Felicity Jones Biography

Felicity Jones is an English actress who kickstarted her professional career as a child actress, starring in The Treasure Seekers in 1996 at age 12. She then starred as Ethel Hallow in The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College. Since 2006, she has appeared in films like Northanger Abbey, Brideshead Revisited,  Chéri, The Tempest, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and True Story. In 2014, she starred in The Theory of Everything as Jane Hawking, winning nominations for the BAFTA and Academy Best Actress Awards.

Felicity Jones Age

Jones was born Felicity Rose Hadley Jones on October 17, 1983, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. She is 41 years old as of 2024. Jones celebrates her birthday on October 17th.

Felicity Jones Height

Jones stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 3 inches.

Felicity Jones Family

Jones was born to Julia and Gareth Jones in Birmingham. She grew up in Bournville. Her father worked as a journalist while her mother worked in advertising. They split when she was 3 years older, making her and her elder brother live with their mother. Her brother works as a film editor. One of her great-great-grandmothers was an Italian hailing from Lucca. Her interest in acting was ignited by her uncle, actor Michael Hadley.

Felicity Jones Husband

Jones is married to Charles Guard and has a son with him. Their son was born in April 2020 and is 4 years old as of 2024. A representative shared news of them expecting their son in December 2019. Charles works as a director. He proposed to her in May 2017 and married her in June of the following year. They started dating in 2015.

Charles is a director famous for The Uninvited in 2009, Judge Dredd in 1995, and Dead Shot in 2023. He was born in England. Often assigned under the name of the “Guard brothers,” he is a directing duo with his brother, Tom. He has another brother named Thomas.

Before Chares, Jones was in a relationship with Ed Fornieles. They began dating in 2003 and split in 2013 after being together for a decade. They met at Oxford when he studied at the Ruskin School of Art. He was born on April 6, 1983, and is 41 years old as of 2024. Further, he is an English actor who uses film, social media platforms, sculpture, installation, and performance to exhibit the relations of family, relationships, well-known memes, language, and the subcultures of the 21st century.

Felicity Jones Net Worth

Jones has an estimated net worth ranging between $5 Million – $10 Million which she has earned through being an actress.

Felicity Jones The Theory of Everything

Jones starred as Jane Wilde Hawking in The Theory of Everything in 2014. Jane is an English author and teacher known for being the first wife of Stephen Hawking. She served as his caregiver during his battle with motor neuron disease (ALS).

Jones read the script for the film in one sitting and liked that it was a love story and not a straightforward biopic. After auditioning for the part the film’s director immediately offered her the role, a welcomed surprise to her who used to wait multiple weeks for a confirmation. In preparation for the role, she met with Jane Hawking who was impressed with her performance.

Jones’s performance in the film won her nominations for the Academy Best Actress Award, the BAFTA Best Actress in a Leading Role Award, the Critics’ Choice Movie Best Actress Award, the Golden Globe Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Award.

Felicity Jones Instagram

Jones does not have an official Instagram but there are fan page Instagram accounts dedicated to her including @felicity.jones which has over 98K followers and @felicityrhjones which has over 18K followers.

Felicity Jones Education

Jones studied at Kings Norton Girls’ School before joining the King Edward VI Handsworth School to finish an A-level. She then took a gap year during which she starred in BBC’s Servants. Next, she read English at Wadham College, Oxford. While in school, she starred in student plays like Attis as the lead character and in 2005, starred in Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors for the Oxford University Dramatic Society summer tour to Japan.

Felicity Jones Career

Jones kickstarted her career when she was 11 years old at Central Junior Television, an after-school workshop funded by Central Television. 3 years later, she starred in The Worst Witch, playing the role of Ethel Hallow for 11 episodes. She recurred the role of Ethel in 2001 when Weirdsister College started. During this time, her longest-running role was in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, starring as Emma Carter until 2009.

In 2003, Jones played the role of Grace May in BBC’s Servants. Next, she starred in the leading role of ITV’s Northanger Abbey in 2007. She also appeared in Polly Stenham’s That Face at the Royal Court Theatre in April 2007. The following year, she starred in Brideshead Revisited, Flashbacks of a Fool, and the Doctor Who episode titled “The Unicorn and the Wasp.” Moreover, she starred in the revival of Enid Bagnold’s The Chalk Garden at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London.

Jones starred as Margot Frank opposite Tamsin Greig and Iain Glen in the five-part TV serial, The Diary of Anne Frank in January 2009. In May of that year, she appeared in a rehearsed reading of Anthony Minghella’s Hang Up at the High Tide Festival.

2010 to present

In 2010, Jones starred as Julie in Stephen Merchant and  Ricky Gervais’ Cemetery Junction. Additionally, she starred in Soulboy and The Tempest. She won a Special Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival on January 29, 2011, for her performance in Drake Doremus’s Like Crazy. That performance was also likened to Carey Mulligan’s performance in An Education. That same year, she won the Best New Hollywood Award at the 2011 Hollywood Film Awards.

Jones starred in Chalet Girl opposite Ed Westwick. In preparation for the role, she underwent a two-month snowboarding training and worked undercover in a chalet at St Anton. She also scrubbed toilets and partied at the Krazy Kanguruh bar. In June and July 2011, she appeared in Luise Miller at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London. While preparing for the role, she lived with a Catholic family and attended Mass. That same year, she was named the new face of Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana.

Jones starred as Ellen Ternan in The Invisible Woman in 2013. Further, she starred in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Harry Osborn’s assistant, Felicia Hardy. She starred as Jane Wilde Hawking in The Theory of Everything in 2014. In February of the next year, she joined the cast of Star Wars Forces of Destiny as Jyn Erso. In 2016, she appeared in Inferno as the doctor helping Robert Langdon to escape. The following year, she became the global brand ambassador for Clé de Peau Beaute.

Jones starred in On the Basis of Sex opposite Armie Hammer and Justin Theroux in late 2018. The next year, she starred in The Aeronauts. In 2020, she starred opposite George Clooney in Netflix’s The Midnight Sky. The following year, she appeared in The Last Letter from Your Lover. Further, she appeared in Borderland opposite Aml Ameen, Mark Strong, and Sophia Brown. She played the lead role in Simon Amstell’s Maria opposite Jonathan Bailey. She will star in Oh. What. Fun., Train Dreams, and 100 Nights of Hero.

Felicity Jones Movies and TV Shows

Jones has starred in several movies and TV shows during his career such as

• Flashbacks of a Fool
• Albatross
• Hysteria
• Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
• True Story
• Cape Wrath
• A Monster Calls
• Leading Lady Parts
• Salting the Battlefield
• Dragon Rider
• The Brutalist