Ciara Janson
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Ciara Janson is an English
actress best known for her role in Hollyoaks
as Nicole Owen
.
The character of Nicole Owen was Ciara Janson's first major television work. Previous parts include the role of Heidi for a BBC radio drama. She left Hollyoaks on 25 September 2006.
Since leaving Hollyoaks in 2006 Janson made her theatrical debut in Bad Blood at the Key Theatre, Peterborough, and will mark her West End debut in 2009 playing Louise in New Boy at the Trafalgar Studios opposite Nicholas Hoult
(Skins
).
Janson is a prolific voice-over artist, and is a regular voice on BBC3, and her extensive radio credits include Disney’s new version of The Famous Five and various dramas for BBC Radio 4. She also appears as the Doctor's
new companion Amy in a trilogy of linked Doctor Who
audio dramas, beginning with The Judgement of Isskar
.
She currently voices the lead character of Lucy on the CBBC
cartoon series 64 Zoo Lane
.
Ciara is the daughter of actors Debbie Arnold
(played April Branning
in soap opera EastEnders
) and David Janson
(took over role of Herr Otto Flick
in sitcom Allo Allo, series 9) and has a sister called Talia. Her parents divorced in 2002 after 13 years of marriage.
She attended Danes Hill School
and Epsom College
and has been doing voice-over work for advertisements since she was a toddler, adopting many different accents for the roles.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress best known for her role in Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
as Nicole Owen
Nicole Owen
Nicole Owen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ciara Janson. First appearing in 2004, Janson left the soap in 2006, making a brief return in 2007.-Storylines:...
.
The character of Nicole Owen was Ciara Janson's first major television work. Previous parts include the role of Heidi for a BBC radio drama. She left Hollyoaks on 25 September 2006.
Since leaving Hollyoaks in 2006 Janson made her theatrical debut in Bad Blood at the Key Theatre, Peterborough, and will mark her West End debut in 2009 playing Louise in New Boy at the Trafalgar Studios opposite Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult is an English actor, best known for playing Marcus Brewer in the 2002 film About a Boy, Tony Stonem in the E4, BAFTA-winning television series Skins, and Beast in the X-Men prequel, X-Men: First Class.-Early life:Hoult was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, the third of four...
(Skins
Skins (TV series)
Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
).
Janson is a prolific voice-over artist, and is a regular voice on BBC3, and her extensive radio credits include Disney’s new version of The Famous Five and various dramas for BBC Radio 4. She also appears as the Doctor's
Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and has also featured in two cinema feature films, a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
new companion Amy in a trilogy of linked Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
audio dramas, beginning with The Judgement of Isskar
The Judgement of Isskar
The Judgement of Isskar is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. -Plot:The Key to Time must be sought again, due to the Doctor's carelessness during its last assembling...
.
She currently voices the lead character of Lucy on the CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
cartoon series 64 Zoo Lane
64 Zoo Lane
-Synopsis:It features a 7 year-old girl named Lucy who lives at 64 Zoo Lane, next door to a Zoo. Each night she is told a story by the animals present there. Characters include Georgina the Giraffe, Nelson the Elephant, Tickles and Giggles the Monkeys, Boris the Bear, and Molly the Hippopotamus....
.
Ciara is the daughter of actors Debbie Arnold
Debbie Arnold
Jeanette Debbie Arnold is an English actress and voice artiste. She is best known for her work on British television, although she is also a veteran stage actress. She is one of the top voiceover artistes in England.-Career:Arnold was born into showbusiness...
(played April Branning
April Branning
April Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Debbie Arnold. April is the second eldest child of Jim and Reenie Branning, and sister of Carol Jackson, Derek, Suzy, Max and Jack Branning.- Storylines:...
in soap opera EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
) and David Janson
David Janson
David Janson is an English actor whose stage debut was in Oliver! in 1962. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 in A Midsummer Night's Dream and appeared as the young boy in The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night.Janson became well known for his role as Jimmy Harker in the 1960s British...
(took over role of Herr Otto Flick
Herr Otto Flick
Herr Otto Flick is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!, which ran from 1982 to 1992. He was played by the actors Richard Gibson and David Janson...
in sitcom Allo Allo, series 9) and has a sister called Talia. Her parents divorced in 2002 after 13 years of marriage.
She attended Danes Hill School
Danes Hill School
Danes Hill School is an independent preparatory school in Oxshott, Surrey, England. It is the largest coeducational preparatory school in England...
and Epsom College
Epsom College
Epsom College is an independent co-educational public school in Epsom, Surrey, England, for pupils aged 13 to 18. Founded in 1853 to provide support for poor members of the medical profession such as pensioners and orphans , Epsom's long-standing association with medicine was estimated in 1980 as...
and has been doing voice-over work for advertisements since she was a toddler, adopting many different accents for the roles.
Television
| Year | Show | Episode(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2007 | Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill... |
(Regular Cast) | Nicole Owen Nicole Owen Nicole Owen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ciara Janson. First appearing in 2004, Janson left the soap in 2006, making a brief return in 2007.-Storylines:... |
| 2005 | Hollyoaks: No Going Back | 5 episode mini-series | Nicole Owen Nicole Owen Nicole Owen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ciara Janson. First appearing in 2004, Janson left the soap in 2006, making a brief return in 2007.-Storylines:... |
| 2006 | Hollyoaks: Back from the Dead | 5 episode mini-series | Nicole Owen Nicole Owen Nicole Owen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ciara Janson. First appearing in 2004, Janson left the soap in 2006, making a brief return in 2007.-Storylines:... |
| 2006 | Mighty Truck of Stuff Mighty Truck of Stuff Mighty Truck of Stuff was a children's television programme, where a truck is filled with toys and one phone-in viewer wins the contents of the truck. After the show, the truck is driven to the home of the winner. It was shown on Saturday mornings from 15th October 2005 to 8th July 2006 on BBC Two... |
World Cup Episode 10/06/2006 | As herself |
| 2007 | Doctors Doctors (BBC Soap Opera) Doctors is a British daytime television soap opera, set in the fictional Midland town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the City of Birmingham. It was created by Chris Murray; Mal Young drove its development, and Carson Black was the original producer. The first episode was broadcast on... |
One-off episode 'Barbie Girls' | Patsy Halliwell |
| 2011 | Holby City Holby City Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999... |
'S13E51: Oliver Twist' | Zoe Clinton |
Film
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale Barbie in A Mermaid Tale Barbie in A Mermaid Tale is a computer animated direct-to-video movie and part of the Barbie film series. It was released on March 9, 2010. This is Kelly Sheridan's last film as Barbie.-Plot:... |
Xylie (voice) |
| 2003 | Kaena: The Prophecy Kaena: The Prophecy Kaena: The Prophecy is a 2003 French-Canadian computer-generated fantasy movie. The United States release of the film is distributed by Sony Pictures and features the voices of Kirsten Dunst, Richard Harris, Anjelica Huston, Keith David and Ciara Janson.The idea originally started out as a... (USA) |
Kamou/Roya (voice: English version) |
| 1999 | Faeries Faeries (film) Faeries is a 1999 British animated film directed by Gary Hurst and featuring the voices of Kate Winslet, Dougray Scott and Jeremy Irons.-Main cast:*Kate Winslet – Brigid*Jeremy Irons – The Shapeshifter*Dougray Scott – The Faery Prince... |
Voice |
Radio
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Tomorrow People The Tomorrow People The Tomorrow People is a British children's science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran between 1973 and 1979. The series was re-imagined in 1992, Roger Price acting as executive producer... : A Plague of Dreams |
Annie |
| 1999 | Heidi Heidi Heidi is a Swiss work of fiction, published in two parts as Heidi's years of learning and travel and Heidi makes use of what she has learned.It is a novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her grandfather's care, in the Swiss Alps... : BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the... |
Heidi |
| ? | Water Babies: BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the... |
Lead role |
| ? | Sisters | Lead role |
| ? | Victoria | Lead role |
Cartoons
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| ? | 64 Zoo Lane 64 Zoo Lane -Synopsis:It features a 7 year-old girl named Lucy who lives at 64 Zoo Lane, next door to a Zoo. Each night she is told a story by the animals present there. Characters include Georgina the Giraffe, Nelson the Elephant, Tickles and Giggles the Monkeys, Boris the Bear, and Molly the Hippopotamus.... |
Lucy |
| ? | Hoobs: Jim Henson Jim Henson James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for... |
Lead role |
| ? | Putt-Putt's Pink Car Friend | Putt-Putt |
Plays
- Bad BloodBad BloodBad Blood is an English phrase referring to enmity between two people or groups.The phrase may also refer to:-In film and television:* Bad Blood , starring Jack Thompson, about mass murderer Stanley Graham...
(Belinda), 2007 Key Theatre - CinderellaCinderella"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
(Cinderella), 2008 Buxton Opera House - New BoyNew BoyNew Boy is a novel, published in 1996, written by British novelist William Sutcliffe.The book is largely autobiographical, mixing fact and fiction...
(Louise), 2009 Trafalgar Studios, London - "PopStar! The Musical", Touring 2010. Appearing at the Lighthouse theatre 8–10 July
Audio / video
- Ciara Janson audio clips (mp3) Mainly commercials + 64 Zoo Lane