Chanel Cresswell (born 23 January 1990) is an English actress, known for playing Kelly Jenkins in the film This Is England (2006) and the three subsequent series This Is England '86 (2010), This Is England '88 (2011) and This Is England '90 (2015), for the last of which she won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress in 2016.
Other credits include starring as Katie McVey in the Sky One sitcom Trollied (2011–2013, 2015–2018), as Coleen Rooney in Channel 4's Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama (2022), and as Tammy in the Guy Ritchie Netflix television series The Gentlemen (2024).
Early life Cresswell was born on 23 January 1990, in Derbyshire. She grew up in Codnor, Derbyshire, and attended Aldercar Community Language College. Her first experience in acting was in a school play version of Bugsy Malone. While still at school, she joined the Nottingham Television Workshop, where she was successfully auditioned by Shane Meadows.
Career Cresswell's first role came in 2006 as a child actress, playing Kelly Jenkins in the film This Is England when she was fifteen years old. She subsequently appeared as Kelly again in the next three miniseries that followed in September 2010, December 2011 and September until October 2015 which aired on Channel 4. She won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the This is England series at the 2016 British Academy Television Awards.
She has also appeared in Casualty, Butterfly, Bale, and Wish 143, before playing Hailey in the TV movie Dive. From 2011 to 2013 Cresswell starred in Sky One sitcom Trollied as Katie McVey, returning to the show in 2015 and continued in this until the final episode in December 2018. She appeared in a main role as Jess Meredith in ITV drama series, The Bay in March 2019.
In 2022, Cresswell starred as Coleen Rooney in the Channel 4 two-part courtroom drama alongside Michael Sheen and Natalia Tena in Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama.
In 2024, she appeared as Tammy alongside Theo James and Daniel Ings in the Guy Ritchie Netflix television series The Gentlemen.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 This Is England Kelly Jenkins 2009 Bale Sarah Short film Wish 143 Amy Butterfly Jo 2010 Dirty Egg The Girl2011 Papa Student Cardinal Lustful Woman 2014 Bypass Emily 2017 My Name Is Lenny Val Pin Cushion Belinda 2018 The Agency Pamela Short film Medusa's Ankles Strangeways Here We Come Becki 2021 Love Spreads Jess 2023 Distressing Images Abi Collier Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes2010 Dive Hailey TV film This Is England '86 Kelly Jenkins Mini-series; 4 episodes2011 Casualty Liz Roberts 1 episode The Case Julie Prior 5 episodes This Is England '88 Kelly Jenkins Mini-series; 3 episodes 2011–2013, 2015–2018 Trollied Katie McVey Regular role, 56 episodes 2014 Silent Witness Jill Bond 2 episodes2015 This Is England '90 Kelly Jenkins Mini-series; 4 episodes Alt Cat TV film2016 Vera Charlie Guest role The Aliens Paulette E4 TV series; recurring role 2017 Murdered for Being Different DC Steph Farley TV film based on Murder of Sophie Lancaster2018 That Girl Ashley TV movie The Split Kelsey BBC One TV series 2018–2020 On the Edge Ashley Three-part drama series 2019 The Bay Jess Meredith ITV drama series2020Dracula Kathleen BBC One drama series Death in Paradise Tasmin Lewis BBC One drama seriesDesLesley Mead ITV mini-series; two episodes 2022 Sherwood Rosie Jackson BBC One drama series; one episode Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama Coleen Rooney Channel 4 two-part drama 2024 The Gentlemen Tammy Netflix original series; 6 episodes 2026 Dirty Business Hanna Swift Channel 4 docudrama series Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards Scarlet Howes Docudrama film
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