| Jessica Dinnage | |
|---|---|
 Dinnage in Unruly 2022 | |
| Born | (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 31) |
| Occupation | Actress |
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.
Early life
Jessica Dinnage studied at the Danish National School of Performing Arts (Den Danske Scenekunstskole) in Copenhagen.
Career
Dinnage made her screen acting debut in 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, which was selected as Denmark's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. Later in 2018, she starred alongside Alba August, 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.
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 Guilty.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dan Dream | Baker's Maiden | |
| 2017 | The Man | Lilly | |
| 2018 | The Guilty | Iben | Voice role |
| 2019 | Ninna | Jeanette | |
| 2020 | A Perfectly Normal Family | Naja | Danish: En Helt Almindelig Familie |
| 2022 | Unruly | Sørine | Danish: Ustyrlig |
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 | |
| 2024 | Danish Film Academy Robert Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Unruly | Won | |
| 2024 | Bodil Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Unruly | Won |
References
- "Jessica Dinnage - Former student". Den Dansk Skenekunst skole (Danish National School of Performing Arts). 2016. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018.
- "The Guiltye". Music Box Theatre. 2019.
- ^ "The Guilty "Den Skyldige"". hamptonsfilmfest.org. 2019.
- ^ "The Rain". misofilm.dk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "The guilty victor at the Robert Awards". ekkofilm.dk. 3 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Jessica Dinnage". dfi.dk. 2023.
- ^ "Jessica Dinnage Awards". iMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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