Jessica Sula

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Jessica Sula
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Sula in 2012
Born (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 32)
Swansea, Wales
EducationGorseinon College
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Jessica Bianca Sula (born 3 May 1994)[1] is a Welsh actress born in Swansea, Wales, known for her portrayal of the character Grace Blood in the third generation of the E4 television series Skins and for her role in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed horror film Split (2016).[2]

Early life and education

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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]

Career

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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 independent 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]

Personal life

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Sula plays the guitar and practices karate.[13]

Filmography

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Key
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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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
2023 Malum Jessica Loren
2025 Michael † La Toya Jackson Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2011–12 Skins Grace Blood Main cast (series 5-6)
2013 Love and Marriage Scarlett Quilter Supporting cast
2015 Eye Candy Morgan Episode: "YOLO"
2016 Recovery Road Madeline "Maddie" Graham Main cast
2016 Lucifer Amy Dodd Episode: "Everything's Coming Up Lucifer"
2017 Godless Louise Hobbs Recurring role
2019 Scream: Resurreccion Olivia "Liv" Reynolds Main cast (season 3)
2019 Epic Night Jessica 2 episodes
2021 Panic Natalie Williams Main cast

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