Jodie Steele

Jodie Samantha Steele is an English stage actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for playing Heather Chandler in the UK Off West End and West End premiere of Heathers in 2018 and Katherine Howard in the UK tour of Six in 2019.

Early life and education

Steele is from Basingstoke and attended Brighton Hill Community School. She graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2013.

Career

Steele played Heather Chandler in the UK premiere of the musical Heathers, alongside Carrie [Hope Fletcher] as Veronica and Jamie Muscato as JD. The show opened in 2018 at The Other Palace and then moved to the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Steele reprised the role for a limited run in the musical's Off-Broadway revival at New World Stages, temporarily taking over for McKenzie Kurtz from October to November. Steele will reprise the role for a limited engagement from 19 December through the end of January following Kurtz's official departure from the production.
In February 2022, Steele was part of But I'm a Cheerleader at the Turbine Theatre in the role of Kimberly/Hilary.
In 2023 Steele joined the cast of Bonnie & Clyde as Blanche, for its transfer to the Garrick Theatre. The show had a sold-out concert run, starring Jordan [Luke Gage] and Frances Mayli McCann, before opening at the Arts Theatre and then moving to the Garrick.