Jessica Alexander

Biography

Jessica Alexander is an English actress who moved from short films into features and television. Born in Westminster and raised in Richmond, South West London, she was auditioning for film roles by the age of 14, and she first appeared on screen in Necktie, a short directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, in 2013. She played Lucy Carpenter on the Italian Disney Channel series Penny on M.A.R.S. in 2018, then took the lead in the BBC iPlayer teen thriller Get Even (2020), which was released internationally on Netflix. Her first features came in 2021: she starred as Bee in Glasshouse, a South African dystopian thriller, and appeared in the British horror film A Banquet, where critics praised her performance. She went on to the thriller Into the Deep (2022) and played Vanessa, Ursula's human alter-ego, in the Disney live-action musical The Little Mermaid (2023). Later credits include Fallen (2024), Amadeus (2025) and Primate (2026).

27years old

Turns 28 on June 19in 249 days

Born June 19, 1999Westminster
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Jessica Caroline Hoare (birth name)Also credited as Jess Alexander, Jess Hoare, Jessica Hoare and Jessica Caroline Alexander

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 5 years2021 to 2026

Every film, newest first

2026PrimateIMDb rating 5.8
2023The Little MermaidIMDb rating 7.2
2022Into the DeepIMDb rating 4.7
2021A BanquetIMDb rating 4.7
2021GlasshouseIMDb rating 5.5

Genres

Did you know?!

First role
At 14 years old, Alexander started auditioning for films. That same age brought her debut, in the short film Necktie, which Yorgos Lanthimos made in 2013.
Big break
Alexander was cast as Vanessa in The Little Mermaid after director Rob Marshall chose a relatively unknown actress because Melissa McCarthy was already playing Ursula.
Big break
Alexander won the role of Bee in Glasshouse after director Kelsey Egan, who had wanted a South African actress but found none suitable, sent her the script in October 2020.