Jessica Gunning is an English television and theatre actress. She was educated at Holmfirth High School near Huddersfield before attending Rose Bruford College, graduating in 2007.[1][2]

Acting career

Gunning began her stage career at the National Theatre in productions including Much Ado About Nothing and Major Barbara.[3] On television, she guest-starred in the Doctor Who episode "Partners in Crime". She also appeared in Mutual Friends before taking a recurring role as Angela in Law & Order: UK in 2009.[4] She was also in Life of Riley as well as playing Branita in the TV pilot Lizzie and Sarah, written by Julia Davis and Jessica Hynes.

In 2012 she played the character of Orla in the BBC television series White Heat.[5] This was followed by a lead role as Melissa Young in BBC drama What Remains.[6] In 2013, Gunning also played the part of Summer in an episode of Great Night Out for ITV and the following year starred as Siân James in the Golden Globe- and BAFTA-nominated film Pride,[7] finishing 2014 in That Day We Sang, a television film written and directed by Victoria Wood.

In other television work, Gunning was also seen in The Scandalous Lady W on BBC Two and played Shirley Allerdyce in Sky Atlantic's series Fortitude. She played the character of WPC Kath Morgan in Prime Suspect 1973, DC Sophie Carson in In the Dark and Umm Walid in the Channel 4 drama The State. In 2019 Jessica performed alongside Cate Blanchett at the National Theatre in When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, written by Martin Crimp and directed by Katie Mitchell.

Jessica plays the character of Jan in the Channel 4 comedy Back and can be seen as Diane Pemberley in BBC One’s The Outlaws, created by Stephen Merchant.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007It's Adam and ShelleyScarlet1 episode
2008Doctor WhoStacey Campbell"Partners in Crime"
2008Mutual FriendsMaryka
2009–2011Law & Order: UKAngela20 episodes
2009–2010Life of RileyAnnie the babysitter3 episodes
2010Lizzie and SarahBranita
2010DoctorsAnn Turnbull
2011Holby CityGwen Bishop
2012White HeatOrla6 episodes
2012Caroline Quentin's Little Cracker: The Nutcracker Matron
2013Great Night OutSummer
2013Common Ground: Adventure VentureEmma
2013Quick CutsAnnie
2013What RemainsMelissa Young4 episodes
2014That Day We SangPauline
2015The Scandalous Lady WMary Sotheby
2015, 2018FortitudeShirley Allerdyce10 episodes
2015Inside No. 9ShonaEpisode: "La Couchette"
2015Top CoppersRomeroEpisode: "The Twist of the French Nicker"
2017Prime Suspect 1973WPC Kath Morgan6 episodes
2017In the Dark DC Sophia Carson4 episodes
2017The StateUmm Walid4 episodes
2017–2021BackJan12 episodes
2018Trollied Donna CalabreseSeries 7
2018Strike: Career of EvilHolly Brockbank1 episode
2018Tourist TrapMaxineSeries 1
2019MotherFatherSonPamSeries 1
2020Isolation StoriesStranger
2021–2022The OutlawsDiane Pemberley12 episodes
TBA Baby Reindeer Martha Main role

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011Ghost in the Machine (short)Noreen
2014PrideSiân James
2020SummerlandMrs Bassett

References

  1. ↑ Holmfirth's Jessica Gunning has been in Doctor Who, Law & Order and now she's set to star in BBC drama White Heat, Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  2. ↑ Denby Dale actor joins Holmfirth actress to star in BBC drama, Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  3. ↑ National Theatre company members – Jessica Gunning, National Theatre, 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Jessica Gunning, IMDb profile. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  5. ↑ White Heat characters – Orla, BBC website. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  6. ↑ What Remains Press Pack BBC website, 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Surprise Pride Marches into Golden Globes Race Variety, 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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