Jessica Hynes

Jessica Hynes is exactly the sort of talent I champion. She does not merely act funny, she writes too, helping create and pen Spaced before delivering memorable turns in Twenty Twelve, W1A and The Royle Family. Winning the BAFTA for Best Female Comedy Performance twice is no fluke, it is the mark of someone with both comic instinct and craft. To me comedy is the hardest discipline, demanding wit and timing in equal measure, so a performer who also shapes the script earns my deepest respect. She strikes me as a guardian of that dry, intelligent British humour I treasure most.

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Name (English)

Jessica Hynes

Name (Japanese)

ジェシカ・ハインズ

Reading

じぇしか・はいんず

Born

November 15, 1972 (age 53)

Origin

Lewisham, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / comedian / screenwriter / writer / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

High school

Dorothy Stringer High School

Awards & achievements

• 1999 British Comedy Awards 1999
• 2001 British Comedy Awards 2001
• 2009 Theatre World Special Award
• 2013 Royal Television Society Programme Awards
• 2015 British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance
• 2019 British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance

• Official sitehttp://www.jessicahynes.co.uk/
• Xhttps://x.com/jefficahoons
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica%20Hynes
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q259679

Tags

• actor
• comedian
• screenwriter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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