Jessica Green (actress)

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Jessica Green
Born (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)
Tasmania, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Notable work Lightning Point , Roman Empire , The Outpost

Jessica Green (born 11 February 1993) is an Australian actress. She is known for her regular appearances as Kiki on the teen drama Lightning Point , as Cleopatra in the Netflix series Roman Empire and as Talon in The CW series The Outpost .

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Life and career

Jessica Green was born on the island of Tasmania, Australia. At the age of 19 her martial arts skills landed her the role of Kiki for 26 episodes of the fantasy teen drama series Lightning Point. [1] Having minimal prior training in acting, Green worked for six months with an acting coach during filming of the series. [1] In 2014, Green appeared as Amber in the Australian crime drama film Rise, [2] and as Rebecca in the 2016 supernatural horror film Red Billabong. [3] In 2018, Green landed a main role as Cleopatra in series 2 of Roman Empire - Julius Caesar: Master of Rome. [4]

Between 2018 and 2020, Green played the character of Talon, the last survivor of her race, the Blackbloods, [5] in 36 episodes of The CW's fantasy-adventure drama television series The Outpost . Green reportedly performed her own stunts and fight scenes during filming, with only minor injuries. Green employs a strict fitness regime with well-disciplined daily training and maintains a healthy diet and lifestyle. [6]

She attended the 45th Saturn Awards at the Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles in 2019, [7] to represent The Outpost, [8] which was nominated for Best Fantasy Television Series 2019, losing out to A Game of Thrones . [9]

Green resumed filming of the third season of The Outpost in Serbia in late 2020, alongside fellow actors Jake Stormoen and Anand Desai-Barochia. [5] The CW announced that the third season would be extended by a further 13 episodes in 2020. [10] The fourth and final season premiered on July 15, 2021.

In 2022, Green joined the cast of the film Air , involving Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, and Gustaf Skarsgård. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2014 Rise [2] Amber
2016 Red Billabong [3] Rebecca
2017 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Townswoman
2019CinoIsabelle
2022Sparkle: A Unicorn TaleNatalie
2023 Air Katrina Sainz

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Lightning Point Kiki26 episodes
2017 Dirty, Clean, & InbetweenLauraTV film
2018 Ash vs Evil Dead Lexx1 episode - The Mettle of Man
Stage Mums Casting Assistant1 episode - The Waiting Room
Roman Empire Cleopatra Series 2 – "Julius Caesar: Master of Rome" - 2 episodes
2018–2021 The Outpost TalonMain role - 49 episodes
2023 FBI: International CiCi Pryor1 episode - BHITW

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