Jessica Brown Findlay Biography
Jessica Brown Findlay is an English actress who starred as Lady Sybil Crawley in ITV’s Downton Abbey. In 2011, she secured the lead role in Albatross where she starred as 17-year-old Emilia Conan Doyle.
Jessica Brown Findlay Age
Brown was born Jessica Rose Brown Findlay on September 14, 1987. She is 37 years old as of 2024. Brown celebrates her birthday on September 14th.
Jessica Brown Findlay Height
Brown stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 5 inches.
Jessica Brown Findlay Family
Brown was born to Beverley Brown and Christopher Brown-Findlay. Her father works as a financial adviser while her mother works as a teaching assistant. She grew up in Cookham, Berkshire. In 2012, she told Vanity Fair that her mother grew up there and that her grandparents lived around the corner.
Jessica Brown Findlay Husband
Brown got married to actor Ziggy Heath on September 12, 2020. They started dating in late 2016. She gave birth to their twin sons on November 5, 2022. They are 2 years old as of 2024.
Ziggy is a British-Polish actor and writer for theatre, television, and film. He was born in March 1991 in West London and is 33 years old as of 2024. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Jessica Brown Findlay Net Worth
Brown has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an actress.
Jessica Brown Findlay Downtown Abbey
Brown starred as Lady Sybil Crawley in ITV’s Downton Abbey opposite Michelle Dockery. Lady Sybil is the youngest daughter of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, and his wife, Lady Cora.
Despite being born into aristocracy, she has a passion for women’s rights and political issues. As a result, she regularly quarrels with her traditional father due to her modern perspective. She falls in love with the family chauffeur, Tom Branson, and eventually marries him despite her family’s disapproval.
Why Did Jessica Brown Findlay Leave The Show?
Brown left the show during its 3rd season to pursue other projects and avoid being pigeonholed as Lady Sybil Crawley. This made her the first significant cast member to leave the series. Further, she had also said that she would leave the show after 3 years.
Jessica Brown Findlay Nudes/Leaked
In 2014, a report revealed that Brown was allegedly a victim of a hacker who allegedly stole her intimate pictures and videos.
Jessica Brown Findlay Education
Brown trained at the National Youth Ballet and the Associates of the Royal Ballet. When she was 15, she received an invite to dance with the Kirov at the Royal Opera House for a summer season.
Brown studied at Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead. When she finished her GCSEs, she chose to study at the Arts Educational School after being accepted to several ballet schools. She chose the school for its A-level courses and its pastoral care. She studied there for 2 years. During her second year, she underwent three ankle surgeries, with the last going wrong. This prevented the progress of her dancing career.
She finished her studies at Arts Educational School, Tring Park at the encouragement of her art teacher. She then joined a fine art course at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design. Next, she attended university in London where she found the stage.
Jessica Brown Findlay Career
Brown secured the lead role in Albatross where she starred as 17-year-old Emilia Conan Doyle. Next, she appeared in two episodes of Misfits, portraying a religious girl who can convince anyone to stop their delinquent behavior and be celibate. After her work in Albatross, Brown joined the cast of ITV’s Downton Abbey as Lady Sybil Crawley.
Brown starred as Abi in the Black Mirror episode, “Fifteen Million Merits” opposite Daniel Kaluuya. In 2012, she was named the face of the Dominic Jones jewelry line. Further, she joined the cast of Not Another Happy Ending and Labyrinth. That same year, she joined the cast of Winter’s Tale as Beverly Penn opposite Colin Farrell and Russell Crowe.
Brown professionally debuted in theatre in May 2015, starring as Electra in The Oresteia at the Almeida Theatre, London. The production then moved to the Trafalgar Theatre in London’s West End. Further, she starred as Alice Aldridge in BBC’s The Outcast in July of that year.
2016 to present;
Robert Icke cast her in his production of Uncle Vanya at the Almeida Theatre, London in February 2016. In September of that year, a report revealed that she would star as Ophelia in Hamlet at the Almeida Theatre in London. Brown joined the cast of Steven later renamed England is Mine in 2016 opposite Jack Lowden.
Brown starred as Bella Brown in This Beautiful Fantastic opposite Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott, and Jeremy Irvine. In 2017, she starred as Charlotte Wells in Harlots. In that same year, she provided the voice of Fay in Monster Family.
Brown portrayed Elizabeth McKenna in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in 2018. In May of the following year, an announcement revealed that she would portray Lenina Crowne in NBCUniversal’s Brave New World. She starred as Pamela Legat in Netflix’s Munich: The Edge of War.
Jessica Brown Findlay Movies and TV Shows
Brown has starred in several movies and TV shows during her career such as
- Man on a Motorcycle
- Winter’s Tale
- The Riot Club
- Jamaica Inn
- This Beautiful Fantastic
- The Banishing
- Castlevania
- Monster Family 2
- Iris Warriors
- Brave New World
- The Hanging Sun
- Life After Life
- Flatshare
Jessica Brown Findlay Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media account and often posts on her Instagram. She has over 55K followers on Instagram.