Date of Birth

19 December 1987, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, UK

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Trivia

• In 2005 she joined children's charity Music Theatre 4 Youth, which acts as a step ladder for young people interested in the stage.
• Jayne took a degree course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow. Previous students include Bill Paterson, David Tennant, Daniela Nardini, Billy Boyd, James McAvoy, Dawn Steele, Patrick Doyle.
• At Primary school, her music teacher was the sister of James Nesbitt.
• Attended DH Christie Memorial Primary School and Coleraine High School.
• Her many interests include dancing, fencing and singing karaoke!.
• In addition to her acting and singing talents, Jayne also plays the piano and trumpet.
• Became involved with local music and drama groups from an early age and received private singing lessons from vocal coach, Peter Wilson, who describes her as "one of the most promising students [whom I] have ever worked with".
• Spotted by Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) casting director Jeremy James Taylor during a stage adaptation of West Side Story (1961) with Music Theatre 4 Youth (MT4Uth) in the Millennium Forum in Londonderry.
• On West Yorkshire Playhouse (England) playing Mary Lennox in the Christmas musical "The Secret Garden". [December 2009]