Kia May Pegg (born 29 June 2000)[1][2] is an English actress and television presenter, known for her role as Jody Jackson in the British children's drama show Tracy Beaker Returns (2012) and its follow-up series spin-off The Dumping Ground (2013–2022). Pegg made her debut as a presenter for CBBC live links in 2021 and has appeared on various programming for the channel. Then in 2022, it was announced that she had been cast in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Scarlett Kiernan.
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Born | Kia May Pegg (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 22) Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Pegg was born in Birmingham on 29 June 2000 to boxing trainer and promoter, Jonathan and Rachel Pegg and has two younger brothers.[2][3] Pegg began training at Birmingham Stage School Showbiz. In 2008, she made an appearance on The Legend of Dick and Dom, as well as a small role in Horrid Henry: The Movie in which she played Vicious Vicky,[2] also known as Sour Susan's younger sister. Pegg also played a character named Peewee in the film The Quiet One, which was produced for film festivals. The other film she was in was entitled Toast, in which she played The Milk Girl. Then in 2012, she portrayed Jody Jackson in the CBBC drama Tracy Beaker Returns, later reprising her role in the follow-up series The Dumping Ground from 2013.[4] In 2014, Pegg was nominated for a BAFTA in the performance category, for her role as Jody in the second series of The Dumping Ground.[3] In 2022, it was announced that Pegg had been cast as receptionist Scarlett Kiernan in the BBC soap opera Doctors, making her first appearance in April 2022.[5] That same year, she filmed her final episode of The Dumping Ground after her eleven years on the series.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | The Legend of Dick and Dom | Barbra | Episode: "Hag Puss" | |
2010 | Toast | Milk Girl | Film | |
2011 | Horrid Henry: The Movie | Vicious Vicky | Film | |
2011 | Internalised | Little Girl | Short film | |
2012 | Tracy Beaker Returns | Jody Jackson | 3 episodes | |
2013–2022 | The Dumping Ground | Jody Jackson | Series regular | |
2014 | The Dumping Ground Survival Files | Jody Jackson | 2 series | |
2015 | Hacker Time | Herself | Episode: "Kia Pegg and Amy-Leigh Hickman" | |
2016 | The Dumping Ground: I'm... | Jody Jackson | Series regular | |
2017 | Doctors | Zoe McCluskey | Episode: "Twisted" | |
2017 | The Quiet One | Peewee | Film | |
2020 | Leap | Jess | Short film | |
2021 | SeaView | She | Film | |
2022 | Making Friends as the World Ends | Billie | Film | |
2022 | Doctors | Scarlett Kiernan | Series regular |
Year | Title | Role |
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2013–2014 | The Dumping Ground Game | Jody Jackson |
2015 | The Dumping Ground: You're the Boss | |
2016 | The Dumping Ground: On a Mission |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | BAFTA Children's Awards | Best Performer | Jody Jackson (The Dumping Ground) | Nominated | [3] |
2017 | Birmingham Film Festival | Best Young Actor | Peewee (The Quiet One) | Won | [12] |
2022 | RTS Midlands Awards | Breakthrough (on screen) | Scarlett Kiernan (Doctors) | Pending | [13] |