Jessica Sutton

{{Infobox person

| name = Jessica Sutton

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|06|2}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| years_active = 2014–present

| education = ACT Film Academy

}}

Jessica Laura Sutton (born June 2, 1993) is a South African{{Cite web|title=Jessica Sutton - Movies, Biography, News, Age and Photos|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/jessica-sutton/1263996|access-date=2021-07-01|website=Book My Show}} actress. She is best known as Tally Craven from the Freeform series Motherland: Fort Salem and Mia in The Kissing Booth.{{Cite web|last=Dodson|first=P. Claire|title="Motherland" Star Jessica Sutton Had an IRL Magic Moment in Her Audition|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jessica-sutton-interview-motherland-fort-salem-kissing-booth|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Teen Vogue|date=21 May 2020 |language=en-us}}

Early life and education

Sutton was born in Cape Town, South Africa.{{Cite web|title=Jessica Sutton - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/jessica-sutton/1263996|access-date=2020-07-13|website=BookMyShow}} Her primary school years were spent at Sweet Valley Primary School in Cape Town. She attended Act Cape Town (ACT) Film Academy{{Cite web |last=Spiller |first=Sam |title=Fantasy series about witches a 'dream job' for SA actress |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/fantasy-series-about-witches-a-dream-job-for-sa-actress-50013225 |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}} and received her diploma in 2014 in Advanced Acting for Film{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Judy|date=2018|title=Jessica Sutton Artist CV|url=https://judyphillips.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Jessica-Sutton-F.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713022737/https://judyphillips.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Jessica-Sutton-F.pdf|archive-date=13 July 2020|access-date=|website=}} and continues her studies with Matthew Harrison at The Actors Foundry in Vancouver.{{Cite web|title=Jessica Sutton – Judy Phillips|url=https://judyphillips.co.za/artists-portfolio/jessica-sutton/|access-date=2020-07-13|language=en-US|archive-date=13 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713014836/https://judyphillips.co.za/artists-portfolio/jessica-sutton/|url-status=dead}}

Career

Since her start on screen in 2015, Jessica has appeared in several television shows, including Saints & Strangers,{{Cite web|last=Hanson-Firestone|first=Dana|date=2020-04-07|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Jessica Sutton|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/jessica-sutton/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=TVOvermind|language=en-US}} Ice, American Monster and Motherland: Fort Salem.{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Judy|date=|title=Television|url=https://judyphillips.co.za/artists-portfolio/jessica-sutton/#tab-id-1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713014836/https://judyphillips.co.za/artists-portfolio/jessica-sutton/#tab-id-1|archive-date=13 July 2020|access-date=|website=}} Her most recent film, Rogue, stars Megan Fox and was released in 2020.{{Cite web|title=SA actress Jessica Sutton on being a lead in 'Motherland: Fort Salem'|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/international/sa-actress-jessica-sutton-on-being-a-lead-in-motherland-fort-salem-49981939|access-date=2020-07-13|website=www.iol.co.za|language=en}} She also appeared in the films Detour, Finders Keepers, Bhai's Cafe, Escape Room, The Kissing Booth and Inside Man: Most Wanted.{{Cite web|title=Jessica Sutton – Judy Phillips|url=https://judyphillips.co.za/artists-portfolio/jessica-sutton/|access-date=2020-07-13|language=en-US|archive-date=13 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713014836/https://judyphillips.co.za/artists-portfolio/jessica-sutton/|url-status=dead}}

Filmography

class="wikitable" \|+ Film roles
Year !Title !Role !Notes
2016 \|Detour \|Brandy \|
2017 \|Finder's Keepers \|Anya \|
2018 \|Bhai's Cafe \|Stephanie \|
2018 \|Escape Room \|Allison \|Action/Adventure/Horror
2018 \|The Kissing Booth \|Mia \|Comedy/Romance
2019 \|Inside Man: Most Wanted \|Ava \|Action/Crime/Thriller
2020 \|Rogue \|Asilia Wilson \|

class="wikitable"

|+ Film roles

Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2016

|Detour

|Brandy

2017

|Finder's Keepers

|Anya

2018

|Bhai's Cafe

|Stephanie

2018

|Escape Room

|Allison

|Action/Adventure/Horror

2018

|The Kissing Booth

|Mia

|Comedy/Romance

2019

|Inside Man: Most Wanted

|Ava

|Action/Crime/Thriller

2020

|Rogue

|Asilia Wilson

class="wikitable" \|+ Television roles
Year !Title !Role !Notes
2015 \|Saints & Strangers \|Lizzie Tilley \|Miniseries
2018 \|Ice \|Carly \|2 episodes: "Two Ounces", "Strange Friends"
2019–2022 \|Motherland: Fort Salem \|Tally Craven \|30 episodes - Main role
2024 \|Tracker \|Quinn Ridgely \|Season 2 Episode 4 "Noble Rot"

class="wikitable"

|+ Television roles

Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2015

|Saints & Strangers

|Lizzie Tilley

|Miniseries

2018

|Ice