Born in Leicester, England, Josette Simon trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, first appearing as Dayna Mellanby in series 3 of Blake's 7. She has been at the forefront of colour-blind casting, playing roles traditionally taken by white actors. In 2000 she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to drama.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Witcher (2019)
Guest starring as Eithné
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Bottled Appetites (Dec 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials (Dec 20, 2019)
Queens of Mystery (2019)
Guest starring as Tallulah Savage-Hughes
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Death by Vinyl: Final Chapter (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Death by Vinyl: First Chapter (Apr 15, 2019)
Nightflyers (2018)
Guest starring as Cynthia Eris
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: All That We Have Found (Dec 13, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Rebirth (Dec 11, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Greywing (Dec 6, 2018)
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators (2018)
Guest starring as Henrietta Bolingbroke
- Episode 3x01: How the Rogue Roar'd (Feb 3, 2020)
The Girlfriend Experience (2016)
Starring as Lindsey
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Integration (Jun 20, 2021)
- Episode 3x09: State of Mind (Jun 20, 2021)
- Episode 3x08: A Set of Lies Agreed Upon (Jun 13, 2021)
- Episode 3x07: Black Box (Jun 6, 2021)
Law & Order: UK (2009)
Guest starring as Paulette Clarkson
- Episode 6x01: Survivor's Guilt (Jan 6, 2012)
Midsomer Murders (1998)
Guest starring as Samantha Flint
- Episode 9x07: Last Year's Model (Sep 17, 2006)
Guest starring as Madeline Saunders
- Episode 24x03: Claws Out (Dec 18, 2023)
Silent Witness (1996)
Guest starring as DCI Jane Ford
(2 episodes)
- Episode 27x02: Effective Range, Part Two (Jan 8, 2024)
- Episode 27x01: Effective Range, Part One (Jan 8, 2024)
Casualty (1986)
Guest starring as Frances Lively
(7 episodes)
- Episode 24x31: Loves Me, Loves Me Not (Apr 10, 2010)
- Episode 24x06: Comfort Zone (Oct 10, 2009)
- Episode 24x05: Not Forgotten (Oct 3, 2009)
- Episode 24x04: Sunset Syndrome (Sep 26, 2009)
- Episode 23x45: Ashes (Jul 11, 2009)
- Episode 23x44: Ask Me No Questions (Jul 4, 2009)
- Episode 23x33: Someone to Watch Over Me (Apr 11, 2009)
Guest starring as Sarah Keith
(2 episodes)
- Episode 21x18: The Sunny Side of the Street (2) (Dec 31, 2006)
- Episode 21x17: The Sunny Side of the Street (1) (Dec 30, 2006)