# Jessica Sula > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jessica_Sula > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jessica_Sula.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Sula > Source revision: 1357021582 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|British actress (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = Jessica Sula.jpg | caption = Sula in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|05|03}} | birth_name = | birth_place = [Swansea](/source/Swansea), [Wales](/source/Wales) | education = [Gorseinon College](/source/Gorseinon_College) | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2011–present }} '''Jessica Bianca Sula''' (born 3 May 1994){{Cite news |url=https://twitter.com/DakotaBlueR/status/594950429735268352 |title=Happy Birthday|work=[twitter](/source/twitter)|date=3 May 2015|first=Dakota Blue|last=Richards}} is a Welsh actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the [third generation](/source/Skins_(UK_TV_series)) of the [E4](/source/E4_(TV_channel)) series ''[Skins](/source/Skins_(British_TV_series))'' (2011–2012), the [ABC Family](/source/ABC_Family) series ''[Recovery Road](/source/Recovery_Road_(TV_series))'' (2015–2016), the [VH1](/source/VH1) series ''[Scream: Resurrection](/source/Scream_(TV_series))'' (2019) and the [Amazon Prime](/source/Amazon_Prime) series ''[Panic](/source/Panic_(TV_series))'' (2021). Her films include ''[Split](/source/Split_(2016_American_film))'' (2016) and ''[Malum](/source/Malum_(film))'' (2023).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12313083 |title=Swansea actress beats 8,000 to Skins role |first=Polly |last=March |work=[BBC News](/source/BBC_News) |date=29 January 2011 |accessdate=12 February 2012}} ==Early life and education== Sula was born in [Swansea](/source/Swansea){{cite book |last=Molloy |first=Kate|date=2012|title=Skins A-Z|publisher=John Blake Publishing Ltd|pages=288|isbn=978-1-84358-392-9}} to Trinidadian mother Shurla Blades, who has Afro-Trinidadian and Chinese ancestry, and to Steven Sula, a father of [German](/source/Germans) and [Estonian](/source/Estonians) heritage.{{cite tweet|number= 171192410792140800 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20121210182527/http://www.twitter.com/JessSula/statuses/171192410792140800 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 December 2012 |user= JessSula| first= Jessica| last= Sula |title= @j0anne_ I am ultimately mixed raced my mama is from Trinidad however she is half hispanic & chinese & my dad is half German,Estonian. |date= 19 February 2012 |accessdate= September 13, 2024}} She grew up in [Gorseinon](/source/Gorseinon), Wales, where she completed her [A-levels](/source/GCE_Advanced_Level) in Spanish, French and Drama at [Gorseinon College](/source/Gorseinon_College). ==Career== Sula made her television debut in 2011, portraying [Grace Blood](/source/Grace_Blood) in the [fifth](/source/Skins_(series_5)) and [sixth](/source/Skins_(series_6)) series of the [E4](/source/E4_(TV_channel)) teen drama ''Skins.''{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/new-skins-star-jessica-sula-1859840 |title=New Skins star Jessica Sula talks about landing her first TV role|work=Wales Online |date= 23 January 2011 |accessdate=25 April 2014}} Afterwards, she gained a supporting role in comedy drama ''[Love and Marriage](/source/Love_and_Marriage_(2013_TV_series))'' which was broadcast on [ITV](/source/ITV_Network) in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week23/love-and-marriage#.UlMTJdK8AZk |title=Love and Marriage| work=itv.com| publisher=[ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network))| accessdate=7 October 2013}} In 2015, Sula was cast as the lead character, Maddie Graham, in the [Freeform](/source/Freeform_(TV_channel)) drama ''[Recovery Road](/source/Recovery_Road_(TV_series)),'' alongside ''Skins'' co-star [Sebastian de Souza](/source/Sebastian_de_Souza).{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/jessica-sula-star-recovery-road-series-recasting-abc-family-1201369622/ |title= ABC Family Series 'Recovery Road' Tweaks Cast; Jessica Sula To Play Lead|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|work=Deadline|date=10 February 2015|accessdate=12 February 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/s89/skins/news/a505949/skins-star-jessica-sula-to-play-lead-in-new-film-honeytrap.html |title= 'Skins' star Jessica Sula to play lead in new film 'Honeytrap'|work=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy) |date= 12 August 2013 |accessdate=7 October 2013}} In 2017 she filmed the independent feature ''Big Fork'', in which she played the main character, Emily.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigforkthefilm.com/|title=Big Fork|website=Big Fork|language=en|access-date=2018-03-15|archive-date=16 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151737/https://www.bigforkthefilm.com/|url-status=dead}} Sula had a recurring role in the 2017 limited series ''[Godless](/source/Godless_(TV_series))''. That same year, it was announced that she would be a series regular for the third season of the series ''[Scream](/source/Scream_(TV_series)),'' portraying high school cheerleader Olivia "Liv" Reynolds.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/scream-keke-palmer-rj-cyler-jessica-sula-giorgia-whigham-giullian-yao-gioiello-season-3-cast-1202169106/| title='Scream': Keke Palmer, RJ Cyler, Jessica Sula, More Round Out Season 3 Cast|last = Petski|first = Denise|date = 13 September 2017|work = Deadline|access-date = 13 September 2017}}{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/09/13/keke-palmer-scream-mtv/|title=Keke Palmer to lead third season of Scream on MTV|last = Lenker|first = Maureen| date = 18 September 2017|magazine = Entertainment Weekly|access-date = 18 September 2017}} The season premiered on [VH1](/source/VH1) on 8 July 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://etcanada.com/news/467876/scream-reboot-gets-trailer-with-cameo-from-paris-jackson/|title='Scream' Reboot Gets Trailer With Cameo From Paris Jackson|last=Samhan|first=Jamie|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=24 June 2019|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626202446/https://etcanada.com/news/467876/scream-reboot-gets-trailer-with-cameo-from-paris-jackson/|url-status=dead}} ==Personal life== Sula plays the guitar and practices [karate](/source/karate).{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/info/press/press-packs/jessica-sula-plays-grace |title=Jessica Sula plays Grace |work=Channel 4 Press Info |date= January 2011 |accessdate=6 May 2012}} == Filmography == {{Pending films key}} === Film === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2014 |''Honeytrap'' |Layla | |- |2016 |''[Split](/source/Split_(2016_American_film))'' |Marcia | |- |2017 |''[The Lovers](/source/The_Lovers_(2017_film))'' | Erin | |- |2017 |''The Lost'' |Tina Harmon |[Short film](/source/Short_film) |- |2019 |''All the Little Things We Kill'' |Katy Walker | |- |2020 |''Big Fork'' |Emily | |- |2023 |''[Malum](/source/Malum_(film))'' | Jessica Loren | |- |2026 |''[Michael](/source/Michael_(2026_film))'' | [La Toya Jackson](/source/La_Toya_Jackson) | |} === Television === {| class="wikitable |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2011–12 || ''[Skins](/source/Skins_(British_TV_series))'' || [Grace Blood](/source/Grace_Blood) || Main cast (series 5-6) |- | 2013 || ''[Love and Marriage](/source/Love_and_Marriage_(2013_TV_series))'' || Scarlett Quilter || Supporting cast |- | 2015 || ''[Eye Candy](/source/Eye_Candy_(TV_series))'' || Morgan || Episode: "[YOLO](/source/Eye_Candy_(TV_series))" |- | 2016 || ''[Recovery Road](/source/Recovery_Road_(TV_series))'' || Madeline "Maddie" Graham || Main cast |- | 2016 || ''[Lucifer](/source/Lucifer_(TV_series))'' || Amy Dodd || Episode: "[Everything's Coming Up Lucifer](/source/List_of_Lucifer_episodes)" |- | 2017 || ''[Godless](/source/Godless_(TV_series))''||Louise Hobbs|| Recurring role |- | 2019 || ''[Scream: Resurreccion](/source/Scream_(TV_series))'' || Olivia "Liv" Reynolds || Main cast (season 3) |- | 2019 || ''Epic Night'' || Jessica || 2 episodes |- | 2021 || ''[Panic](/source/Panic_(TV_series))'' || Natalie Williams || Main cast |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Twitter}} * {{IMDb name}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sula, Jessica}} Category:1994 births Category:21st-century Welsh actresses Category:Actresses from Swansea Category:Black British actresses Category:Living people Category:People from Gorseinon Category:Welsh karateka Category:Welsh people of Chinese descent Category:Welsh people of Estonian descent Category:Welsh people of German descent Category:Welsh people of Trinidad and Tobago descent Category:Welsh television actresses {{Wales-actor-stub}} {{UK-screen-actor-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jessica Sula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Sula) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Sula?action=history)). 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