Jenny Ryan is probably best known as a Chaser on the hit ITV quiz show The Chase.

Nicknamed ‘The Vixen’ and ‘The Bolton Brainiac’ by host Bradley Walsh, Jenny intimidates hopeful contestants and millions of viewers on a daily basis. Using her general knowledge skills and speedy recall, Jenny's job is to outfox amateur quizzers and stop them winning thousands of pounds. Since she joined the hallowed ranks of the Chasers in 2015, the show has picked up an armful of National Television Awards, as well as TV Choice Awards and even a BAFTA.

Jenny can also be seen as The Vixen in the hugely successful prime time spin-off series Beat The Chasers for ITV1; challenging contestants to take on all six Chasers at once for life-changing sums of prize money.

Since becoming a Chaser, Jenny has appeared on many favourite TV shows including Would I Lie to You?, Celebrity MasterChef, Blankety Blank, Countdown and Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. She has been privileged to use her quiz skills for good by bagging jackpots on Celebrity Catchphrase, Celebrity Lingo and Supermarket Sweep.

In 2019 Jenny stunned the judges on X Factor: Celebrity by showing her powerhouse vocals, earning standing ovations and public support taking her all the way to the grand final. Jenny finished as runner-up with her rendition of Lady Gaga's ‘Edge of Glory’, performed with crowd-surfing and drag queens.

On stage, Jenny has continued to use her vocals and in 2022 she collaborated with musical maestro Eoin Mallon to create her cabaret show Out of the Box. Fusing personal storytelling with favourite songs, the show had a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe before a UK theatre tour.

In 2025 Jenny debuted her stand-up comedy show Björn Yesterday at the Fringe, sharing her strangest conspiracy theory - that the Swedish pop powerhouse ABBA don't really exist…

If you're a quiz fan, you might like to know that Jenny and her fellow quiz aficionado Lucy Porter co-host the UK's best known quiz-based podcast, Fingers on Buzzers. The trivia pals discuss the hobby at every level, from playing Trivial Pursuit at home to making some of the biggest game shows on TV; interviewing everyone from Blockbusters contestants to celebrity quiz fans and experts such as Michael Sheen, Richard Osman and Les Dennis.

You'll next see Jenny take on a series of mysterious challenges in the brand new reality challenge show The Box - coming to ITV in Spring 2026.