Helen Russell-Clark

Helen Russell-Clark (born 1987 or 1988) is a British actress. She was born in Manchester and grew up in Romsey, later graduating from the Guildford School of Acting. After appearing in stage productions and fight films, Russell-Clark portrayed regular character Jem Costello in the British soap Hollyoaks in 2010, which she enjoyed. Since leaving the soap, she has made guest appearances in Doctors, Casualty, Missing Something, Episodes, The Five, and Hospital People. The actress has also had careers in hospitality and yoga teaching and has gone into academia.

Life and career Helen Russell-Clark was born in 1987 or 1988 in Manchester and grew up in Romsey. The actress was brought under executive producer Lucy Allan and made her debut in episodes airing in March 2010. Jem's other storylines included her relationship with Gilly and the love triangle with Steph, her unhappy relationship with her father Carl Costello (Paul Opacic), her reunion with her paternal family, her relationship with Ravi Roy (Stephen Uppal) and planning revenge on Carl to get rid of him. Russell-Clark later left the soap and last appeared in November 2010.

Russell-Clark portrayed Katie Logan in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors, which was broadcast on 5 November 2012. She then had another guest role as Jade Murray in the 28th series of the medical drama Casualty, which was broadcast on 5 October 2013. That same year, she appeared in the web series Missing Something. In 2015, she guest-starred in an episode of the 4th series of the sitcom Episodes. In 2016, she guest-starred in the final episode of The Five, and the following year she appeared in the premiere episode of the British mockumentary series Hospital People.

The actress also worked in hospitality as her second career. She first did a 200-hour training in Morocco followed by further trainings, including with The Yoga People. Russell-Clark has noted "Yoga found me in my early twenties. It was a necessity to escape a busy London life- an hour or so a day of peace and clarity, my moving meditation". She also completed her Rocket Yoga instruction training in London and Barcelona and has since assisted in the trainings.

Personal life Russell-Clark is from Southampton. She lives and teaches yoga in London, having moved there in her 20s. She also enjoys martials arts and did training for it, including specialist courses during her degree, which was also a substantial part of her Hollyoaks character's characterisation. The actress said in a 2010 interview that she wanted to travel more and wanted to go to South-east Asia. That same year, she said that she was dating actor Greg Newton, whom she met at Guildford School of Acting.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2010 Hollyoaks Jem Costello Regular role 2012 Doctors Katie Logan 1 episode ("Ink") 2013 Missing Something Anna Web series 2013 Casualty Jade Murray 1 episode ("Love Hurts") 2015 Episodes Gifting Suite Woman 1 episode (Series 4, episode 3) 2016 The Five Gifting Suite Woman 1 episode ("Episode 10") 2017 Hospital People Elderly Patient 1 episode ("The Hospital Awards")