Jemma Carlton
Jemma Carlton is an English actress. She made her screen debut in the titular role of the Channel 5 and Netflix true crime drama Maxine. She has since appeared in The Cleaner for BBC, as Cathy Swire alongside Colin Firth in the Sky Atlantic series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, and Belle Downer in the Disney Plus series A Thousand Blows.
Early life
Carlton grew up in Stafford. She graduated from Rose [Bruford College] with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. She was runner up for the 2019 Alan Bates Award, an accolade given to promising graduating actors.Career
Stage
Her professional stage debut was in The Silver Cord by Sidney Howard at The Finborough Theatre.Screen
She made her screen debut as Maxine Carr in Channel 5 series Maxine in 2022. In 2023, she appeared in the second series of Greg Davies comedy series The Cleaner on BBC One.In early 2025, she could be seen appearing alongside Colin Firth in British historical drama Lockerbie: A Search for Truth. She will play Belle Downer in Steven Knight historical drama A Thousand Blows.