Shelley Conn

Shelley Deborah Conn (born 21 September 1976) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series Mistresses (2008–2010) and By Any Means, the Sky One series Strike Back (2010), the Fox series Terra Nova (2011), the Netflix series Bridgerton (2022), and the Amazon Prime series Good Omens and Gen V (both 2023). Her films include Love Sarah (2020).

Early life and education Shelley Deborah Conn was born in London, England. The family moved around military bases, so growing up, she lived in Germany and Gibraltar with her parents and two older sisters, before settling back in London. Conn acted in school plays. She attended the sixth form college Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke and later the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career After drama school, Conn had a series of small roles in various British films, before coming to prominence when she starred as Ashika Chandiramani in the BBC series Party Animals. In 2001, she picked up the role of PC Miriam Da Silva in BBC1's Mersey Beat and an irregularly recurring role in Casualty. The following year, Conn made her West End theatre stage debut in three plays after transferring from Stratford-upon-Avon in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Jacobean Season at the Gielgud Theatre – The Island Princess, Eastward Ho! and The Roman Actor.

Conn has appeared television, film and theatre, with a series of leading roles in various small budget European as well as British films namely BBC character dramas such as The Innocence Project, and occasional returns to the RSC. Conn joined Series Five of the popular BBC One series Down to Earth in 2004. In early 2008, she starred as Miranda Hill in The Palace, as Jessica in Mistresses and as Neela Sahjani in Trial & Retribution. That same year, Conn appeared as Claire in Dead Set. In 2010, she played Danni Prendiville in the TV series Strike Back.

Conn was chosen by Steven Spielberg to be one of the leads in the $150 million TV series Terra Nova, which premiered on 26 September 2011. In 2014, she appeared in a US TV series called The Lottery.

Conn starred as Mary Sharma in the second series of the Netflix romance period drama Bridgerton based on Julia Quinn's second novel in her Bridgerton series, The Viscount Who Loved Me. The series was released in March 2022.

Conn starred as Beelzebub in the second series of Good Omens, and Indira Shetty (a stand-in for Billy Butcher in-adaptation of We Gotta Go Now and The Bloody Doors Off) in the first season of The Boys spin-off series Gen V, both for Amazon Prime Video.

Personal life Conn married British actor Jonathan Kerrigan in 2011; together the couple have a son, Oscar (b. 2012).

Conn ran in the 2006 London Marathon.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Maybe Baby Nurse 2 2002 Possession Candi 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Princess Pondicherry Ripley Under Ground Honey 2006 L' Entente cordiale Punam Nina's Heavenly Delights Nina Shah 2007 Love Story Sara Short film 2008 New Town Killers Julie Stewart 2010 How Do You Know Terry 2012 Catalyst Mia Short film 2014 Film: The Movie Preea Vasami 2018 Malevolent Professor Samantha Harlow 2020 Love Sarah Isabella 2021 Fellow Creatures The Stranger Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes The Last Musketeer Uzma TV movie City Central Naz Episode: "No Direction Home" Attachments Carrie Knowles Episode: "Just Upgraded" —2002 Casualty Daljit Ramanee 3 episodes Hawkins Sharim RaziqTV movie Mersey Beat PC Miriam Da Silva Recurring; 10 episodes Man and Boy Jasmin TV movie Bodily Harm Tanika Episode: "#1.1" Second Generation Amba TV movie Down to Earth Kerry Jamil Recurring; 9 episodes Transit Asha TV movie 2006 Blue Murder Emily Saunders Episode: "Make Believe" - 2007 The Innocence Project Dr Eve Walker Recurring; 8 episodes Party Animals Ashika Chandiramani Recurring; 8 episodes –2010 Mistresses Jessica Fraser Recurring; 16 episodes Trial & Retribution Neelah Sahjani Episode: "Kill the King: Part 1" The Palace Miranda Hill 4 episodes 10 Days to War Eesha Episode: "A Simple Private Matter" Raw Tanya 6 epsidoes Dead Set Claire 3 episodes The Persuasionists Tamsin Episode: "Diet Stuff" Strike Back Danni Prendiville 5 episodes Marchlands Nisha Parekh 5 episodes Terra Nova Dr. Elisabeth Shannon 13 episodes Silent Witness DI Connie James 2 episodes Heading Out Eve 6 episodes By Any Means Jessica Jones 6 episodes 24: Live Another Day Helen McCarthy Episode: "Day 9: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m." The Lottery Gabrielle Westwood Main role; 10 episodes W1A Azia Zamani Episode: "#2.4" Heartbeat Millicent Patel Main role; 10 episodes Back Annie Episode: "#1.4" –2020 Liar DI Vanessa Harmon 11 episodes 2018 Sky Comedy: Sindhu Vee's Live and Let Love Gita Mini series Death in Paradise Marina Shepherd Episode: "Muder Most Animal" Deep State Nicole Miller 4 episodes Four Weddings and a Funeral Liz Episode: "Hounslow" The Rook Danielle Wulff 4 episodes The Deceived Ruth 4 episodes 2021 Star Stable: Mistfall Sigry Varanger 2 episodes McDonald & Dodds Hilary O'Doyle Episode: "We Need to Talk About Doreen" The Irregulars Dion Cross Episode: "Chapter Three: Ipsissimus" Dodo Headmistress / Mrs Sidiqui (voice) 7 episodes Four Lives Nadia Persaud Episode: "#1.2" 2022 Bridgerton Lady Mary Sheffield/Sharma Main role (season 2); 8 episodes 2023 Good Omens Beelzebub Main role (season 2); 4 episodes 2023 Gen V Indira Shetty Main role (season 1); 8 episodes 2024 Alex Rider Laura Kellner 6 episodes 2025 Wisting Detective Harriet Dunn 1 episode 2025 Little Disasters Charlotte Main role (season 1) TBA Hannah Kirkman Post-production