Joanne Crawford

Joanne Crawford is an actress from Northern Ireland who has appeared on stage, film and television. She is known for her role in the BBC One series Blue Lights.

Career From Derry, she played a solicitor in a small role in Jed Mercurio series Line of Duty. She also had roles in television series The Fall and Chosen, as well as films including Ballywalter and To All My Darlings.

She has a role as policewoman Helen McNally in BBC One 2023 police drama Blue Lights, reprising the role for the 2024 second series. In 2025, she was confirmed as returning for the third series of the drama.

In 2023, she filmed the independent film The Wise Guy alongside Darrell D'Silva. She had a role in 2024 BBC television drama Dead and Buried. She also appeared in Cillian Murphy 2024 film Small Things like These.

In 2025, she appeared at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast in the Marie Jones stage play Dear Arabella, alongside Jayne Wisener among others.

Partial filmography Year Title Role Notes 2013–2016 The Fall Joan Jennings 2016 Line of Duty Fairbank's solicitor 2 episodes 2023- Blue Lights Helen McNally Recurring role 2024 Small Things like These Norma Sinnott 2024 Dead and Buried Dr. Kennedy 4 episodes