Jamie Clayton
Born: 1978-01-15 in San Diego, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Blood Boys as Dr. Campbell
2024
- Twilight of the Gods as Seid-Kona (voice)
2022
- Hellraiser as The Priest
2020
- Disclosure as Self - Actress
- Equal as Christine Jorgensen
2019
- The L Word: Generation Q as Tess Van De Berg
- The Chain as Dr. Ryan
- Roswell, New Mexico as Charlie Cameron
2017
- The Snowman as Edda
2016
- Designated Survivor as Sasha Booker
- The Neon Demon as Casting Director
- The Boulet Brothers' Dragula as Self - Guest Judge
- Sense8: A Christmas Special
2015
- Sense8 as Nomi Marks
- Sense8: Creating the World as Nomi Marks
2014
- BoJack Horseman as Lady in Stall (voice)
2013
- Motive as Avery Bowman
2011
2009
- Hung as Kyla