Shelley Conn

Early life and education

Shelley Deborah Conn was born in London, England. The family moved around military bases, so growing up, she lived in Germany and Gibraltar with her parents and two older sisters, before settling back in London. She acted in school plays.

She attended the sixth form college Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke and later the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

After drama school, Conn had a series of small roles in various British films, before coming to prominence when she starred as Ashika Chandiramani in the BBC series Party Animals. In 2001, she picked up the role of PC Miriam Da Silva in BBC1's Mersey Beat and an irregularly recurring role in Casualty. In 2002, Conn made her West End theatre stage debut in three plays in December 2002, after transferring from Stratford-upon-Avon in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Jacobean Season at the Gielgud Theatre – The Island Princess, Eastward Ho! and The Roman Actor.

Conn has appeared television, film and theatre, with a series of leading roles in various small budget European as well as British films namely BBC character dramas such as The Innocence Project, and occasional returns to the RSC. Conn joined Series Five of the popular BBC One series Down to Earth in 2004. In early 2008, Conn starred as Miranda Hill in The Palace, as Jessica in Mistresses and as Neela Sahjani in Trial & Retribution. In 2008 she appeared as Claire in Dead Set. In 2010 she played Danni Prendiville in the TV series Strike Back.

She was chosen by Steven Spielberg to be one of the leads in the $150 million TV series Terra Nova, which premiered on 26 September 2011. In 2014, Conn appeared in a US TV series called The Lottery.

Conn starred as Mary Sharma in the second series of the Netflix romance period drama Bridgerton based on Julia Quinn's second novel in her Bridgerton series, The Viscount Who Loved Me. The series was released in March 2022.

Conn starred as Beelzebub in the second series of Good Omens, and Indira Shetty (a stand-in for Billy Butcher in-adaptation of We Gotta Go Now and The Bloody Doors Off) in the first season of The Boys spin-off series Gen V, both for Amazon Prime Video.

Personal life

Conn ran in the 2006 London Marathon.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

References

1. (9 September 2011). "'Terra Nova' next stop on Conn's acting journey". [[Variety (magazine).
2. "What Shelley Conn has to say about QMC".
3. (1 October 2010). "Spielberg picks new leading lady from wards of 'Casualty'". [[The Independent]].
4. (5 August 2014). "Lincolnshire actor Jonathan Kerrigan to star in BBC drama starting tonight". [[Lincolnshire Echo]].
5. Andreeva, Nellie. (15 February 2021). "{{'}}''Bridgerton''{{'}}: Simone Ashley Lands Female Lead In Season 2 Of Netflix Hit From Shondaland". [[Deadline Hollywood.
6. Eddy, Cheryl. (18 July 2023). "''Good Omens''{{'}} New Beelzebub on Her Demonic Transformation". [[Gizmodo]].
7. Arens, Brynna. (30 October 2023). "''Gen V'': The Unnerving Similarities Between Dean Shetty and Butcher". [[Den of Geek]].
8. (2006). "Flora London Marathon 2006 – 07 Celebrities and Politicians – Celebrities Running in 2006". [[London Marathon]].
9. "Dominic Cooper And Romola Garai Lead Cast In Itv's Provocative Love Story Adultery, Written And Created By Danny Brocklehurst".