Jamie Clayton

{{Infobox person

| name = Jamie Clayton

| image = Jaimekj.png

| caption = Clayton in 2012

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|01|15}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}

| years_active = 2010–present

| known_for = Sense8

}}

Jamie Clayton (born January 15, 1978){{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/MsJamieClayton/status/130762497379680256 |title=Jamie Clayton on Twitter: ""@Puckguy14: @Jamie_Clayton your birthday is in January?" Yes! The 15th. :)" |date=October 30, 2011 |website=Twitter |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217220635/https://twitter.com/MsJamieClayton/status/130762497379680256 |archive-date=December 17, 2016 |access-date=June 8, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=http://observer.com/2010/07/has-fame-changed-jamie-clayton/ |title=Has Fame Changed Jamie Clayton? |last=Morgan |first=Spencer |date=July 20, 2010 |website=New York Observer |access-date=July 23, 2015}} is an American actress and model. Clayton is best known for starring as Nomi Marks in the Netflix original series Sense8, Sasha Booker in the third season of Designated Survivor and Tess Van De Berg in Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q. She portrayed Pinhead in the 2022 Hellraiser film.

Early life

Clayton was raised in San Diego, California{{Cite web |last=Truitt |first=Brian |date=October 6, 2022 |orig-date=October 6, 2022 |title=Jamie Clayton dives into horror as Pinhead in Hulu's 'Hellraiser': 'I had no idea how sexy it was' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/10/06/hellraiser-pinhead-jamie-clayton-hulu/8184224001/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} where she was born.{{Cite web |last=Zeller |first=Terry |date=2022-10-05 |title=Jamie Clayton: 5 Things To Know About First Woman To Play Pinhead in 'Hellraiser' |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-jamie-clayton-4862139/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Hollywood Life |language=en-US}} Her father, Howard Clayton, was a criminal defense attorney, and her mother, Shelley, is an event planner. When she was 19, in 1997, Clayton moved to New York City to pursue a career as a makeup artist. In 2008, The New York Observer featured an article describing her as the second most beautiful girl in New York.{{cite web|title=The Second Most Beautiful Girl in New York|first=Spencer|last=Morgan|date=August 26, 2008|url=http://observer.com/2008/08/the-second-most-beautiful-girl-in-new-york/|work=The New York Observer}}

Career

In 2010, Clayton was the makeup artist and co-host on VH1's first makeover show TRANSform Me alongside Laverne Cox and Nina Poon.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/transform_me/cast.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323033952/http://www.vh1.com/shows/transform_me/cast.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2010 |title=TRANSform Me |publisher=VH1 |access-date=January 19, 2012}}{{Cite magazine |last=Anderson-Minshall, Diane |date=November 4, 2011 |title=Hung's Transgender Actress Just Wants Respect |url=http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Television/Hung_Transgender_Actress_Just_Wants_Respect/ |magazine=The Advocate |access-date=January 19, 2012}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/marc_malkin/hungs_new_transgender_actress_its_all/273340 |title=Hung's New Transgender Actress: "It's All Really Good the More People See Us" |last=Malkin, Marc |date=November 3, 2011 |publisher=E! |access-date=January 19, 2012}} The following year she played the recurring role of Kyla in the third season of the HBO series Hung. In 2012, Clayton played the lead role of Michelle Darnell on the Emmy Award winning interactive web series Dirty Work and the role of Carla Favers on the TV series Are We There Yet?{{Cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/dirty-work |title=Awards & Nominations |year=2012 |website=Emmy Awards}}{{Cite web |url=http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2012/04/23/i-can-hardly-wait-for-jamie-claytons-new-tv-show-dirty-work/ |title=I Can Hardly Wait For Jamie Clayton's New TV Show "Dirty Work" |date=April 24, 2012 |website=Pam's House Blend |access-date=April 25, 2012 |archive-date=May 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513202452/http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2012/04/23/i-can-hardly-wait-for-jamie-claytons-new-tv-show-dirty-work/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-apr-15-la-ca-fourth-wall-20120415-story.html |title=Fourth Wall does the 'Dirty Work' of innovation |last=Fritz, Ben |date=April 15, 2012 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 25, 2012}} She also narrated the audiobook for the children's novel Melissa about a young transgender girl.{{Cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/67448-july-2015-audio-books-in-the-studio.html |title=July 2015 Audio Books: In the Studio |last=Swanson |first=Clare |date=July 10, 2015 |website=Publishers Weekly}}

Clayton starred as one of the eight main characters in the Netflix original television series Sense8 that premiered on June 5, 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://touch.latimes.com/#section/4/article/p2p-83708120/ |title=Wachowskis' 'Sense8' on Netflix is a stylish if still murky vision |last=Lloyd, Robert |date=June 5, 2015 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 5, 2015 |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121006015957/http://touch.latimes.com/#section/4/article/p2p-83708120/ |url-status=dead }} In Sense8, she played Nomi Marks, a trans woman, political blogger, and hacker living in San Francisco.{{Cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyorley/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-eight-main-characters |title=Everything You Need To Know About The Eight Main Characters In "Sense8" |date=May 28, 2015 |publisher=BuzzFeed |access-date=May 31, 2015}} Clayton said that she was primarily interested in Sense8 because of the opportunity to play a transgender character written by filmmakers Lilly and Lana Wachowski and to be on set with them.{{Cite web|title=Actress Jamie Clayton of "Sense8" on show's LGBTQ-inclusiveness|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/actress-jamie-clayton-sense8-show-s-lgbtq-inclusiveness-n754471|access-date=2020-09-09|website=NBC News|date=May 5, 2017 |language=en}} Being a fan of science fiction and J. Michael Straczynski in particular also attracted her to this project.{{Cite interview |interviewer=Christina Radish |title=SENSE8: Jamie Clayton Talks Working with The Wachowskis, Her Character, and More |url=http://collider.com/sense8-jamie-clayton-talks-wachowskis-her-character-and-more/ |access-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611235727/http://collider.com/sense8-jamie-clayton-talks-wachowskis-her-character-and-more/ |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |work=Collider |publisher=Verizon Hearst Media Partners |date=June 3, 2015 |subject=Jamie Clayton |subject-link=Jamie Clayton |url-status=live}}

Clayton appeared in the 2016 film The Neon Demon{{Cite web |url=http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/68887/20150715/who-is-jamie-clayton-sense8.htm |title=Who Is Jamie Clayton? 7 Things To Know About The 'Sense8' Star : The Eye |date=July 15, 2015 |publisher=Fashion Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501003920/http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/68887/20150715/who-is-jamie-clayton-sense8.htm |archive-date=May 1, 2016 |access-date=August 3, 2015 |df=mdy-all}} and the 2017 thriller film The Snowman.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/defining-people-by-their-differences-is-dangerous-says-sense8-star-jamie-clayton-55460 |title=Defining People By Their Differences Is Dangerous, Says 'Sense8' Star Jamie Clayton |last=Young, Sage |date=May 4, 2017 |website=Bustle}}

In 2019, Clayton starred as Sasha Booker in the third season of the Netflix's Designated Survivor.

From 2019 through Season 3, Clayton starred in The L Word: Generation Q, the sequel to the Showtime original The L Word.{{cite web |author=Pener, Degen |date=December 3, 2021 |title=Inside 'L Word' Star Jamie Clayton's "Colorful and Joyful" Los Angeles Apartment (Exclusive Photos) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/real-estate/jamie-clayton-l-word-los-angeles-apartment-photos-1235054967/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} She also guest starred in The CW’s Roswell: New Mexico.

In 2022, Clayton portrayed Pinhead in the 2022 Hellraiser film.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/hellraiser-reboot-clive-barker-female-pinhead-1235083239/ |title='Hellraiser' Reboot Unveils Full Cast, Including Jamie Clayton as Pinhead |website=Variety |first=Brent |last=Lang |date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=October 7, 2021}}

Personal life

Clayton is a trans woman.{{Cite magazine |last=Harrison, Raef |date=November 11, 2011 |title=Catching Up With Jamie Clayton |url=http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/out100/2011/11/11/catching-jamie-clayton |magazine=Out |access-date=January 19, 2012}} In 2011, she was honored by Out magazine as part of their annual "Out 100" awards.{{Cite web |url=http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/out100/2011/12/11/17th-annual-out100#slide-23 |title=17th Annual Out100 |date=December 11, 2011 |website=Out |access-date=August 3, 2015}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Film, television and video games roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col" \| Notes
2010 \|TRANSform Me \| Herself \|Reality TV series
2011 \|Hung \| Kyla \| 2 episodes (season 3)
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \|Dirty Work \| Michelle \| Lead role
Are We There Yet? \| Carla Favers \| Episode: "The Wrong Way Episode"
2013 \|Hustling \| Nadya \| Episode: "Sugar"
2015–2018 \|Sense8 \| Nomi Marks \|Main role
rowspan="4" \| 2016 \|The Neon Demon \| Casting Director \|Film
Motive \| Avery Bowman \| Episode: "The Dead Name"
Bojack Horseman \| Mom Donkey \| Episode: "Best Thing That Ever Happened"
Same Same \| Niamh \| Episode: "Scissr"
rowspan="3" \| 2017 \|Mass Effect: Andromeda \| Jien Garson \| Video game
The Snowman \|Edda \|Film
The Chain \|Dr. Ryan \|Film
2018 \|Same Same \|Niamh \| Web series
rowspan="1" \| 2019 \|Designated Survivor \|Sasha Booker \|Recurring role (season 3){{Cite web \|url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/2019/05/03/designated-survivor-season-3-trailer-released-netflix/ \|title='Designated Survivor' Season 3 Trailer Released by Netflix \|last=Andrew \|first=Stephen \|date=May 3, 2019 \|website=Pop Culture \|access-date=May 4, 2019}}
rowspan="1" \| 2019–2023 \|The L Word: Generation Q \| Tess Van De Berg \| 16 episodes
rowspan="4" \| 2020 \| Roswell, New Mexico \|Agent Grace Powell/Charlie Cameron \| 3 episodes
Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen \| Herself \| Documentary film
Equal \| Christine Jorgensen \| Docuseries
Red Bird Lane \|Jessica \|Pilot
2022 \| Hellraiser \| Pinhead \| Film
2024 \|Twilight of the Gods \|The Seid-Kona \|Voice role

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Film, television and video games roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes

2010

|TRANSform Me

| Herself

|Reality TV series

2011

|Hung

| Kyla

| 2 episodes (season 3)

rowspan="2" | 2012

|Dirty Work

| Michelle

| Lead role

Are We There Yet?

| Carla Favers

| Episode: "The Wrong Way Episode"

2013

|Hustling

| Nadya

| Episode: "Sugar"

2015–2018

|Sense8

| Nomi Marks

|Main role

rowspan="4" | 2016

|The Neon Demon

| Casting Director

|Film

Motive

| Avery Bowman

| Episode: "The Dead Name"

Bojack Horseman

| Mom Donkey

| Episode: "Best Thing That Ever Happened"

Same Same

| Niamh

| Episode: "Scissr"

rowspan="3" | 2017

|Mass Effect: Andromeda

| Jien Garson

| Video game

The Snowman

|Edda

|Film

The Chain

|Dr. Ryan

|Film

2018

|Same Same

|Niamh

| Web series

rowspan="1" | 2019

|Designated Survivor

|Sasha Booker

|Recurring role (season 3){{Cite web |url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/2019/05/03/designated-survivor-season-3-trailer-released-netflix/ |title='Designated Survivor' Season 3 Trailer Released by Netflix |last=Andrew |first=Stephen |date=May 3, 2019 |website=Pop Culture |access-date=May 4, 2019}}

rowspan="1" | 2019–2023

|The L Word: Generation Q

| Tess Van De Berg

| 16 episodes

rowspan="4" | 2020

| Roswell, New Mexico

|Agent Grace Powell/Charlie Cameron

| 3 episodes

Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen

| Herself

| Documentary film

Equal