--- name: "Jo Hartley" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jo-hartley" fi1m_id: "jo-hartley" imdb_id: "nm0366846" tmdb_id: 70518 wikidata_id: "Q11466044" roles: ["Actor"] born: "12 March 1972" reviewed_on_fi1m: 8 average_fi1m_score: 81 average_as: "actor" average_over: 8 updated: "2026-10-07T19:12:21.377504+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jo Hartley ## Identity Jo Hartley - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jo-hartley - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jo-hartley - **IMDb ID:** nm0366846 - **TMDB ID:** 70518 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11466044 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Hartley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11466044, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70518 Actor. Born 12 March 1972 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 12 March 1972, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK - **Active:** 2004–present - **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Shim](https://film.one/person/andrew-shim.md), [Mark Herbert](https://film.one/person/mark-herbert.md), [Shane Meadows](https://film.one/person/shane-meadows.md), [Stephen Graham](https://film.one/person/stephen-graham.md), [Thomas Turgoose](https://film.one/person/thomas-turgoose.md), [Vicky McClure](https://film.one/person/vicky-mcclure.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 8 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (3), 2010s 83 (4), 2020s 84 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 73 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 3, Comedy 1, Family 1, History 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $37m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Hartley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11466044, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70518 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*In My Skin*](https://film.one/tv/in-my-skin.md) (85), [*This Is England '86*](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md) (80) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Jo Hartley > Jo Hartley gives small parts enough weight to make us curious about the person beyond the scene. We value her plain, believable acting, though the films have not always given her enough to do. Jo Hartley makes a small part feel inhabited before the film has supplied much information about it. As Shaun’s mother in Shane Meadows’s *This Is England* (2007), she belongs to a cast whose warmth and humour make the attraction of the skinhead gang understandable. Her strength is making the mother worth attending to while the story follows the boy. It is a good fit for an actor who brings depth to supporting parts without needing much screen time. Her screen debut had come as Marie in Meadows’s *Dead Man’s Shoes* (2004), a rather less welcoming introduction to film acting. We were frightened by it, chiefly because of Paddy Considine’s watchful fury. The dark humour works, but the abrupt lurches into brutality expose some thin writing, and our recommendation carries that caveat. Both Meadows films suit Hartley’s ability to make ordinary people credible, though neither is a reason to pretend that a gifted supporting actor can repair every weakness in a script. Television gave her room to continue that work, with three sequels to *This Is England* in which she returned as Shaun’s mother. Later parts include Janette Edwards in *Eddie the Eagle* (2016) and June in Ricky Gervais’s *After Life* (2019–2022). The repeated casting as working-class mothers and resilient women suggests both an appreciation of her strengths and a limit on what she gets asked to do. We would be wary of praising her reliability so warmly that we stop asking for more substantial parts. *Swede Caroline* (2024), her first leading film role, marks a welcome change in the size of the job. The next useful step would be more of those opportunities, with characters allowed to be difficult as well as dependable. We would like the attention she brings to supporting work to be matched by films prepared to spend more time with her, without assuming that a bigger part necessarily means a better film. Start with *This Is England*, and pay attention to the mother as well as the boy. ## Biography Jo Hartley is an English actress. She was born on 12 March 1972 in Oldham, Lancashire. She began acting at school and trained at the Oldham Theatre Workshop before working in other fields. In her mid-twenties she studied at the Questors Theatre in Ealing and made her screen debut in 2004. Hartley played Marie in *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004). She is also known for roles as Cynth in *This Is England* (2006) and its television sequels, Janette in *Eddie the Eagle* (2016), June in *After Life* (2019–2022), and Mrs Fenumore in *Adolescence* (2025). Other credits include *The Young Victoria* (2009), *David Brent: Life on the Road* (2016), *Prevenge* (2017), *Slaughterhouse Rulez* (2018) and *Death in Paradise* (2011). She received a British Independent Film Award nomination for *Sweetheart* (2021). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (8) - *Adolescence* (2025), Fi1m 84, as Mrs Fenumore — [page](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md) - *In My Skin* (2018), Fi1m 85, as Katrina Gwyndaf — [page](https://film.one/tv/in-my-skin.md) - *This Is England '90* (2015), Fi1m 81, as Cynth — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md) - *This Is England '88* (2011), Fi1m 86, as Cynth — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-88.md) - *This Is England '86* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Cynth — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md) - *The Young Victoria* (2009), Fi1m 73, as Landlady — [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-victoria.md) - *This Is England* (2007), Fi1m 85, as Cynth — [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md) - *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004), Fi1m 77, as Marie — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-shoes.md) ## Complete filmography (47) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Ricky Gervais Alley Cats* (2026), series, as Kitten (voice) - *A Loud Piece of Armour* (2025), as Holly - *Adolescence* (2025), series, as Mrs Fenumore — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md) - *Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger* (2025), as Nicola Fishwick - *Swede Caroline* (2024), as Caroline · Executive Producer - *Passenger* (2024), series, as Linda Markel - *If You're Happy* (2023), as The Teacher - *Bank of Dave* (2023), as Nicola Fishwick - *We Wish You a Mandy Christmas* (2021), as Mandy's Mum - *Sweetheart* (2021), as Tina - *The Cleaner* (2021), series, as Maggie - *Mandy* (2020), series, as Heather Seller - *After Life* (2019), series, as June - *Torvill & Dean* (2018), as Betty Torvill - *Slaughterhouse Rulez* (2018), as Babs Wallace - *In My Skin* (2018), series, as Katrina Gwyndaf — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/in-my-skin.md) - *Sick of It* (2018), series, as Lillie - *Bliss* (2018), series, as Denise - *Access All Areas* (2017), as Libby - *Prevenge* (2017), as Midwife - *David Brent: Life on the Road* (2016), as Pauline Gray - *Eddie the Eagle* (2016), as Janette - *This Is England '90* (2015), series, as Cynth — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md) - *Not Safe for Work* (2015), series, as Angela - *The Mimic* (2013), series, as Jean - *Up There* (2012), as Margaret - *Postcode Lottery* (2012), as Mandy Slade - *Ill Manors* (2012), as Carol - *When the Lights Went Out* (2012), as Jeanette - *This Is England '88* (2011), series, as Cynth — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-88.md) - *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Raya West - *Inbred* (2011), as Kate - *Stolen* (2011), as April Harris - *Vera* (2011), series, as Grace — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md) - *This Is England '86* (2010), series, as Cynth — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md) - *SoulBoy* (2010), as Monica - *Pulse* (2010), as Loz Westmoor - *Crying with Laughter* (2009), as Karen - *Moving On* (2009), series, as Natalie - *The Young Victoria* (2009), as Landlady — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-victoria.md) - *This Is England* (2007), as Cynth — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md) - *Recovery* (2007), as Vicky Nathan - *Me and Her* (2006), Actor - *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Laura Taylor - *Northern Soul* (2004), as Jo Sherbert - *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004), as Marie — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-shoes.md) - *The Jury* (2002), series, as Ann Skailes ## Gallery - ![Jo Hartley snapshot from the video 'SWEETHEART: A Film By Marley Morrison', uploaded to Youtube by the licensee Lesflicks under Youtube CC-BY-3.0 Unported. Film (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/98688/gallery-ba38946b8cb6.png) Jo Hartley snapshot from the video 'SWEETHEART: A Film By Marley Morrison', uploaded to Youtube by the licensee Lesflicks under Youtube CC-BY-3.0 Unported. Film (2021) — Lesflicks, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Jo_Hartley_2021.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jo Hartley](https://film.one/media/person/98688/gallery-ee41e8658cbe.jpg) Jo Hartley — British Independent Film Awards, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Jo_Hartley_in_2021.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/jo-hartley