Jessica was born in 1982 and brought up on a farm near Eardisley, Herefordshire. Wanting to act from an early age she read drama at the University of the West of England at Bristol before taking a gap year to teach English in Thailand. On return she enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from where she graduated in 2008. Over the next couple of years she distinguished herself as a promising stage actress appearing with the Young Vic in the leading role of Jacobean tragedy 'The Changeling',at the National Theatre in 'Rocket to the Moon' and in 'Ghosts' and winning the Manchester Evening News award for best supporting actress in the revival of 'Punk Rock'. At the beginning of 2012 she became known to a far wider audience taking the lead role in the nostalgic television series 'Call the Midwife'.
Known For
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Cast Credits
The Devil's Hour (2022)
Starring as Lucy Chambers
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Amor Fati (Oct 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: The Half of Ourselves We Have Lost (Oct 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: After the Storm (Oct 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Tchaikovsky (Oct 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: The Velveteen Rabbit (Oct 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: 3.33 (Oct 28, 2022)
Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
Starring as Catherine Parr
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Lighten Our Darkness (Jul 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Either Learn or Be Silent (Jun 26, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: You Cannot Keep the Birds from Flying Over Your Head (Jun 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Keep Your Knife Bright (Jun 12, 2022)
Guest starring as Catherine Parr
- Episode 1x08: To Death We Must Stoop (Aug 7, 2022)
JoJo & Gran Gran (2020)
Guest starring as Nadia
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x20: It's Time to Make Ice Lollies (Jul 1, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: It's Time to Open a Cafe (Mar 21, 2022)
Baptiste (2019)
Starring as Genevieve Taylor
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Into the Sand (Mar 24, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Lucy (Mar 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Vertrouwen (Mar 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: For Blood (Mar 3, 2019)
Patrick Melrose (2018)
Guest starring as Julia
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: At Last (Jun 9, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Mother's Milk (Jun 2, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Some Hope (May 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Never Mind (May 19, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Bad News (May 12, 2018)
The Last Post (2017)
Starring as Alison Laithwaite
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Bigger Picture (Nov 5, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Precious Cargo (Oct 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: The CO's Boy (Oct 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Above Thy Deep and Dreamless Sleep (Oct 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Starfish (Oct 8, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: The New Man (Oct 1, 2017)
Partners in Crime (2015)
Starring as Tuppence Beresford
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: N or M?: Part 3 (Aug 30, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: N or M?: Part 2 (Aug 23, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: N or M?: Part 1 (Aug 16, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: The Secret Adversary: Part 3 (Aug 9, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: The Secret Adversary: Part 2 (Aug 2, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: The Secret Adversary: Part 1 (Jul 26, 2015)
Fortitude (2015)
Starring as Julia 'Jules' Sutter
(11 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Episode 12 (Apr 9, 2015)
- Episode 1x11: Episode 11 (Apr 2, 2015)
- Episode 1x10: Episode 10 (Mar 26, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: Episode 9 (Mar 19, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Mar 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Mar 5, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 19, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Feb 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Feb 5, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jan 29, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jan 29, 2015)
Wolf Hall (2015)
Starring as Jane Boleyn
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Master of Phantoms (Feb 25, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Crows (Feb 18, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: The Devil's Spit (Feb 11, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Anna Regina (Feb 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Entirely Beloved (Jan 28, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Three Card Trick (Jan 21, 2015)
Call the Midwife (2012)
Starring as Jennifer "Jenny" Lee
(23 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Episode 8 (Mar 9, 2014)
- Episode 3x07: Episode 7 (Mar 2, 2014)
- Episode 3x05: Episode 5 (Feb 16, 2014)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Feb 9, 2014)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Feb 2, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Jan 26, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Jan 19, 2014)
- Episode S02 Special: Christmas Special (Dec 25, 2013)
- Episode 2x08: Episode 8 (Mar 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x07: Episode 7 (Mar 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Feb 24, 2013)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Feb 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Feb 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Feb 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jan 27, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jan 20, 2013)
- Episode S01 Special: Christmas Special (Dec 25, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Feb 19, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Feb 12, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Feb 5, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Jan 29, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Jan 22, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Jan 15, 2012)