# Jessica Allain > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jessica_Allain > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jessica_Allain.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Allain > Source revision: 1354933460 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British actress and model}} {{Infobox person | name = Jessica Allain | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|17|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | other_names = Jessica Williams | alma_mater = | occupation = Actress and Model | years_active = 2015–present }} '''Jessica R. Williams''' or '''Jessica Allain''' (born 17 February 1997) is an English actress and model. She starred in the slasher film ''[Thriller](/source/Thriller_(2018_film))'' (2018). Her other films include ''[The Laundromat](/source/The_Laundromat_(2019_film))'' (2019), ''[Texas Chainsaw Massacre](/source/Texas_Chainsaw_Massacre_(2022_film))'' (2022), and ''[Fear](/source/Fear_(2023_film))'' (2023).{{Cite web|url=https://www.themediaeye.com/News/28cfeb36-ae99-423b-9571-aedd00b3436c|title=Rising Stars: Jessica Allain|website=The Media Eye|date=25 July 2022|accessdate=23 August 2022}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08m84jj|title=Kat B, Jessica Allain, Rude Kid and Franz Drameh|website=BBC Radio London|date=21 August 2020|accessdate=23 August 2022}} She is known for her role on television in the [Peacock](/source/Peacock_(streaming_service)) series ''[The Continental](/source/The_Continental%3A_From_the_World_of_John_Wick)'' (2023). ==Early life== Allain is from London. She was born to a [Saint Lucia](/source/Saint_Lucia)n father and a [Barbadian](/source/Barbados) mother. She attended the [Sylvia Young Theatre School](/source/Sylvia_Young_Theatre_School).{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/u/jessicarwilliams/|title=Jessica Williams|website=Backstage|accessdate=23 August 2022}} She began her career in modeling when she was sixteen.{{Cite journal|url=https://stylecaster.com/the-laundromat-jessica-allain-interview/|title=Jessica Allain Doesn't Think Money Should Be A Taboo Subject: EXCLUSIVE|journal=StyleCaster|first=Aramide|last=Tinubu|date=14 October 2019|accessdate=23 August 2022}}{{Cite journal|url=https://flaunt.com/content/jessica-allain-fresh-on-the-block|title=Jessica Allain: "Fresh on the Block"|journal=Flaunt Magazine|first=Britta|last=Cameron|date=18 October 2019|accessdate=23 August 2022}} ==Career== Initially credited as Jessica Williams, she made her television and feature film debut in 2015 with minor roles in an episode of the [Sky One](/source/Sky_One) sitcom ''[Yonderland](/source/Yonderland)'' and the films ''[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation](/source/Mission%3A_Impossible_%E2%80%93_Rogue_Nation)'' and ''[Eddie the Eagle](/source/Eddie_the_Eagle_(film))''. She also appeared in the "Catch Me If You Can" music video by [Walking on Cars](/source/Walking_on_Cars). Allain landed her first leading role as Lisa Walker in the 2018 slasher film ''[Thriller](/source/Thriller_(2018_film))''. The following year, she played Simone in [Steven Soderbergh](/source/Steven_Soderbergh)'s comedy-drama film ''[The Laundromat](/source/The_Laundromat_(2019_film))'' about the [Panama Papers](/source/Panama_Papers). She had a small role in the independent superhero film ''[Archenemy](/source/Archenemy_(film))''. In 2022, Allain played Catherine in the ninth installment of the ''[Texas Chainsaw Massacre](/source/Texas_Chainsaw_Massacre_(2022_film))'' franchise on [Netflix](/source/Netflix). Allain appeared in the horror film ''[Fear](/source/Fear_(2023_film))'' and the miniseries ''[The Continental: From the World of John Wick](/source/The_Continental%3A_From_the_World_of_John_Wick)'', a three-part [John Wick](/source/John_Wick) spin-off released on [Peacock](/source/Peacock_(streaming_service)) and [Amazon Prime](/source/Amazon_Prime).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/john-wick-origin-series-the-continental-cast-hubert-point-du-jour-jessica-allain-mishel-prada-1234858500/|title='The Continental': Hubert Point-Du-Jour, Jessica Allain, Mishel Prada Among Five Cast In Starz's 'John Wick' Prequel Series|work=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=19 October 2021|accessdate=19 October 2021}} ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="3" | 2015 | ''I Know'' | Jessica | Short film |- | ''[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation](/source/Mission%3A_Impossible_%E2%80%93_Rogue_Nation)'' | Stewardess | |- | ''[Eddie the Eagle](/source/Eddie_the_Eagle_(film))'' | British Olympian | |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''The Honor List'' | Head Morrisette | |- | ''[Thriller](/source/Thriller_(2018_film))'' | Lisa Walker | |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''CIROC: What Men Want'' | Diana | Short film |- | ''[The Laundromat](/source/The_Laundromat_(2019_film))'' | Simone | |- | rowspan="2" | 2020 | ''Two Eyes'' | Alasen | |- | ''[Archenemy](/source/Archenemy_(film))'' | Melissa | |- | 2022 | ''[Texas Chainsaw Massacre](/source/Texas_Chainsaw_Massacre_(2022_film))'' | Catherine | |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 | ''[Fear](/source/Fear_(2023_film))'' | Meg | |- | ''The Perfect Knight'' | Alie | Short film |- |{{TBA}} |''Bando Stone and the New World'' | | |- |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2015 | ''[Yonderland](/source/Yonderland)'' | Girl | Episode: "Careful What You Wish For" |- | 2023 | ''[The Continental: From the World of John Wick](/source/The_Continental%3A_From_the_World_of_John_Wick)'' | Lou | Miniseries |- |} ===Music videos=== *''Catch Me If You Can'' (2015), [Walking on Cars](/source/Walking_on_Cars) * ''Let Me Go'' (2023), [Daniel Caesar](/source/Daniel_Caesar) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|6973777}} * [https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/jessica-allain/ Jessica Allain] at Independent Talent {{DEFAULTSORT:Allain, Jessica}} Category:Living people Category:1997 births Category:Actresses from London Category:Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School Category:Black British actresses Category:English film actresses Category:English people of Barbadian descent Category:English people of Saint Lucian descent Category:Models from London --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jessica Allain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Allain) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Allain?action=history)). 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