Jamie Clayton is an American actress and model.[1][2][3] At the age of 19, she moved to New York in order to pursue a career as a makeup artist.
Clayton stars as one of the eight main characters in the Netflix original television series Sense8 that premiered on June 5th, 2015.[4] In Sense8 Clayton plays Nomi Marks, a San Francisco transgender female political blogger and hacker.[5] The characters of the main cast are called "Sensates".[5]
In 2012 Clayton played the lead role of Michelle Darnell on the Emmy Award winning interactive web series Dirty Work and the role of Carla Favers on the TV series Are We There Yet?[6][7][8] In 2011 Clayton played the recurring role of Kyla on Season 3 of the HBO series Hung. In 2010 she was the makeup artist and co-host on VH1's first makeover show TRANSform Me.[9][10][11]
Clayton is a trans woman.[12][13]