Jessica Knappett

Actress

November 28, 1984 (41 years)

Bingley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Jessica Knappett is an actress and writer. In 2005 Jessica co-formed Lady Garden, a female comedy group, who performed to some acclaim at the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. She came to fame with her role as Neil's holiday girlfriend, Lisa, in The Inbetweeners Movie. In 2013 she created, wrote and starred in her own sitcom Drifters which ran for four series until 2016. She is married to Dan Crane, an American musician, writer and world champion professional air guitarist. They welcomed …

Filmography

6.7

"Wuthering Heights"

Mrs Burton

Tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, a woman from a wealthy family in 18th-century England.

8.3

Taskmaster

Self

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion?

5.7

The Last Leg

Self

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.

7.8

Would I Lie to You?

Self

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

7.2

8 Out of 10 Cats

Self

A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.

7.9

Ghosts

Lucy

A cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.

7.3

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Self

Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.

6.0

Celebrity Mastermind

Self - Contestant

Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.

6.0

The Weakest Link

Self

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

6.1

Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Contestant

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

8.0

Ideal

Police Dispatch (voice, uncredited)

Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.

8.0

The Russell Howard Hour

Self

Russell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs, picking through the biggest UK and international stories, and offering a wise and worldly view on the globe's news. Along the way, he'll welcome celebrity guests and leading experts, as well as hear from fledgling global correspondents. Plus, there will be stand-up, too, as Russell showcases some of the comedy scene's finest and most exciting stars.

7.2

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Self

One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.

6.4

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Self - Guest

British comedian Richard Ayoade (later taken over by Joe Lycett), accompanied by a celebrity guest, takes a ruthlessly efficient approach to travel, covering everything top tourist destinations have to offer in just 48 hours.

7.4

Twenty Twelve

Carey Taylor

A mock-documentary following the challenges - both personal and professional - faced by the team responsible for delivering the biggest show on Earth: the 2012 Olympics. From getting a busload of non-English speaking Brazilians from A to B, who to appoint to run the Cultural Olympiad and what to do when the much-vaunted wind turbines won't turn because there's no wind, it's all in a day's work for the men and women whose job it is to stage the greatest sporting event in the world.

7.2

Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun

English Lady At Bar

Comedy trio Aunty Donna showcase their uniquely absurd and offbeat style through an array of sketches, songs and eclectic characters.

6.5

David Mitchell's Outsiders

Self

David Mitchell challenges a returning cast of three pairs of comedians to prove they've got the mettle and skills to thrive in the great outdoors.

6.2

Hypothetical

Self

Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they would deal with them. Over three rounds, two teams of comedians must think fast as they are faced with a series of completely made-up scenarios and interrogated on their approach to each one. Host Josh Widdicombe poses the questions and interrogates the guests' methods, whilst James Acaster, as arbiter of the Hypotheticals, deals with the guests quibbles and queries and doles out the points.

6.9

Meet the Richardsons

Jessica Knappett

Stand-up comedians Richardson and Beaumont play exaggerated versions of themselves as viewers get a glimpse into their home and work lives, surrounded by their celebrity friends and their Hebden Bridge neighbours.

7.6

How Not to Live Your Life

Harriet

Sitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts. Don's overactive imagination is always in full flow in the form of quick-fire fantasy sequences as he imagines what he would really like to say.