Trivia

One of her life's passions is cooking, especially Italian cuisine.

Before she became a household name, Felicity appeared with Benedict Cumberbatch and David Tennant in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" (2003).

For many years Felicity played the voice of "Emma Carter" in the long running BBC radio series "The Archers".

In Like Crazy (2011), she and Anton Yelchin improvised their dialogue.

In 2006 she graduated with a 2:1 (Second-class Honours, upper division) in English from Wadham College, Oxford, where she'd acted in a few student plays.

Was 7 months pregnant with her son when she completed filming on The Midnight Sky (2020).

(June 30, 2018) Married her boyfriend of 3 years Charles Guard in a secret ceremony at Sudeley Castle in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire in England. They began dating in 2015 and their engagement was announced in May 2017.

Felicity's producing partner is her older brother Alex Jones, a film editor.

Is just 16 years younger than Emily Watson, who played her mother in The Theory of Everything (2014).

Gave birth to her first child at age 36, a son, in April 2020. Child's father is her husband, Charles Guard.

Her family home is Worcestershire.

Is a big fan of the BBC gangster series Peaky Blinders (2013), set in her home city of Birmingham.

Her uncle is the actor Michael Hadley.

Felicity Jones and Ellie Kendrick have played sisters twice.

Appeared in the video for "The Bike Song" (2010) by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.

Began acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop, an after-school club in Birmingham. Through the Workshop she began to get TV roles like The Treasure Seekers (1996) with Keira Knightley and The Worst Witch (1998) series.

She has appeared in three films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Theory of Everything (2014), The Brutalist (2024) and Train Dreams (2025).

Was in a relationship with sculptor Ed Fornieles from 2006 until 2013.

Nominated Best Newcomer at the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards for "The Chalk Garden" at the Donmar Warehouse.

Her name Felicity is derived from the Latin word felicitas meaning "luck, good fortune".

Returned to work 2 years after giving birth to her son to begin filming Dead Shot (2023).

Appearing as Laurel in "The Chalk Garden" at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London, alongside Penelope Wilton and Margaret Tyzack. Play runs until 2 August 2008. (June 2008)

Daughter-in-law of Howard Guard.

Sister-in-law of Thomas Guard.