Dominique Jackson (British actress)

Dominique Hannah Jackson
Born Dominique Hannah Jackson
1991/1992 (age 26–27)
Oldham, England, UK
Residence UK
Occupation Singer, actress
Years active 1999–present

Dominique Hannah Jackson is a British television and film actress who is best known for playing Lauren Valentine in the Channel 4 drama Hollyoaks.

Early life

She attended the Radclyffe School in Chadderton and left with 9 GCSEs (8 A* - C).[1]

Acting career

Her first major role was as Saffron in the BAFTA winning and heart-warming TV drama Buried Treasure with British actor John Thaw.[2]

Jackson also starred alongside Paul O'Grady as "Molly" in the 1998 West End production of Annie at the Victoria Palace.

Jackson went on to be known for her role as Becky in the Children's TV series Becky and Barnaby Bear and throughout her childhood other credits include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,[3] Casualty, Doctors, UGetMe, Welcome to Orty Fou, Conviction Little Britain. In 2003 she appeared as Joanna Sharpe in The Bill, and has since appeared as Roseanne Speedwell on The New Worst Witch in 2005 and as Selena on the hit children's TV show My Parents Are Aliens in 2006. Dominique was cast as Lauren Valentine on Channel 4 soap, Hollyoaks.

Since September 2007, Jackson has starred as the Emo girl Lauren Valentine on the Channel 4 show Hollyoaks.[4] She left Hollyoaks in August 2010 after she, according to Digital Spy, made a mutual decision to leave in March 2010.

Next, she played Evie Prior in Waterloo Road.[5] She then appeared in Episode One of The Body Farm as Natasha Collins.

In 2013 she was cast as the role of 'Vee' in the ITV drama based on the novel by Dorothy Koomson, The Ice Cream Girls, which was shot in Ireland. Later that year Jackson played Morgan McDonald in the Jimmy McGovern series Moving On.

Jackson appeared in Holby City as Chelsey Corman for two episodes.

She played The Mayfly in Martin Baltscheit's 'Only A Day' at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "GCSE results II - Chronicle Online". Oldham Chronicle. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "LOVEFiLM - DVD and Blu-ray rental". lovefilm.com.
  3. ↑ "Blockbuster Movies". blockbuster.com.
  4. ↑ "Dominique Jackson: Glad to be bad". 9 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "BBC One - Waterloo Road, Series 7, Episode 3". Bbc.co.uk. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Catherine Vonledebur "Hollyoaks star Dominique Jackson comes to Belgrade for premiere of new play" Coventry Telegraph, 27 January 2015.
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