Rosie Marcel

Rosie Ellen Celine Marcel (born 6 May 1977) is an English actress. Marcel is known for her role as Jac Naylor, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon lead in the BBC drama series Holby City, a role she has also played in sister series Casualty. She is also the daughter of television director Terry Marcel and sister of writer and actress Kelly Marcel. Career Marcel describes herself as being from a "dramatic" family, and she had her first job at the age of three as a fairy in A Midsummer Nights Dream at the National Theatre. In 1985, she appeared in Bergerac as an abducted child, Michelle. In 1989, Marcel was cast as Sophie in the children's comedy drama Press Gang. Marcel played a sidekick to Paul Reynolds' character Colin Mathews. She enjoyed the experience, especially scenes in which she had to bite on sweets that made fake blood pour from her mouth. In 1999, Marcel played Donna Palmer in Days Like These, which was set in the 1970s. Marcel later recalled that during filming the show's dream sequences, she often had to dress up in "awful" outfits such as a cat suit donning Barbarella and a Union Jack Flag. In November 2005, Marcel joined Holby City as Jac Naylor. Prior to this, she appeared in over twenty episodes of The Bill, in which her character, Louise Larson had an affair with Sergeant Dale Smith. It was revealed in the BBC's Annual Report for 2016 that Marcel was one of the BBC's highest-paid stars, with an annual salary for her role in Holby City in the range of £200,000 to £249,000, making her the highest-paid actor on the series. For her work in a 2019 storyline which sees Jac have a mental breakdown, the show put forward Marcel's name for BAFTA consideration although she did not ultimately receive a nomination. In January 2021, she announced her departure from the series after 16 years in the role. However, she returned four months later. Marcell won Best Drama Star at the Inside Soap Awards in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Personal life Marcel's mother, Lindsey Brook, was an actress and her father, Terry Marcel, is a television director; they divorced in 1995. Her older sister, Kelly, is a writer and actress who has appeared in both Holby City and The Bill, but is now best known as the writer and executive producer of the television series Terra Nova. They also have a younger brother, Luke.