Jamie Clayton

Born: 1978-01-15

Jamie Clayton (born January 15, 1978) is an American actress and model. Clayton is best known for starring as Nomi Marks in the Netflix original series Sense8, Sasha Booker in the third season of Designated Survivor and Tess Van De Berg in Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q. She portrays Pinhead in the 2022 Hellraiser film. Clayton was raised in San Diego, California. Her father, Howard Clayton, was a criminal defense attorney, and her mother, Shelley, is an event planner. When she was 19, Clayton moved to New York City to pursue a career as a makeup artist. In 2010, Clayton was the makeup artist and co-host on VH1's first makeover show TRANSform Me. The following year she played the recurring role of Kyla in the third season of the HBO series Hung. In 2012, Clayton played the lead role of Michelle Darnell on the Emmy Award winning interactive web series Dirty Work and the role of Carla Favers on the TV series Are We There Yet? She also narrated the audiobook for the children's novel Melissa about a young transgender girl. Clayton starred as one of the eight main characters in the Netflix original television series Sense8 that premiered on June 5, 2015. In Sense8 she played Nomi Marks, a trans woman, political blogger, and hacker living in San Francisco. Clayton said that she was primarily interested in Sense8 because of the opportunity to play a transgender character written by filmmakers Lilly and Lana Wachowski and to be on set with them. Being a fan of science fiction and J. Michael Straczynski in particular also attracted her to this project. Clayton appeared in the 2016 film The Neon Demon and the 2017 thriller film The Snowman. In 2019, Clayton starred as Sasha Booker in the third season of the Netflix's Designated Survivor. From 2019 through Season 3, Clayton starred in The L Word: Generation Q, the sequel to the Showtime original The L Word. She also guest starred in The CW’s Roswell: New Mexico. In 2022, Clayton starred as 'The Priest', the antagonist in Hellraiser.


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Hellraiser

as The Priest
Released: 2022-09-28

A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware...

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The Neon Demon

as Casting Director
Released: 2016-05-31

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group...

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The Snowman

as Edda
Released: 2017-08-24

Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped...

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Disclosure

as Self - Actress
Released: 2020-06-19

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel...

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Sense8: Creating the World

as Nomi Marks
Released: 2015-08-01

Go behind the scenes and around the world with the "Sense8" cast and crew in this in-depth look...

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The Chain

as Dr. Ryan
Released: 2019-05-31

When Mike finds out that he has he same neurological disease as his father, he decides to enter...

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Re-Live: A Tale of an American Island Cheerleader

as Kyra
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Rowena, a transgender actress returns to her home on Guam for her high school reunion’s “do-over...

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BoJack Horseman

as Lady in Stall (voice)
First aired: 2014-08-22

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of...

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Designated Survivor

as Sasha Booker
First aired: 2016-09-21

Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States...

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Twilight of the Gods

as Seid-Kona (voice)
First aired: 2024-09-19

Zack Snyder unleashes a bold and bloody vision of Norse mythology in this adult animated series...

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Sense8

as Nomi Marks
First aired: 2015-06-05

One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate...

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Motive

as Avery Bowman
First aired: 2013-02-03

A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover...

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Roswell, New Mexico

as Charlie Cameron
First aired: 2019-01-15

After reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of...

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The L Word: Generation Q

as Tess Van De Berg
First aired: 2019-12-08

In this sequel to The L Word, we continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter,...

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Hung

as Kyla
First aired: 2009-06-28

Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much...

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The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

as Self - Guest Judge
First aired: 2016-10-31

Hosted by The Boulet Brothers, this reality competition show features monster drag artists from...

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Hustling

as uncredited
First aired: 2011-11-19

Since working as an adult film star and escort since his early twenties, Ryan Crosby, aka Rod...

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Equal

as Christine Jorgensen
First aired: 2020-10-22

This four-part LGBTQ+ docuseries chronicles the untold events leading up to the Stonewall...

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