Stunning British actress named ‘Hollywood’s next big thing’ – and you’ll never guess who her famous dad is
SONGS of Praise star Aled Jones’ daughter has been named as the “next big thing” in Hollywood by fashion bible Vogue.
Emilia Jones, 19, made her professional stage debut in the musical Shrek at the age of eight alongside Amanda Holden.
Now a decade on, the teen bagged breakthrough performer at the Gotham Awards for her turn in Indie hit CODA, which has been nominated for Best Film at the Golden Globes and the Critics Choice Awards.
In light of all her acclaim, Vogue has branded Emilia as “2022’s Breakout Star to Watch”.
Last month, the Welsh singer – who rose to fame with his festive cover of Walking In The Air – discussed his famous daughter during an appearance on ITV’s This Morning last month.
During the interview, the father-of-two briefly mentioned his daughter Emilia – noting that she had been working as an actress.
While Aled has worked in TV since his choir boy days, presenting ITV’s Daybreak with Lorraine Kelly and Kate Garraway, fans may not know about his daughter.
But the young star has in fact already featured in plenty of popular programmes, including Netflix’s hit drama Locke and Key.
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Emilia plays lead character Kinsey Locke in the show – which follows three siblings looking into the horrific murder of their parents on their ancestral estate.
She recently starred in Apple TV flick CODA as lead role Ruby, the sole hearing member of a deaf family and adaptation of the novel La Famille Bélier.
Emilia has also had roles in Incident in a Ghostland, Brimstone, and a cameo role in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Her impressive repertoire also extends to modelling, having posed for the cover shoot on a number of magazines including The Hollywood Reporter and Foxes.
She recently sat at a roundtable of famous actresses including Spencer star Kristen Stewart, Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Hudson.
While dad Aled remains in the UK, Emilia is often seen living and working in the USA – posing for photographs in New York and Los Angeles.
It appears the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree as Aled is also frequently seen on screen, having found his feet as a TV presenter after his choir days.
Aled shot to fame in 1985 for his version of Walking in the Air, the song behind Channel 4’s Christmas short film The Snowman.
The song managed to reach number five in the UK singles chart.
Aled went on to have a successful music career, releasing 16 albums by the age of 16 and selling over six million copies.
He became a radio presenter for Classic FM in 2002 before becoming the face of Songs of Praise in 2004.
Aled has been married to wife Claire Fossett since 2001 and share kids Emilia and Lucas together.