Chelsea Halfpenny
Halfpenny's professional acting career began in 2004 when she appeared in "Casualty" episode ""What Parents Do"", playing an eleven-year-old girl called Karine.
Characters of Casualty
Elle Gardner, played by Jaye Griffiths, made her first screen appearance on 7 May 2016. The character and Gardner's casting was announced on 24 February 2016, alongside those of Jez Andrews (Lloyd Everitt) and David Hide (Jason Durr). Executive producer Oliver Kent described the three castings as "wonderful" and said their storylines would be "brilliantly vibrant, bold and gripping". Elle is characterised as a consultant who "struggles to juggle" her "chaotic" family with the "pressures" of her job as a consultant. She is billed as "a little out of practise", but when she uses her instincts, she acts "brilliantly", which wins her colleagues over. Griffiths said it was "great" to return to Cardiff, having filmed in the city for her 2015 role in "Doctor Who". She went on to describe the cast and crew as "extremely welcoming" and promised "powerful storylines" for Elle.