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Jessica Lucas is a Actor Canadienne born on 24 september 1985 at Vancouver (Canada)

Jessica Lucas

Jessica Lucas
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Nationality Canada
Birth 24 september 1985 (38 years) at Vancouver (Canada)

Jessica Lucas (born September 24, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for her roles in television, such as Melrose Place, Edgemont and Cult, and in the films She's the Man, Cloverfield and Evil Dead. She also starred in the music video for Coldplay's 2014 single "True Love".

Biography

Enfance et formation
Jessica est née et a grandi à Vancouver, plus exactement en Colombie-Britannique, une province du Canada. Son père est afro canadien et sa mère est caucasienne.

Jessica Lucas est diplômée de la Children's Theatre Arts School et ses débuts commencèrent au théâtre, elle se retrouva sur scène dans des pièces populaires tels que Blanche-Neige, Cendrillon, Grease ou encore La Souricière.


Révélation à la télévision et débuts au cinéma (années 2000)
Après des apparitions mineurs dans les shows Sept jours pour agir et The Sausage Factory, en 2001, elle passe des castings et décroche un rôle régulier dans la série dramatique canadienne Edgemont, qui met en scène le quotidien d'adolescents, évoquant des thèmes comme l'amour, la découverte de la sexualité, le militantisme etc. Elle interprète Bekka Lawrence jusqu'en 2005, son personnage finit, en effet, par rejoindre la distribution principale au fil des saisons.
Parallèlement au tournage de cette série, qui permet de révéler également Kristin Kreuk et Grace Park, elle intègre le casting d'une autre production canadienne 2030 CE, mais qui est annulée à la fin de la première saison.

Elle joue dans un épisode de la série The L Word et continue ses apparitions régulières comme dans le show pour adolescents La Vie comme elle est, le temps d'une saison.

En 2006, elle fait son entrée au cinéma et tourne avec la production DreamWorks SKG dans le film She's the Man d'Andy Fickman, aux côtés de Amanda Bynes et Laura Ramsey, et tient également un rôle important dans Le Pacte du sang de Renny Harlin dans lequel Jessica retrouve Laura Ramsey et partage la vedette avec Taylor Kitsch et Chace Crawford. Ses deux projets réalisent des performances correctes au box office. Cette même année, elle est supposée rejoindre la série Secrets of a Small Town avec Angie Harmon et Leighton Meester mais le projet n'est pas retenu.

En 2007, elle rejoint le casting de la série policière Les Experts, elle incarne Ronnie Lake, une novice en formation, pour un arc narratif de quatre épisodes malgré des rumeurs persistantes qui la voyait remplacer Jorja Fox. Elle apparaît également dans le téléfilm Split Decision.

En 2008, elle joue les guest star pour 90210 Beverly Hills : Nouvelle Génération, une série dérivée de la série culte Beverly Hills 90210.

Puis, elle fait partie d'un des films événements de l'année, Cloverfield, réalisé par J. J. Abrams, cette production rencontre un franc succès commercial et séduit également la critique. La prestation de Jessica y est d'ailleurs fortement remarquée.

Depuis 2006, elle est rattachée au film d'horreur Amusement, le film devait initialement sortir sous la houlette de New Line Cinema mais face aux premières réactions négatives, il sort directement en DVD, en 2009.

La même année, elle décroche l'un des rôles principaux de la série Melrose Place : Nouvelle Génération, diffusée sur le réseau The CW qui fait suite à Melrose Place diffusée dans les années 1990, c'est la 5e série télévisée de la franchise Beverly Hills 90210. La série bénéficie d'une grande promotion avant son lancement, les audiences des premiers épisodes sont positives mais s'écroulent au fur et à mesure de la diffusion et malgré un reboot créatif, amorcé par l'équipe scénaristique à la mi-saison ainsi que le retour d'acteurs emblématiques comme Heather Locklear ou Laura Leighton, les audiences ne sont pas au rendez-vous et la série est annulée, en 2010.


Confirmation télévisuelle (années 2010)

Jessica persévère et signe avec le réseau NBC pour la sitcom Cherche Partenaires Désespérément, diffusée durant l'été 2011 avant d'être interrompue une nouvelle fois en raisons des audiences insuffisantes.

Elle renverse la tendance au cinéma, avec la comédie Big Mamma : De père en fils qui fait suite à Big Mamma et Big Mamma 2. En plus d'y dévoiler ses talents de chanteuses pour les titres Ain't Nobody et Baby You Know, le film réalise de bonnes performances au box office, un succès.

Elle apparaît également dans un épisode de Psych : Enquêteur malgré lui, une série policière et comique.

Elle retrouve ensuite The CW pour la série dramatique Cult dont elle partage l'affiche avec Matthew Davis mais les téléspectateurs ne sont pas au rendez-vous et le show est déprogrammé. C'est encore une fois au cinéma qu'elle renoue avec le succès pour le film d'horreur Evil Dead coécrit et produit par Sam Raimi et réalisé par Fede Alvarez, sorti en 2013. Il s'agit d'un reboot du film Evil Dead sorti en 1981.

En 2014, elle décroche un second rôle dans Pompéi, blockbuster de Paul W. S. Anderson, le film s'inspire de l'éruption du Vésuve en 79 et de la destruction de Pompéi mais déçoit la critique et réalise des performances nettement en déca des attentes.

À l'inverse, elle joue dans la comédie romantique Célibataires... ou presque avec Zac Efron et Michael B. Jordan qui rencontre un franc succès. Cette-même année, elle fait partie de la distribution régulière de la série Gracepoint, un remake de la série britannique Broadchurch, vendue en tant que mini-série il existait des possibilités de voir apparaître une seconde saison mais les audiences ne suivent pas et le programme est annulé. À noter qu'elle apparaît dans le clip du single True Love du groupe Coldplay.

En 2015, elle rejoint la série de la FOX, Gotham, à partir de la seconde saison. Ce show est basé sur les personnages des comics créés par Bob Kane et Bill Finger et plus spécifiquement ceux de James Gordon et Bruce Wayne. Elle interprète Tabitha alias Tigress, une impitoyable tueuse. Au fil des saisons, son personnage se lie étroitement avec celui d'Erin Richards, une relation ambiguë entretenue par la production et approuvée par les fans.

Gotham se termine au bout de cinq saisons, en 2019. Jessica Lucas est alors choisie pour tenir le premier rôle d'une série thriller canadienne, The Murders. Pour cette série, diffusée en France sur la chaîne 13e rue, elle officie en tant que productrice et incarne le rôle de Kate Jameson, une jeune recrue de la police qui trouve dans son travail, une forme de rédemption après avoir accidentellement causé la mort de son équipier. La première saison se compose de 8 épisodes.


Vie privée
En avril 2017, en escapade à Venise, Jessica Lucas annonce ses fiançailles avec son compagnon, Alex Jermasek, boucher dans le restaurant Gwen, renommé à Hollywood.

Best films

Cloverfield (2008)
(Actress)
Evil Dead (2013)
(Actress)

Usually with

Laura Ramsey
Laura Ramsey
(2 films)
Affonso Beato
Affonso Beato
(1 films)
Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jessica Lucas (10 films)

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Actress

That Awkward Moment, 1h34
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Zac Efron, Jessica Lucas, Imogen Poots, Miles Teller, Addison Timlin, Michael B. Jordan
Roles Vera Walker
Rating61% 3.053.053.053.053.05
Jason (Zac Efron) is sitting on a bench in New York City waiting for someone to arrive. A voiceover explains that he has been waiting for a long time, but to explain why, he needs to go back to the beginning. Jason begins by telling the audience that every relationship reaches the "So..." moment, where someone in the relationship will want to take the relationship to a more serious place. At that point, Jason knows the relationship is over, as he is not ready to start dating.
Pompeii
Pompeii (2014)
, 1h45
Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about slavery, Sports films, Volcanisme, Films about volcanoes, Disaster films
Actors Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland, Jessica Lucas, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Roles Ariadne
Rating55% 2.750442.750442.750442.750442.75044
The film opens with scenes of plaster casts of the victims of Pompeii as quotes on the destruction are made.
Evil Dead
Evil Dead (2013)
, 1h31
Directed by Fede Alvarez
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film, Serial killer films, Zombie films
Actors Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore, Jim McLarty
Roles Olivia
Rating65% 3.250243.250243.250243.250243.25024
An injured, terrorized girl is being chased down in the woods. The men who capture her take her to some cabin's basement. They believe she is possessed by an evil entity so they have her tied to a column. Her own father is among them, and as she tries to convince him that there's nothing wrong with her, she slowly loses control and eventually it becomes clear that she is in fact possessed. In response to this her father pours flammable liquid on her, sets her on fire, then shoots her in the head.
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, 1h43
Directed by John Whitesell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Obésité, Films about racism, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about disabilities, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Jessica Lucas, Mari Morrow, Tony Curran, Michelle Ang
Roles Haley
Rating44% 2.22162.22162.22162.22162.2216
FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) is elated to learn that his stepson, Trent Pierce (Brandon T. Jackson), has been accepted to attend Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. However, Trent is uninterested and instead wants Malcolm to sign a recording contract for him since he is underage. When Malcolm refuses, Trent's best friends encourage him to ambush Malcolm on the job in order to obtain the signature. Malcolm, in an attempt to capture Russian gang member Chirkoff (Tony Curran), uses an informant named Canetti to deliver a flash drive to the gang, while Trent attempts to ambush Malcolm on the job. Canetti (Max Casella) reveals that the flash drive is empty and a duplicate is hidden with a friend at the Georgia Girls School for the Arts.
Dear John
Dear John (2010)
, 1h45
Directed by Lasse Hallström
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Dans un avion, Films about autism, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, Henry Thomas, Richard Jenkins, Scott Porter, Keith Robinson
Roles Nurse
Rating63% 3.1566753.1566753.1566753.1566753.156675
While serving in the United States Army Special Forces in 2007, John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a Staff Sergeant, is lying on the ground after being shot multiple times in the neck and body, with his comrades gathered around him. In a voiceover, he recalls a childhood trip to the U.S. Mint and compares himself to a coin in the United States Military before stating that the last thing he thought of before he blacked out was "you".
Amusement
Amusement (2008)
, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Keir O'Donnell, Katheryn Winnick, Laura Breckenridge, Jessica Lucas, Tad Hilgenbrink, Reid Scott
Roles Lisa
Rating49% 2.460292.460292.460292.460292.46029
During the opening credits, pictures of three girls when they were children, as adolescent, and as young adult are shown. The girls are Tabitha Wright, Lisa Swan and Shelby Leds. These girls have great potential — "to succeed, be famous and shine" respectively — according to their senior class yearbooks. It also shows a young unnamed boy who is very psychologically disturbed as it clearly states in his psychiatric report, and that he is extremely dangerous and currently detained.
Cloverfield, 1h25
Directed by Matt Reeves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Giant monster films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Film de catastrophe animalière
Actors Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Annable, T. J. Miller
Roles Lily Ford
Rating69% 3.497463.497463.497463.497463.49746
The film is presented as found footage from a personal video camera recovered by the United States Department of Defense. A disclaimer text states that the footage is of a case designated "Cloverfield" and was found in area US447 "formerly known as Central Park". The video consists primarily of segments taped the night of Friday, May 22, 2009. Occasionally, older segments are shown from a previous video that was mostly taped over.
Nights in Rodanthe, 1h37
Directed by George C. Wolfe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Richard Gere, Diane Lane, James Franco, Viola Davis, Christopher Meloni, Becky Ann Baker
Roles Admiring Nurse
Rating60% 3.0026253.0026253.0026253.0026253.002625
While picking up his son and daughter for a weekend visit, Jack (Christopher Meloni) tells his estranged wife Adrienne (Diane Lane) that he still "loves her" and wants to move back home. (It is made clear that Jack left his family for another woman.) Adrienne suggests that his remorse is due to his falling out with the other woman, but in any event says she needs time and space to think. The rift that this causes between the daughter and her mother is palpable. Typical teenage angst and rebellion follow and Adrienne is sure she is losing her daughter over the events that are unfolding in her marriage.
The Covenant, 1h37
Directed by Renny Harlin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway, Chace Crawford, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey
Roles Kate Tunney
Rating52% 2.602812.602812.602812.602812.60281
In the town of Ipswich, four popular teenage boys – Caleb, Pogue, Reid, and Tyler – are descendants of colonial witch families. Collectively, they are known as the “Sons of Ipswich,” and secretly possess magical powers passed down through their respective bloodlines.
She's the Man, 1h40
Directed by Andy Fickman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about education, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Association football films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, David Cross, John Pyper-Ferguson, Alexandra Breckenridge
Roles Yvonne
Rating64% 3.20323.20323.20323.20323.2032
Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) is a smart-mouthed high school soccer player at Cornwall, which suddenly cuts its girls' team. After her request to join the boys' team is refused by the sexist coach, she finds a way to play for Cornwall's rivals, Illyria, an elite boarding school team that her twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), is supposed to enroll at as a new student. However, he is hoping to go to a contest in London with his fledging band, so he asks Viola to cover for him by telling the school that he is sick. She agrees but, unbeknownst to him, decides to pass herself off as Sebastian instead, in hopes of beating Cornwall and humiliating her cocky ex-boyfriend, Justin (Robert Hoffman). With the help of her stylist friend, Paul (Jonathan Sadowski), she is transformed into "Sebastian" and joins Illyria in his place.
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge, 1h21
Directed by Mary Lambert
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Children's films
Actors Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds, Judith Hoag, Joey Zimmerman, Phillip Van Dyke, Emily Roeske
Roles Mindy
Rating63% 3.157473.157473.157473.157473.15747
Marnie, has just spent two years with her grandma Aggie. While hosting a mortal neighborhood Halloween party, Marnie tries to impress a cute new boy, Kal by showing him Aggie's magically-hidden room. Unbeknownst to Marnie, Kal is actually the son of Kalabar and takes the opportunity to steal Aggie's spellbook. Soon Aggie notices unwelcome magical symptoms. She and Marnie travel to Halloweentown to investigate and fix the problem before the portal between Halloweentown and the mortal world, open only on Halloween, closes at midnight. They discover that the whole town has been turned into a made-to-match (black and white) (silent film), and that the inhabitants have been turned into humans (or rather, into what Halloweentownians see as humans being: dreary and monotonous beings concerned only with such things as sensible dress or sorting socks). The victims include Marnie's goblin friend Luke. Aggie diagnoses this as the "Grey Spell." Aggie contacts grandson Dylan back home for a spell from her book, and Dylan and Sophie discover the book is missing. Marnie and Aggie learn that Kal is actually a Magician, (warlock) and the son of their enemy Kalabar (from the previous movie) Kal broke the Code of Merlin, a way of life for magical beings by stealing Aggie's book to limit her ability to hinder his attempt to complete his father's revenge on both Halloweentown and the mortal world. Aggie believes that if he is willing to go that far, then there is nothing that they can put past him. Aggie searches for her spare copy of her spellbook at her house in Halloweentown, but it is missing and she despairs.