Jayd Johnson

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Jayd Johnson (born 18 December 1990) is a Scottish actress best known for her portrayal of Nicki Cullen in River City and her BAFTA-winning role as Paddy Meehan in The Field of Blood.

Career

Johnson began attending drama classes aged eight and landed her first professional acting job at 11 in the film Dear Frankie, starring Emily Mortimer and Gerard Butler. From the age of 13, Johnson played Nicki Cullen in the Glasgow-set soap opera River City. She left in 2009, after six years, to train at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York before returning to Scotland after being hand-picked{{cite news |title=Former River City star Jayd Johnson tells why working on second series of 1980s newsroom drama was a dream come true |first=Steve |last=Hendry |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/former-river-city-star-jayd-2122142 |newspaper=Daily Record |location=Glasgow |date=4 August 2013 |accessdate=8 August 2013}}{{cite news |title=Deadline to death |first=Susan |last=Swarbrick |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/deadline-to-death-1.1099041 |newspaper=Herald Scotland |location=Glasgow |date=2 May 2011 |accessdate=8 August 2013}} for the lead role of Paddy Meehan in BBC Scotland's adaptation of The Field of Blood for which she won the 2011 BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Television Actor/Actress ahead of co-stars Peter Capaldi and Ford Kiernan.{{cite press release |author= |title=British Academy Scotland Award Winners Crowned |date=13 November 2011 |publisher=BAFTA Scotland |location=Glasgow |url=https://static.bafta.org/files/bafta-2011-winners-announcement-1211.pdf |accessdate=8 August 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/scotland/awards/british-academy-scotland-awards-2011-nominations-announced,2148,BA.html |title=British Academy Scotland Awards Winners in 2011 |author= |date=13 November 2011 |publisher=BAFTA Scotland |accessdate=8 August 2013}} Johnson reprised the role of Paddy Meehan for The Field of Blood: The Dead Hour which began filming in Glasgow in November 2012 and was broadcast on BBC One in August 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.c21media.net/archives/94669 |title=BBC ploughs ahead with Field of Blood |author= |date=30 November 2012 |publisher=C21 Media |accessdate=8 August 2013}}{{cite news |title=TV highlights 08/08/2013 |first=Bim |last=Adewunmi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/aug/08/tv-highlights-field-of-blood |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=8 August 2013 |accessdate=8 August 2013}}

Personal life

The youngest of three children, Johnson grew up in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire and was educated at the local Stonelaw High School.{{cite news |title=Rutherglen actress Jayd Johnson on her starring role in Field of Blood |first=Jonathan |last=Geddes |url=http://www.rutherglenreformer.co.uk/rutherglen-news/rutherglen-local-news/2013/08/07/rutherglen-actress-jayd-johnson-on-her-starring-role-in-field-of-blood-63227-33698446/ |newspaper=Rutherglen Reformer |location=Hamilton |date=7 August 2013 |accessdate=8 August 2013}}

Her parents Connie and Johnny own and run a café in the Forge Market in the east end of Glasgow. She has a sister and brother. She is married and lives in British Columbia, Canada.{{cite web | url=https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/tv/what-happened-jayd-johnson-star-28722798 | title=What happened to Jayd Johnson, the star of River City and Field of Blood | date=14 December 2022 }}