Jessica Lord

Jessica Lord
Born
Jessica Jane Lord

(1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 26)
Rochdale, England
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2015–present

Jessica Jane Lord (born 29 July 1998) is an English actress and dancer. She is known for her roles as Lola in the fifth series of the Family series The Next Step (2017) and Lena Grisky in the Hulu series Find Me in Paris (2018–2020).

Early life

Jessica Lord was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.[1] When she was six, her family relocated to Toronto, Canada. She attended high school at O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Oshawa, specialising in dance. She later attended the Centennial College Theatre Arts and Performance.[2]

Career

In 2015, Lord made her onscreen debut as a dancer in four episodes of The Next Step.[3] Then in 2017, she became a series regular on the fifth series of The Next Step as Lola.[3][4] In 2018, Lord was cast in the Hulu series Find Me in Paris as Lena Grisky, a role she portrayed until the series ended in 2020.[5][6] In 2019, she appeared in an episode of Ransom, and in 2020, she made an appearance in the pilot episode of Party of Five.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Next Step Jessica 4 episodes (series 3)
2016 Paranormal Witness Marnie Episode: "The Contract"
2017 The Next Step Lola Main role (series 5)
2018–2020 Find Me in Paris Lena Grisky Main role[7]
2019 Ransom Tatiana Episode: "Prima"
2020 Party of Five Alice Episode: "Pilot"
2023 Binged to Death Sienna Film
2024 Murder at Hollow Creek Jessica Rhodes Film
2024 The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie Ventura Film
2024 Christmas in the Spotlight Bowyn Sykes Film

References

  1. ^ "Jessica Lord visits St Patrick's RC Primary School". Rochdale Online. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ^ "How to dance your way into success: Jessica Lord and The Next Step". Centennial College Theatre Arts and Performance. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Jessica Lord". Archetype. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ Belanger, Joe (23 May 2017). "London teen ready for role in The Next Step". The London Free Press. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. ^ Hopewell, John (13 July 2017). "'Find Me in Paris' Sets Cast, Directors (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ Fletcher, Alex (19 September 2018). "Find Me In Paris – Meet the cast and characters". BT TV. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. ^ "International Cast and Directors Confirmed for FIND ME IN PARIS". Cottonwood Media. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.