Blood: The Dead Hour'' which began filming in Glasgow in November 2012 and was broadcast on [[BBC One]] in [[August]] [[2013]]. |
Johnson began attending drama classes aged eight and landed her first professional acting job at 11 in the film ''Dear Frankie'', starring Emily Mortimer and Gerard Butler. From the age of 13, Johnson played Nicki Cullen in the Glasgow-set soap opera ''River City''. She left in 2009, after six years, to train at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York before returning to Scotland after being hand-picked for the lead role of Paddy Meehan in BBC Scotland's adaptation of ''The Field of Blood'' for which she won the 2011 BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Television Actor/Actress ahead of co-stars [[Peter Capaldi]] and Ford Kiernan. Johnson reprised the role of Paddy Meehan for ''The Field of Blood: The Dead Hour'' which began filming in Glasgow in November 2012 and was broadcast on [[BBC One]] in [[August]] [[2013]]. |
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In [[2019]], Johnson was cast as [[Chrissie Finch]], the new companion for the Sixteenth Doctor. She made her first appearance as Chrissie in [[The Screams of Terror (serial)|''The Screams of Terror'']], the opening story for [[Season 54 (Doctor Who)|Season 54]]. |
In [[2019]], Johnson was cast as [[Chrissie Finch]], the new companion for the Sixteenth Doctor. She made her first appearance as Chrissie in [[The Screams of Terror (serial)|''The Screams of Terror'']], the opening story for [[Season 54 (Doctor Who)|Season 54]]. |
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Jayd Johnson (born 18 December 1990) is a Scottish actress best known for her portrayal of Nicki Cullen in River City and her BAFTA-winning role as Paddy Meehan in The Field of Blood.
Biography
Prior to Doctor Who
Johnson began attending drama classes aged eight and landed her first professional acting job at 11 in the film Dear Frankie, starring Emily Mortimer and Gerard Butler. From the age of 13, Johnson played Nicki Cullen in the Glasgow-set soap opera River City. She left in 2009, after six years, to train at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York before returning to Scotland after being hand-picked for the lead role of Paddy Meehan in BBC Scotland's adaptation of The Field of Blood for which she won the 2011 BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Television Actor/Actress ahead of co-stars Peter Capaldi and Ford Kiernan. Johnson reprised the role of Paddy Meehan for The Field of Blood: The Dead Hour which began filming in Glasgow in November 2012 and was broadcast on BBC One in August 2013.
Work on Doctor Who
In 2019, Johnson was cast as Chrissie Finch, the new companion for the Sixteenth Doctor. She made her first appearance as Chrissie in The Screams of Terror, the opening story for Season 54.
After Doctor Who
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Personal Life
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Selected Credits
Doctor WhoAs Chrissie Finch |