The lead actress of "One", which will be broadcast as a series of Formula 1: Who is Felicity Jones?

Her full name is Felicity Rose Hadley Jones, she was born on October 17, 1983 in Birmingham, England. She was born to her mother, Julia Jones, an advertising employee, and her father, Gareth Jones, a journalist. Jones, who grew up in Bournville and whose parents divorced at the age of three, has an older brother. With actors in her family, Jones became more interested in acting as a child.

Starting her education at Kings Norton Girls' School, Jones later attended King Edward VI Handsworth School and completed it. She then continued her education by studying English at Wadham College, Oxford, where she took part in many student plays.

Jones, who started her acting career at the age of 11 in her after-school workshop called "Central Junior Television" financed by Central Television, started her career in 1996 with the TV family movie "The Treasure Seekers". She made her debut in the TV series "The Worst Witch" when she was 14 years old. As a continuation of this series, the TV series "Weirdsister College" was broadcast in 2001 and Jones was cast as Jones Hallow, who is also one of the leading roles. During this time, her longest-running role came when she played Emma Carter in the radio series "The Archers" until 2009.

In 2003, she acted as Grace May in the BBC One television drama series "Servants" and in the television movie "Northanger Abbey" (2007), based on the novel of the same name directed by Jon Jones, with JJ Feild as the lead character as Catherine Morland. The series received mostly positive reviews from critics and became the second most watched of its 2007 adaptations. That same year, she played Hannah Murray in Polly Stenham's two-act play "That Face" at the Royal Court Theatre.

The following year, she starred in the drama film "Brideshead Revisited" directed by Julian Jarrold and in the drama "Flashbacks of a Fool". Also that year, she took part in a reenactment of Enid Bagnold's play "The Chalk Garden", which was shown at the Donmar Warehouse theater in London.

In 2009, she appeared in five episodes as Margot Frank in the TV series "The Diary of Anne Frank", written by Anne Frank and adapted for television by Deborah Moggach. In 2010, she starred as Julie in the comedy drama "Cemetery Junction" written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. She later appeared as Mandy Hodgson in "Soulboy" directed by Shimmy Marcus and as Miranda in "The Tempest" fantasy comedy-drama written and directed by Julie Taymor.

The next year, she starred in the romantic drama "Like Crazy" directed by Drake Doremus as co-star Anna Gardner, with Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence. The film, which received mostly positive reviews, grossed heavily for a small production budget. She won the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival for her performance. It also earned the Best New Hollywood Award at the 2011 Hollywood Film Awards, thanks to the movie. In addition, she has also won awards at the 2012 Gotham Awards and the 2011 Empire Awards.

Later in the year, she took the lead role with Ed Westwick in the romantic comedy sports movie "Chalet Girl" directed by Phil Traill. Although reviews about the film were mixed, Jones' performance was praised. She then appeared at the Donmar Warehouse theater in London for the play "Intrigue and Love", a new translation of Friedrich Schiller's work by Mike Poulton. Subsequently, Jones was announced as the new face of luxury fashion house Burberry. In November of that year, she was also reported as the new face of luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana.

In 2013, she co-starred as Nelly Ternan in the biographical drama film "The Invisible Woman" directed by Ralph Fiennes, alongside Kristin Scott Thomas and Tom Hollander. The film received both generally positive reviews and moderate box office success. She then played Felicia Hardy in the superhero movie "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", a sequel based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name directed by Marc Webb. The film received mixed reviews after its release, making it the ninth highest-grossing film of 2014.

The following year, she played the lead character's wife, alongside Eddie Redmayne, as Jane Hawking in the biographical romantic drama film "The Theory of Everything", about the life of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, directed by James Marsh. Upon its release, it received positive reviews and received numerous awards and nominations, with praise for the performance of the lead roles. It also grossed well at the box office against its production budget. For her performance, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, and the Best Actress in a Leading Role. She won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress Performance.

In 2015, she starred in the epic space opera film "Rogue One", an independent production of the 'Star Wars' anthology series directed by Gareth Edwards. The film, which received great acclaim after its release, became the 20th highest-grossing film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film of 2016. In 2016, she co-starred with Tom Hanks in the action mystery thriller "Inferno", the sequel based on the novel of the same name directed by Ron Howard. The film, which received negative reviews, achieved a successful financial gain at the box office. That same year, she appeared as Elisabeth "Lizzie" Clayton in the dark fantasy drama film "A Monster Calls", based on the novel of the same name directed by JA Bayona. The film, which received generally positive reviews, ended up with a production budget.

The following year, she played the lead character in the biographical legal drama film "On the Basis of Sex"(2018), directed by Mimi Leder and based on the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The film, which received generally positive reviews, resulted in an average gross at the box office. In 2019, she reprized the lead role with Eddie Redmayne in the biographical adventure film "The Aeronauts", based on a book directed by Tom Harper. The film, which received mixed and average reviews, did not find success at the box office.

In 2020, she appeared as Sully in the Netflix sci-fi movie "The Midnight Sky" based on a novel directed by George Clooney. The film, which received mixed reviews from critics, was a huge box office failure. Despite this, she received many awards and nominations. The next year, she starred in the romantic drama "The Last Letter from Your Lover", based on the novel of the same name directed by Augustine Frizzell, with Callum Turner, Joe Alwyn, Nabhaan Rizwan and Shailene Woodley.

In 2023, Jones starred alongside Aml Ameen, Colin Morgan, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Sophia Brown, Máiréad Tyers and Mark Strong in the action thriller "Dead Shot" written and directed by Tom and Charles Guard. Next, Jones is scheduled to star in the thriller "Borderland" alongside Aml Ameen, Mark Strong and Sophia Brown. It has also been announced that Simon Amstell will co-star and direct with Jonathan Bailey in the comedy "Maria".

Most recently, it has been announced that she will both star in and produce "One", Formula 1's first officially sanctioned scripted series. The series, which is the subject of a family drama set in the high-risk world of motor racing, is planned to be broadcast in 2023 to include 23 races.

Private life

From 2003 to 2013, Jones was in a relationship with artist Ed Fornieles, whom she met while at Ruskin School of the Arts. In 2015, she started a relationship with director Charles Guard. The couple got engaged in 2017 and married in 2018. The couple had a son in April 2020.