Emily Joyce

Acting

Emily Joyce

Born April 12, 1969 · Woolwich, London, England, UK (age 57)

Emily Sian Joyce is an English actress best known for playing the role of Janet Dawkins in the BBC comedy series My Hero, between 1999 and 2006.

Known For

National Treasure: Book of SecretsNational Treasure: Book of Secrets · 2007
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
6.42007
MovieActionAdventure
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
LaplandLapland · 2011
Lapland
2011
Movie
Recently widowed Eileen Lewis,son Pete and his wife Mandy and daughter Paula with her spouse Ray,plus the grandchildren, leave Birkenhead to spend Christmas in Lapland.
Jane EyreJane Eyre · 1997
Jane Eyre
7.11997
MovieDramaRomance
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Universal Soldier: RegenerationUniversal Soldier: Regeneration · 2010
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
5.72010
MovieAdventureAction
When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol" that seems almost unstoppable.
BoomtownBoomtown · 2017
Boomtown
5.02017
MovieDrama
A young father and husband looks towards the oil fields for a better life for him and his family. But will the fast money and glamour detour his agenda?
The WoodlandersThe Woodlanders · 1998
The Woodlanders
5.01998
MovieDramaRomance
The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she can find a better husband than her childhood sweetheart, woodsman Giles. She marries handsome young doctor Fitzpiers, but soon finds out he's not the man of her dreams and she still loves Giles.
The Key ManThe Key Man · 2011
The Key Man
3.72011
MovieCrimeDrama
An insurance salesman gets mixed up with two gangsters in effort to make more money and provide for his family, but things don't go as he planned.
Hero of the HourHero of the Hour · 2000
Hero of the Hour
6.02000
MovieDrama
A security guard foils an armed robbery and becomes a national hero, but his new-found fame cannot appease his guilty conscience.

Movies

National Treasure: Book of SecretsNational Treasure: Book of Secrets · 2007
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
6.42007
MovieActionAdventure
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
LaplandLapland · 2011
Lapland
2011
Movie
Recently widowed Eileen Lewis,son Pete and his wife Mandy and daughter Paula with her spouse Ray,plus the grandchildren, leave Birkenhead to spend Christmas in Lapland.
Jane EyreJane Eyre · 1997
Jane Eyre
7.11997
MovieDramaRomance
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Universal Soldier: RegenerationUniversal Soldier: Regeneration · 2010
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
5.72010
MovieAdventureAction
When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol" that seems almost unstoppable.
BoomtownBoomtown · 2017
Boomtown
5.02017
MovieDrama
A young father and husband looks towards the oil fields for a better life for him and his family. But will the fast money and glamour detour his agenda?
The WoodlandersThe Woodlanders · 1998
The Woodlanders
5.01998
MovieDramaRomance
The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she can find a better husband than her childhood sweetheart, woodsman Giles. She marries handsome young doctor Fitzpiers, but soon finds out he's not the man of her dreams and she still loves Giles.
The Key ManThe Key Man · 2011
The Key Man
3.72011
MovieCrimeDrama
An insurance salesman gets mixed up with two gangsters in effort to make more money and provide for his family, but things don't go as he planned.
Hero of the HourHero of the Hour · 2000
Hero of the Hour
6.02000
MovieDrama
A security guard foils an armed robbery and becomes a national hero, but his new-found fame cannot appease his guilty conscience.

TV Shows

Midsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders · 1997
Midsomer Murders
7.51997
SeriesCrimeDrama
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Doctor WhoDoctor Who · 2005
Doctor Who
7.62005
SeriesDrama
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
Loose WomenLoose Women · 1999
Loose Women
3.41999
Series
A panel of four women discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs to celebrity gossip.
Silent WitnessSilent Witness · 1996
Silent Witness
7.61996
SeriesCrimeDrama
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Father BrownFather Brown · 2013
Father Brown
7.62013
SeriesDramaCrime
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
VeraVera · 2011
Vera
7.42011
SeriesCrimeDrama
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
Call the MidwifeCall the Midwife · 2012
Call the Midwife
7.52012
SeriesDrama
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Waterloo RoadWaterloo Road · 2006
Waterloo Road
7.12006
SeriesDrama
Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. It was recommissioned in 2021, and resumed starting 9 January 2023. At the failing comprehensive school, and later academy of the same name, the professional and personal lives of the students and staff are examined. Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
LewisLewis · 2007
Lewis
7.62007
SeriesCrimeDrama
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Sister Boniface MysteriesSister Boniface Mysteries · 2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries
6.42022
SeriesCrimeDrama
First there was Father Brown. Now, say hello to Sister Boniface. This clever, moped-riding nun is the police's secret weapon for solving murders in this divine Father Brown spin-off.
WycliffeWycliffe · 1994
Wycliffe
6.81994
SeriesCrimeDrama
Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.
CrackerCracker · 1993
Cracker
6.61993
SeriesCrimeDrama
The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.
Agatha RaisinAgatha Raisin · 2016
Agatha Raisin
6.12016
SeriesComedyMystery
Burnt out on office politics, Agatha Raisin retires early to a picturesque village in the Cotswolds and soon finds a second career as an amateur detective investigating mischief, mayhem, and murder in her deceptively quaint town.
Friday Night DinnerFriday Night Dinner · 2011
Friday Night Dinner
7.92011
SeriesComedy
Two siblings share their Friday night dinners at their parents home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.
McDonald & DoddsMcDonald & Dodds · 2020
McDonald & Dodds
7.62020
SeriesDramaMystery
Two detectives, DCI McDonald and DS Dodds, who seemingly have nothing in common, are thrown together and forge a rumbustious friendship and entertaining partnership.
My HeroMy Hero · 2000
My Hero
6.52000
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September 2006. The series follows the antics of the dim-witted superhero "Thermoman", portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon in series one to five and by James Dreyfus in the final series. The series was regularly directed by John Stroud. In the UK, the digital channel Gold regularly re-runs the programme, although the last series has yet to appear on the channel. In the United States it was shown on PBS and, briefly, BBC America. In Australia, UKTV offered re-runs of the first three series, while BBC Entertainment provided repeats for Scandinavia.
Hotel BabylonHotel Babylon · 2006
Hotel Babylon
7.32006
SeriesDramaComedy
Hotel Babylon is a British television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones. The show followed the lives of workers at a glamorous five-star hotel.
Ultimate ForceUltimate Force · 2002
Ultimate Force
6.52002
SeriesDrama
This covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British military's Special Air Service group.
MessiahMessiah · 2001
Messiah
7.42001
SeriesMysteryDrama
Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe.
The GlassThe Glass · 2001
The Glass
10.02001
SeriesDrama
Jim Proctor, a middle-aged tycoon, decides to hand over his glass-making company to his young nephew Paul Duggan.
Fairy TalesFairy Tales · 2008
Fairy Tales
2008
SeriesDramaComedy
Four contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff.
GraftersGrafters · 1998
Grafters
4.51998
SeriesComedyDrama
Two English brothers with different, clashing personalities become live-in home renovators for a notoriously finicky couple with strong opinions.
Judge Rinder's Crown CourtJudge Rinder's Crown Court · 2017
Judge Rinder's Crown Court
2017
Series
Crown Court, the iconic courtroom drama of the seventies and eighties is back on our screens after a thirty-year hiatus with a brand new case, presided over by Judge Rinder. Originally running for over 800 episodes, this classic series featured the good and the great of British acting talent from Colin Firth to Ben Kingsley, Bob Hoskins and Alison Steadman to name just a few. Now the court is ready to be sworn-in again, with a shocking new two-part murder trial inspired by a real-life arsenic poisoning.
Mutual FriendsMutual Friends · 2008
Mutual Friends
7.02008
SeriesComedyDrama
Martin's comfortable world is upturned by his friend's mid-life crises, beginning with his best friend's suicide, and the secret affair he had with Martin's wife.