She received a full scholarship to study Drama and Screen Studies at the University of Manchester, gaining a 1^st Class Degree before training at Drama Centre London. After working as an actor and 1^st AD, Eleri Jones moved into directing under the guidance of BAFTA winning director Carol Wiseman and was selected as one of the first recipients of the Carne Traineeship for Directors in Wales, based at Theatr Clwyd and mentored by Tamara Harvey​

Theatre

For the National: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Other productions as director include: Celebrated Virgins (which she also co-created) and Gwyl Gaeaf for Theatr Clwyd; Sprinkles for Dirty Protest; and A Christmas Carol for the Charles Dickens Museum.

Work in theatre as assistant director includes: Mold Riots and Islafor Theatr Clwyd.

TV

Going the Distance

Film

Women Rediscovered

(Updated October 2022)