Felicity Jones is an actress.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) is an independent charity that supports , develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image -- film , television and game in the United Kingdom . Felicity Jones . She started her professional acting career as a child , appearing at age 12 in The Treasure Seekers ( 1996 ) . In 2014 , her performance as Jane Hawking in The Theory of Everything also met with critical acclaim , garnering her nominations for the Golden Globe , SAG , BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2016 , Jones starred in the adventure-thriller Inferno , the fantasy drama A Monster Calls and the Star Wars anthology film Rogue One .