Jimmy Comer, father of Killing Eve star Jodie Comer, has been given an emphatic send-off by Everton after 29 years working as the club’s masseuse.
His daughter Jodie, best known for playing Villanelle in the hit BBC series, attended Everton’s futuristic new ground, Hill Dickinson Stadium, for his final home match in the role a couple of weeks ago.
‘Wishing Jimmy Comer a very happy retirement,’ the club posted, alongside pictures of him being presented with a framed shirt by players and staff, as well as with his family on the pitch.
‘A lifelong Evertonian, Club masseur and an important part of our backroom team for 29 years. Thank you for your service, Jimmy!’
A popular figure in the dressing room, Comer was showered with praise by departing club captain Seamus Coleman in the matchday programme ahead of the Sunderland fixture, writing: ‘He was one of those who helped show me what Everton meant.’
His daughter, Jodie, burst onto the scene as Villanelle in 2018 and has not looked back, starring alongside the likes of Ryan Reynolds in the action-comedy Free Guy and Matt Damon and Adam Driver in the historical drama The Last Duel.
In recent years, she has focused on her theatrical work, including her portrayal of a defence barrister in the multi-award-winning one-woman show Prima Facie.
Widely regarded as one of Britain’s most talented young actresses, Jodie has won an Emmy for Killing Eve, as well as a Tony and an Olivier Award for Prima Facie.
A lifelong Everton fan like her father, Jodie shared a special message with supporters ahead of the club’s final-ever game at Goodison Park last May.
Jodie wrote: ‘Thinking of everyone saying Thank you and Goodbye to GOODISON PARK today. Especially this legend. 28 years at the club and counting. I LOVE YOU DAD! @Everton.’
Hailing from Childwall, Jodie was asked in 2024 whether she would rather win an Oscar or see Everton win the league, to which she replied: ‘The Oscar is considered the pinnacle of acting. You receive one of them …
‘But I think I have to say winning the league, purely to see the joy and elation on my dad and my brother’s faces.’
