Jasmine Jobson was born 9 May 1995 in West London, England. Her mum is Greek-Cyprian, her dad is Jamaican. From a very young age, Jobson showed talent singing by mimicking television stars, so her mother enrolled her to ‘Paddington Arts’, a Youth Arts organisation dedicated to developing talent and creativity in London’s young people, where Jobson honed her talents. As a child Jobson had asked to be separated from her mother by social services and placed into foster care, living in West Drayton for five years. The results prevailed In adulthood though, Jobson taught herself how to channel that aggression and emotions into her acting. When asked by the casting director for 'Top Boy' to show some anger in her audition, Jobson threw a chair across the room, nearly hitting a window, securing her the role in the production. Jobson joined the Big House Theatre which provides drama-based workshops and training on team building, challenges management and confidence development and focuses on helping young people who have been through the UK’s care system. Maggie Norris, chief executive Big House, described Jobson as an extraordinary talent.
Career
Jobson began her acting career in theatre, performing in plays such as Phoenix: A Girl on Fire and Wild Diamonds at the Hackney Down Studios in 2013. From 2014, Jobson performed in several short filmsFlea,A Generation of Vipers, and The King, before debuting on television in 2016 as Kia Hopkins in a single episode of Suspects. Since then she has made minor appearances in The Break , Five by Five and Dark Heart as Sally Watkins, before landing a main character role in the 2019 Netflix British television crime drama series Top Boy. In 2020, Jobson stars as Lily in feature film Surge, which premiered in January 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City. Jobson purported to be comfortable in an airport environment, the setting for Surge, as she once worked as a bartender in Wetherspoons at Heathrow's Terminal 2.
Nominations and Awards
In 2019, Jobson was nominated for and won the Best emerging talent by the MVSA.
