Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress. With a career spanning over two decades, she is best known for her work in television and film, with her roles including Kidulthood (2006), Goldplated (2006), Dead Set (2008), Donkey Punch (2008), Boogie Woogie (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), Anuvahood (2011), Wild Bill (2011), Mad Dogs (2013), Love, Rosie (2014), After Hours (2015), The Last Photograph (2017), Tomb Raider (2018), Knuckledust (2020), A Brixton Tale (2021), and Sumotherhood (2023). She has also appeared on stage in productions of The Fastest Clock in the Universe (2009) and 2:22 A Ghost Story (2023), as well as in various music videos.
Winstone is also notable for her portrayal of Barbara Windsor in the BBC biopic Babs (2017), and playing a younger Peggy Mitchell in flashback episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2022, 2025), who had previously been portrayed by Windsor. Outside of acting, she appeared as a contestant on the third series of The Masked Singer (2022) and the twenty-fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing (2026).
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Early life and education
Winstone was born on 6 May 1985 in Camden, North London. She is the daughter of actor Ray Winstone and his wife Elaine McCausland. She has two sisters, Lois (b. 1982), who is a singer and actress, and Ellie (b. 2001). Winstone grew up in Enfield, north London, where she attended the all-girls Enfield County School; she was suspended from her school on a few occasions, for rowing with teaching staff.
Her family later moved to Roydon, Essex, where she attended the specialist performing arts college Burnt Mill School in Harlow, before going on to study for a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at the performing arts department of Harlow College, Essex.
Career
She began her acting career in 2004, appearing as Natalie in the film Bullet Boy. Her subsequent roles included Daddy's Girl, and Donkey Punch (2008), the television series Murder Investigation Team, Vincent (alongside her father), Totally Frank, Goldplated, Dead Set, and a short film called Love Letters. Winstone also sang backing vocals for her sister Lois's band. She also appeared in several music videos, including for The Streets' single "When You Wasn't Famous", The Twang's single "Two Lovers", and Hercules and Love Affair's single "Blind". In April 2009, she co-starred with then-boyfriend Alfie Allen in the music video for the Madness single "Dust Devil".
Winstone made her catwalk modelling debut in 2008 for Vivienne Westwood, and in February 2009 she appeared on the front cover of Arena. She made her stage debut in a Hampstead Theatre revival of The Fastest Clock in the Universe which also played at the Curve theatre, Leicester.
In March 2010, she was announced as a new patron of the East End Film Festival. Winstone starred in the Stealth Media Group-produced thriller film Manor Hunt Ball and based on the novel The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. The same year, Winstone portrayed Anneli Alderton, one of five women murdered in Ipswich 2006, in the BBC drama Five Daughters.
In 2013, Winstone appeared in the BBC series Mad Dogs alongside John Simm, Max Beesley, Philip Glenister and Marc Warren. In 2015, Winstone portrayed the lead role of Lauren in the Sky 1 comedy drama After Hours.
In May 2017, Winstone starred as Barbara Windsor in the BBC biopic, Babs. On preparing for the role, Winstone told The Independent: "As soon as I sat down with Barbara, I got to analyse her, to see how she moved - and I instantly related to this wonderful woman. She is so generous and easy to talk to and connect with [...] the pressure just faded away as I talked to this amazing woman. These roles don’t come along that often. It was an honour."
In January 2022, Winstone appeared as a contestant on the third series of The Masked Singer as "Firework". She was sixth to be unmasked. In September 2022, Winstone appeared in EastEnders as Peggy Mitchell in a flashback episode set in 1979.
Personal life
Winstone has been in a relationship with James Suckling since March 2015. They became engaged in June 2022 and married in October 2023. They have one child together, a son born in February 2016.
Winstone was previously engaged to actor Alfie Allen.
