Jodie Comer is set to become a bona fide movie star in 2024. Since her Emmy and Bafta-winning role as Villanelle in Killing Eve catapulted her into the big leagues, she has become one of the planet’s hottest acting properties.
At every new turn, Comer showcases her ability to transform and enhances her reputation further. If Killing Eve gave her the platform to explore her range and ability with accents, then her West End debut in hard-hitting solo drama Prima Facie has confirmed that she is in it for the long term.
The show transferred to Broadway, netting Comer a Tony Award to go with her Olivier; her performance as a lawyer navigating the misogyny of the legal system from the other side of the bench left audiences spellbound. Before that, there were rave reviews for the hardcore realism of Jack Thorne’s Channel 4 pandemic drama Help, in which she played a care worker during the Covid crisis alongside friend and mentor Stephen Graham.
A pattern is starting to form around Comer’s career. Scripts of the highest quality, the very best collaborators, and work that speaks to important issues.
Mother courage (and her child)
Comer’s starring role in new independent British film The End We Start From confirms her as a real talent for the ages.
“Ultimately, it’s a story about motherhood set within the
