Jessica Bianca Sula (born 3 May 1994)[1] is a Welsh actress from Swansea, Wales, known for her portrayal of the character Grace Blood in the third generation of the E4 television series Skins and for her role in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed horror film Split (2016).[2]
Jessica Sula | |
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 Sula in 2012 | |
| Born | 3 May 1994 |
| Education | Gorseinon College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Early life and education
editSula was born in Swansea[3] to Trinidadian mother Shurla Blades, who has Afro-Trinidadian and Chinese ancestry, and to Steven Sula, a father of German and Estonian heritage.[4] She grew up in Gorseinon, Wales, where she completed her A-levels in Spanish, French and Drama at Gorseinon College.[2]
Career
editSula made her television debut in 2011, portraying Grace Blood in the fifth and sixth series of the E4 teen drama Skins.[5] Afterwards, she gained a supporting role in comedy drama Love and Marriage which was broadcast on ITV in 2013.[6] In 2015, Sula was cast as the lead character, Maddie Graham, in the Freeform drama Recovery Road, alongside Skins co-star Sebastian de Souza.[7]
Her first big screen leading role was in Honeytrap, the story of a 15-year-old girl who sets up the murder of a boy who is in love with her.[8] In 2017 she filmed the independent feature Big Fork, in which she played the main character, Emily.[9]
Sula had a recurring role in the 2017 limited series Godless. That same year, it was announced that she would be a series regular for the third season of the series Scream, portraying high school cheerleader Olivia "Liv" Reynolds.[10][11] The season premiered on VH1 on 8 July 2019.[12]
Personal life
editFilmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Honeytrap | Layla | |
| 2016 | Split | Marcia | |
| 2017 | The Lovers | Erin | |
| 2017 | The Lost | Tina Harmon | Short film |
| 2019 | All the Little Things We Kill | Katy Walker | |
| 2020 | Big Fork | Emily | |
| 2023 | Malum | Jessica Loren | |
| 2025 | Michael | La Toya Jackson | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Skins | Grace Blood | E4 TV series (14 episodes) vocalist in All because of you (episode #6.1) |
| 2013 | Love and Marriage | Scarlett Quilter | |
| 2015 | Eye Candy | Morgan | Episode: "YOLO" |
| 2016 | Recovery Road | Madeline "Maddie" Graham | Lead role[14] |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Amy Dodd | Episode: "Everything's Coming Up Lucifer" |
| 2017 | Godless | Louise Hobbs | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Scream: Resurreccion | Olivia "Liv" Reynolds | Main role, 6 episodes (season 3) |
| 2019 | Epic Night | Jessica Britley | |
| 2021 | Panic | Natalie Williams | Main role, 10 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Richards, Dakota Blue (3 May 2015). "Happy Birthday". twitter.
- ^ a b March, Polly (29 January 2011). "Swansea actress beats 8,000 to Skins role". BBC News. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ Molloy, Kate (2012). Skins A-Z. John Blake Publishing Ltd. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-84358-392-9.
- ^ Sula, Jessica [@JessSula] (19 February 2012). "@j0anne_ I am ultimately mixed raced my mama is from Trinidad however she is half hispanic & chinese & my dad is half German,Estonian" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "New Skins star Jessica Sula talks about landing her first TV role". Wales Online. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Love and Marriage". itv.com. ITV. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (10 February 2015). "ABC Family Series 'Recovery Road' Tweaks Cast; Jessica Sula To Play Lead". Deadline. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "'Skins' star Jessica Sula to play lead in new film 'Honeytrap'". Digital Spy. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Big Fork". Big Fork. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (13 September 2017). "'Scream': Keke Palmer, RJ Cyler, Jessica Sula, More Round Out Season 3 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Lenker, Maureen (18 September 2017). "Keke Palmer to lead third season of Scream on MTV". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Samhan, Jamie (24 June 2019). "'Scream' Reboot Gets Trailer With Cameo From Paris Jackson". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Jessica Sula plays Grace". Channel 4 Press Info. January 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Recovery Road: Production Begins on New ABC Family TV Series". TV Series Finale. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
External links
edit- Jessica Sula at IMDb
- Jessica Sula on Twitter
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