Jo Victoria Hartley is a talented English actress born in Oldham, Lancashire. Her remarkable acting career began with a theatre production of 'The Sound Of Music', where she played the role of Gretl Von Trapp.
In 2002, Jo made her film debut in Shane Meadows' cult classic movie 'Dead Man's Shoes', starring alongside Paddy Considine and Toby Kebbell. She went on to reunite with Shane for the critically acclaimed movie 'This Is England' and the award-winning TV show 'This Is England 86, 88, and 90', playing the character Cynthia.
Jo's impressive filmography includes starring roles in 'Eddie the Eagle' alongside Hugh Jackman, Taron Egerton, and Christopher Walken, 'Prevenge' alongside Alice Lowe, 'Bliss' with Heather Graham and Stephen Mangan, and 'Not Safe for Work' with Zawe Ashton. She also played the rebellious Angela in the hit TV show.
In 2015, Jo was cast as Pauline Gray in Ricky Gervais's movie 'David Brent-Life on the Road', and she collaborated with him again to play June in the award-winning TV show 'After Life' for Netflix. In 2019, she played Trina, a woman living with bipolar disorder, in the Bafta award-winning TV show 'In My Skin' for the BBC and HULU.
Jo's notable roles include Tina in Marley Morrison's multi-award-winning coming-of-age movie 'Sweetheart' in 2021, for which she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the British Independent Film Awards. In 2022, she played Nicola Fishwick in 'Bank Of Dave' for Netflix, alongside Rory Kinnear, Joel Fry, and Phoebe Dynevor, and executive produced her first feature film, 'Swede Caroline', in which she plays the titular role of Caroline Shumpert.
