Jamie Clayton


Jamie Clayton is an American actress and model. Jamie is best known for starring as Nomi Marks in the Netflix original series Sense8 and as Sasha Booker in the third season of Designated Survivor.

Early life

Clayton was born and raised in San Diego, California. Her father, Howard Clayton, was a criminal defense attorney, and her mother, Shelley, is an event planner. Clayton moved to New York City to pursue a career as a makeup artist when she was 19.

Career

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 young adult novel George about a 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 a transgender filmmaker and to be on set with this person, while it was being a fan of science fiction and J. Michael Straczynski in particular that 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.
In 2020, Clayton stars in The L Word: Generation Q, a long awaited sequel to the ground breaking Showtime Original, The L Word, which aired for six season starting in 2004. Season 2 of The L Word:Generation Q was announced by Showtime in January 2020. She is also guest starring in The CW’s Roswell: New Mexico.

Personal life

Clayton is transgender. In 2011, she was honored by Out magazine as part of their annual "Out 100" awards.

Filmography