Jaye Griffiths (born 24 September 1963) is a British actress. After playing Ros Henderson in the BBC series Bugs and D.I. Sally Johnson in the ITV procedural drama The Bill, she landed the role of Elizabeth Croft in the BBC soap opera Doctors. She has since portrayed roles including Janet Mander in Silent Witness, Elle Gardner in Casualty and its spin-off series Holby City, and Yavalla in The Outpost. In 2025, she joined the cast of Emmerdale.
Life and career Griffiths trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Since her graduation, she has appeared in many television dramas, including a starring role as Ros Henderson in the BBC series Bugs, which ran for four series. She can often be found in police or hospital dramas, where she has appeared in The Bill, Doctors, Always and Everyone, Instinct, and Silent Witness. Her other credits include Between the Lines, Drop the Dead Donkey, Kingdom and Skins. She has also presented two BBC Schools television series, Watch and Storytime.
In 2015, she guest starred in an episode of the medical drama Holby City. She played Jac in two episodes of the ninth series of Doctor Who. She later returned to Doctor Who through Big Finish Productions as the Eighth Doctor's companion Lady Audacity Montague. Griffiths played consultant Elle Gardner in Casualty from 2016 to 2019. Griffiths has also starred in theatre productions of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, where she played the role of Lady Macbeth. In 2025, it was announced that Griffiths had joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She made her first appearance as Celia Daniels later that year.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1987Damon and Debbie ZoeA Killing on the Exchange DianaMain role1988Hard CasesShirleyRecurring roleRockliffe's BabiesNurse RogersEpisode: "Easy Meat"1990London's BurningCustomer1 episode1991EastEndersSecretary2 episodes1992Moon and SonRitaEpisode: "Star of Fortune"Harry Enfield's Television ProgrammePrincess Flora1 episodeUnderbellyJanet1 episode1992–1993Between the LinesMolly CopeRecurring role 1993Peak PracticeDr. Rhiann LewisEpisodes: "Roses Around the Door" and "Impulsive Behaviour"MaigretTaniaEpisode: "Maigret and the Night Club Dancer"Drop the Dead DonkeyJillEpisode: "The New Newsreader"CasualtySheena WhiteheadEpisode: "Kill or Cure"1993–1995, 2003The Bill DI Sally JohnsonMain role 1994Love HurtsLaverneRecurring roleAnna LeeTania JonesEpisode: "Diversion"1995The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show1 episode1995–1999BugsRoslyn 'Ros' HendersonMain role1998–1999Unfinished BusinessTaniaMain role2000Care ElaineTelevision film2001–2002Weirdsister CollegeJenny WendleMain role2002Always and EveryoneRuth ColeRecurring role2003Silent WitnessDI Jane Hurst Episode: "Running on Empty, Part 2"2004The Deputy Angela Platt MPTelevision filmHolby CityLilly MortonEpisode: "Pastures New"2005Rocket ManCarla FernandezEpisode: "Freefall"2006DoctorsDr. Elizabeth CroftRegular role2007InstinctD.S. Shakia BartonMain role2008Criminal JusticeHelen MarloweRecurring role2008–2012Silent WitnessProf. Janet ManderRecurring role2009KingdomDr. Nicky Laker1 episode2010A Touch of FrostAlice ParmenterEpisode: "If Dogs Run Free: Part 2"2011Coronation StreetNicola Taybarn QC6 episodesSkinsAgnes MaloneEpisode: "Liv"2012SherlockProsecuting BarristerEpisode: "The Reichenbach Fall"2013Wizards vs AliensMother WizardEpisode: "100 Wizards: Part One"2014Playhouse PresentsMilitary OfficerEpisode: "Timeless"2015Doctor WhoJacSeries 9Episodes: "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Zygon Invasion"EastEndersHelen Stritch QC4 episodesHolby CityHannah WareEpisode: "A Good Man"2016–2019CasualtyElle GardnerMain role2018 Mary Bloody Mary MaryShort film2019Subnautica: Below Zero Robin Goodall (voice)Video gameMidsomer MurdersLilly WilderEpisode: "The Point of Balance"Holby CityElle GardnerEpisode: "Powerless" 2020CursedLady MarionEpisodes: "Alone" and "The Fey Queen"The OutpostYavallaMain role2021Queens of MysteryVanessa MillsSeries 2, Episodes 3 and 4: "The Modern Art of Murder First Chapter" and "The Modern Art of Murder Final Chapter"2022VeraMarti KappEpisode: "As the Crow Flies"VikingskoolMs. Eira 2023Death in ParadiseDI Karen FlitcroftSeries 12, Episode 7: "Sins of the Detective"2025–2026EmmerdaleCelia DanielsRegular role; 50 episodes
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