Jessica Bianca Sula (born 3 May 1994)[1] is a Welsh actress known for playing the character Grace Blood in the third generation of the television series Skins and for her role in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed horror film Split (2016).[2]
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Born | (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 28) Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales |
Education | Gorseinon College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Sula was born in Swansea[3] to Trinidadian mother Shurla Blades, who has Afro-Trinidadian and Chinese ancestry, and to Steven Sula, a father of German and Estonian heritage.[4] She grew up in Gorseinon, Wales, where she completed her A-levels in Spanish, French and Drama at Gorseinon College.[2]
Sula made her television debut in 2011, portraying Grace Blood in the fifth and sixth series of the E4 teen drama Skins.[5] Afterwards, she gained a supporting role in comedy drama Love and Marriage which was broadcast on ITV in 2013.[6] In 2015, Sula was cast as the lead character, Maddie Graham, in the Freeform drama Recovery Road, alongside Skins co-star Sebastian de Souza.[7] 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.[8] In 2017 she filmed the indie feature Big Fork, in which she played the main character, Emily.[9]
Sula had a recurring role in the 2017 limited series Godless. That same year, it was announced that she would be a series regular for the third season of the series Scream, portraying high school cheerleader Olivia "Liv" Reynolds.[10][11] The season premiered on VH1 on 8 July 2019.[12]
Sula plays the guitar and practices karate.[13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Honeytrap | Layla | |
2016 | Split | Marcia | |
2017 | The Lovers | Erin | |
2017 | The Lost | Tina Harmon | Short film |
2019 | All the Little Things We Kill | Katy Walker | |
2020 | Big Fork | Emily |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011–12 | Skins | Grace Blood | E4 TV series (14 episodes) vocalist in All because of you (episode #6.1) |
2013 | Love and Marriage | Scarlett Quilter | |
2015 | Eye Candy | Morgan | Episode: "YOLO" |
2016 | Recovery Road | Madeline "Maddie" Graham | Lead role[14] |
2016 | Lucifer | Amy | Episode: "Everything's Coming Up Lucifer" |
2017 | Godless | Louise Hobbs | 4 episodes |
2019 | Scream: Resurreccion | Olivia "Liv" Reynolds | Main role, 6 episodes (season 3) |
2021 | Panic | Natalie Williams | Main role, 10 episodes |
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