Biography

Chess trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where she performed as Hamlet in her final year, she then went on to work extensively in theatre, most notably for the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic's UK tour of Jane Eyre. Chess was born to Barbara and Richard Tomlinson in Newcastle and is the eldest of four siblings.

Known for

★8.0

On My Skin

2018

★5.6

Time Cut

2024

★5.7

Us in the U.S.

2013

★5.0

Buona giornata

2012

★6.1

Doctor on Call

2021

★7.0

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

2022