Stats

Age

44

Height

158cm

Ethnicity

NZ European

Skills

• Accents - Southern US, Australian, New York, Scottish, Irish, General UK
• Clowning
• Combat
• Dance
• Improvisation
• Singing
• Singing - Jazz

Since graduating from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, Jessica has worked across many stage and screen productions in New Zealand. In Wellington, she was a regular at Circa Theatre with performances in The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Great Gatsby, Eight, All My Sons, Venus in Fur, and more. She also toured nationally with the satirical production Live at Six. Jessica trained at John Bolton’s Clown School and later worked as a clown doctor with Clown Doctors New Zealand. She’s also a seasoned cabaret performer, appearing at the Blue Baths in Rotorua and the Auckland Live Cabaret Season. Her performances have earned her multiple nominations, including Best Supporting Actress in both theatre and film, and most recently Best Actress Oceania for the short film Rage at the Septimius Awards in Amsterdam. She regularly performs in interactive murder mysteries with Clued Up and recently featured in The Brokenwood Mysteries. Outside of acting, Jessica teaches Speech and Drama to children—a role she finds both meaningful and rewarding.

Experience

Feature Film
2021	Encounters, Caravan	Role: Fiona	Director: Bea Joblin
2015	Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses (docu-drama)	Role: Detective	Production Company: KHF Media Director: David Stubbs

Theatre
2022	Cabaret Piano/Bar/One Eyes Jacks - The Civic	Role: Host/Singer	Director: Leo Gene Peters
2020	Radical 80's Rave - Blue Baths Rotorua	Role: Cher/Madonna/Pop Star	Director: Darlene Mohekey
2019	Cabaret Piano Bar - The Civic - Cabaret Festival	Role: Host/Singer	Director: Janelle Bish
2018	Grease - Blue Baths Rotorua	Role: Sandy	Director: Darlene Mohekey
2018	Bloomsbury Women & The Wild Colonial Girl - Circa Theatre	Role: Virginia Wolf & Ida Baker	Director: Susan Wilson
2018	Rushes - Circa Theatre	Role: Singer/Dancer	Director: Malia Johnson
2017	Venus in Fur	Role: -	Director: Andrew Foster
2017	Dexter - Blue Baths	Role: -	Director: Darlene Mohekey
2017	Smoky Quartz Does Turkish	Role: -	Director: Ahi Karunaharen
2016	Hotspot Cabaret	Role: Turkish/Smoky Quartz	Director: Toby Leach
2016	Dexter - Blue Baths Rotorua	Role: Various
2016	Night of the Queer	Role: Male Edith Piaf	Director: Margaret-Mary Hollins
2015	Hold On Tight	Role: Cindy/Belinda	Director: Renee Sheridan
2014	Gypsy Rage Apocalypse	Role: Jessica	Director: Maria Dabrowska
2014	The Pink Hammer	Role: Siobhan	Director: Conrad Newport
2013	Tribes - Circa Theatre	Role: Ruth	Director: Ross Jolly
2013	Midnight in Moscow	Role: Sophie	Director: Sue Wilson
2013	Live at Six - National Tour	Role: Jane	Director: Tim Spite

Short Film
2023	The Watch	Role: Mother	Production Company: WestMark Productions Director: Hiroki Kamada
2019	Rage	Role: Ana	Director: Natala Gwiazdzinski
2019	Red Bean and Chocolate	Role: Grace	Director: Lina Hu

TVC
2015	Benjamin Moore campaign	Role: Actor

Awards
2022	Best Actress for Rage	Role: Nominee	Production Company: Septimius Awards Amsterdam

Training
2024	Kate McGill & Tim Carlsen - Auditioning 101 Casting Workshop	Role: Actor
2024	Eryn Wilson - TVC Audition Workshop	Role: Actor
2019	Qualified Clown Doctor	Role: Actor
2014	Clown, Mask & Devising with John Bolton School	Role: Actor

Television Series
2024	The Brokenwood Mysteries S11	Role: Elizabeth	Production Company: Brokenwood Productions Ltd.
2016	Shortland Street	Role: Cybill Stratford	Production Company: South Pacific Pictures