Jessica Dinnage
Jessica Dinnage (born 22 October 1993) is a Danish actress. She is best known for her role as Lea in Netflix's TV series The Rain. In 2019, Dinnage won a Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Danish Film Academy Robert Awards for her performance as Iben in the 2018 film The Guilty.
Jessica Dinnage | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1993 |
| Occupation | Actress |
Early life
Jessica Dinnage studied at the Danish National School of Performing Arts (Den Danske Scenekunstskole) in Copenhagen.[1][2]
Career
Jessica Dinnage made her screen acting debut Charlotte Sieling's film The Man in 2017. This was followed in 2018 with a main role in Gustav Möller's 2018 film The Guilty institutioner/den-dansk alongside Jakob Cedergren, about a police search for a kidnapped woman,[3] which was selected as Denmark’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the academy awards.[4] Later in 2018, she starred alongside Alba August and Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen and Angela Bundalovic as Lea in the Netflix series The Rain, which tells the story of a group of people trying to survive six years after a deadly virus carried in the rain wiped out nearly all humans in Scandinavia.[5]
In 2019, Dinnage won a Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Danish Film Academy annual Robert Awards for her performance as Iben in the 2018 film The Guilty.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dan Dream[7] | Baker's Maiden | |
| 2017 | The Man | Lilly | |
| 2018 | The Guilty[4] | Iben | Voice role |
| 2019 | Ninna[8] | Jeanette | |
| 2020 | A Perfectly Normal Family[9] | Naja | Danish: En Helt Almindelig Familie |
| 2022 | Unruly | Sørine | Danish: Uregerlige |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | The Rain | Lea | Main role |
| 2021 | Fars Drenge (Daddy's Boys) | Lærke | Episode 1.8 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Danish Film Academy Robert Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Guilty | Won | [6] |
References
- ^ "Den Danske Scenekunstskole". Ministry of Culture (in Danish). kum.dk. 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Jessica Dinnage - Former student". Den Dansk Skenekunst skole (Danish National School of Performing Arts). 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "The Guiltye". Music Box Theatre. 2019.
- ^ a b "The Guilty "Den Skyldige"". hamptonsfilmfest.org. 2019.
- ^ "The Rain". misofilm.dk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b . ekkofilm.dk. February 3, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Jessica Dinnage". dfi.dk. 2019.
- ^ "Nina (2019)". danskefilm.dk. 2019.
- ^ "A Very ordinary Family". dfi.dk. 2019.
External links
- Jessica Dinnage at “Den Dansk Scenekunstskole (DDSKS)”
- Jessica Dinnage at IMDb