Jessica Gunning

Known for Acting

1/1/1986(Age 39)

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Jessica Gunning is a British television and theatre actress. She was educated at Holmfirth High School near Huddersfield before attending Rose Bruford College, graduating in 2007.

Known For (30 credits)

7.6

Baby Reindeer

2024

When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.

7.4

The Outlaws

2021

Seven strangers from different walks of life - people who would never normally interact - are forced to work together to renovate a derelict community centre. They resent the menial physical labour and they resent each other. But when one of their number gets dragged into a dangerous world of organised crime, they unite in ways none of them thought possible.

7.6

Movie

Summerland

2020

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

Movie

The Mermaid of Mevagissey

2019

Mathew Trewella is a lad adrift, living in the shadow of his brother Pete; fishermen in a small Cornish village. Banned from every pub, his options have run out. Whilst singing to himself at sea on Pete’s fishing trawler, Mathew finds a strange beast: unconscious, clearly female and part human, in the net. Seeing the chance to exploit this, the brothers smuggle it to the local aquarium and, roping in Pete’s wife Nessa, they debate what to do.

7.3

Back

2017

Estranged foster-brothers Stephen and Andrew vie to take over the family business following the death of their father.

5.9

Movie

Love Is Thicker Than Water

2017

Vida and Arthur come from vastly different backgrounds. Sensitive and touching, sometimes quirky and tragic, always uncompromisingly truthful, a fresh look how conflicting family ties challenge love in a modern day Romeo and Juliet tale.

7.1

Strike

2017

A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

6.3

The State

2017

The experiences of four British men and women who leave their lives behind to join ISIS in Syria.

6.4

In the Dark

2017

DI Helen Weeks grapples with pregnancy as she undertakes a very personal abduction case.

7.3

Prime Suspect 1973

2017

Prime Suspect 1973 tells the story of 22-year-old Jane Tennison's first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being thrown in at the deep end with a murder enquiry.

7.4

Urban Myths

2017

Our Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore. But are they true? We take a slightly tongue in cheek, mischievous – and deliberately ambiguous – look at what might have happened...

Movie

Sometimes Chinese

2016

Nigel Dent is living a suburban nightmare. His life a meaningless black hole, void of any love or joy. Barbara, Nigel’s wife is a narcissist and bully, cackling her way through life and bossing her husband around. Nigel and Barbara are on a road trip to an unknown destination. They're joined by their work colleague Roz who has an unhealthy obsession with Nigel, and will stop at nothing until she gets what she wants.