Jessica Kelly Siobhan Ryan Bio

Jessica Kelly Siobhan Reilly, an English actress. For her performance in After Miss Julie at Donmar Warehouse (2003-2004) she was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award. Her credits in TV and film include Eden Lake (2008), Sherlock Holmes (2009), and Yellowstone. Reilly was the daughter of Jack Kelly (retired police officer) and Chessington's hospital receptionist mom. She was a student at Tolworth Girls' High School in Kingston where she was a student of the drama course for GCSE. Her parents are Irish. Reilly wrote to Prime Suspect's producers , asking for work. Six months after, she was able to audition for a part on Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circle. The episode was broadcast on ITV, 7 May 1995. In 1996, she was featured in an episode of the Carlton UK Television period drama series "Bramwell" playing an unrequited, young wife, Kathleen Le Saux. Six years later, she appeared with Helen Mirren in the film The Last Orders.Her first professional appearance was followed by a number of parts that were performed on the English stage. She collaborated with Terry Johnson on four productions: Elton John’s Glasses (1997), The London Cuckolds (1998), The Graduate (2000) and Piano/Forte (2006). Johnson wrote Piano/Forte for her and said, "Kelly is possibly the most natural, dyed-in the-wool deep-in-the bone actress I've collaborated with." Reilly declared that Karel Reisz was the person who taught her the most effective way to perform. He was her director in The Yalta Game, Dublin 2001. She stated "He was my masterclass. Without that play I don't know how I would have accomplished what I did with Miss Julie.