Jane Lesley

Jane is an actress and a producer. She trained as an actor at Arts Educational Schools, London.

Theatre includes Rachel Finkelmann in Menagerie Theatre’s tour of FOUR FOR JERICHO, Chloe in TEXT (Brighton and London), Violet in INVOLUTION (Pacific Playhouse, London and Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh), Hayley in OTHER HANDS (Cockpit Theatre, London), AN ASYLUM ON EVERY CORNER (Edinburgh Festival and Bucharest), TIME AND TIME AGAIN (Eye Theatre), MR. CINDERS, LISTEN TO THE WIND and THE ARCADIANS (all Kings Head, London), CHELSEA GIRLS directed by Mark Ravenhill (Man in the Moon, London), CHASING DOLPHINS (Churchill, Bromley), NO TIME FOR SEQUINS (Nuffield, Southampton), BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and ROBINSON CRUSOE (Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds) a national tour of TOO MUCH PUNCH FOR JUDY, Howard Brenton’s GUM AND GOO (Italy), First Witch in MACBETH (Oban) and Banquo in MACBETH AND THE BEANSTALK with David Mitchell and Robert Webb (Pleasance, London).

Film work includes Maria Dos Santos in THE 13th DAY (due for release in 2011), Skink in REPTILE DAY (Nice Media), Beth in Shifts (Paperscissorstone Films) and Donna in HOPE MACHINE (Talking Pictures).

TV includes Susan in the BBC’s COMING TO ENGLAND and Caitlin in the television series NIGHT KITCHEN.

Recording includes role of Eliza in the audio drama FACTION PARADOX for Magic Bullet and BEHIND THE HEADLINES for BBC Schools.

Jane founded MOKITA PRODUCTIONS in 2007 and the company merged with GRIT PRODUCTIONS in 2009 to form MOKITAGRIT.