Jodie Comer was born on 11 March 1993 in Liverpool. She began to take drama classes in secondary school and received a role in a radio play for which she was advised to get herself an agent.
Comer's acting career commenced in 2008 when she received a guest role in The Royal Today, a spin-off series of The Royal. What followed was a number of guest appearances in popular British television series, such as Holby City, Doctors, Silent Witness, Casualty, Law & Order: UK, Vera, Inspector George Gently