Biography
Jessica Gunning is an English actress. She was born on 1 January 1986 in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, and was educated at Holmfirth High School and Rose Bruford College, from which she graduated in 2007.
She began her career in theatre at the National Theatre and has appeared in television series including White Heat (2012), What Remains (2013), Back (2017–2021) and The Outlaws (2021–2024), which she also wrote for. Her film roles include Pride (2014) and Summerland (2020). Gunning is known for her performance as Martha Scott in the miniseries Baby Reindeer (2024), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Television Award.
Her recent credits include the role of Sally Sklar in The Christophers (2025) and Dame Washalot in The Magic Faraway Tree (2026).
