Jessica Ransom

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Jessica Ransom
Born
Jessica Ransom

(1981-12-01) 1 December 1981 (age 42)
Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK
Other namesJess Ransom
EducationHigh Storrs School
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active2009–present
Television
Spouse
Ben Wilson
​
(m. 2011)​
Children2

Jessica Ransom (born 1 December 1981) is a British actress and writer, best known for her role as medical receptionist Morwenna Newcross in the ITV drama Doc Martin (2011–2022),[1] as well as being a writer on The Amazing World of Gumball. She won a Children's BAFTA Award in 2015.

Early life and education

Ransom was born 1 December 1981 in

GCSE in Expressive Arts and A Level Theatre Studies at High Storrs School
in Sheffield.

Career

After graduating from the

The Armstrong and Miller Show. Thereafter, she appeared in the television improvisation show Fast and Loose in 2011[4] and that year also appeared as Morwenna Newcross, Doc Martin's medical receptionist (known for her mismatched colourful outfits)[5] in the ITV drama Doc Martin, Ransom remaining a cast member playing that character to the present day.[6]

In the meantime, Ransom performed in other productions. Ransom took the stage, including work in the 2012 revival of

Sky TV advertisement with Bruce Willis where she was "totally unlimited" (the advertisement was banned in 2013 for being misleading, but has been re-released with more prominent information on the pricing)[9] and appeared in series 4 of Horrible Histories and series 6, 7 and 8 of its 2015 revival winning the 2015 Children's BAFTA Award for her role as Mary, Queen of Scots.[10][11] Ransom was also a writer on The Amazing World of Gumball (seasons 3–6) and Elliott from Earth, and wrote the season 2 Danger Mouse episode "Live and Let Cry."[12]

Currently[when?] touring in [1] Home, I'm Darling by Laura Wade.[13]

Personal life

Ransom lives in London. She is married to producer and director Ben Wilson and they have two sons.[5]

Ransom has run the

Bloodwise.[14][15]

Filmography

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009–2010
The Armstrong and Miller Show
 Various characters
2011 Fast and Loose Herself
2011–2022 Doc Martin Morwenna Newcross
2011–2013 Horrible Histories Various characters
2013 Love Matters Emily Episode: "30 & Counting"
2013 The Escape Artist Helen
2014 Our Zoo Mrs. Polly Ford
2014–2019 The Amazing World of Gumball Writer for seasons 3–6
2014–2015 Poppy Cat Poppy Cat (UK) Series 2, Voice only (replacing Joanna Page)
2015–present Horrible Histories Various characters Writer (Series 9)

[16]

2016 Zapped Jess
2021 Elliott from Earth Writer

She also narrates Rich Kids Go Skint for 5Star.

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview – Jessica Ransom and the scene within a scene". London Is Funny. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Jessica Ransom Interview". Doc Martin Online.
  3. Time Out London. Archived from the original
    on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ Jones, Alice (18 August 2011). "Jessica Ransom: Unsung Heroes, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b Welch, Tricia (24 September 2017). "Doc Martin actress Jessica Ransom on fashion secrets and wardrobe crisis". Daily Express.
  6. Time Inc. UK
    .
  7. ^ McNulty, Bernadette (16 April 2012). "A constellation of future stars". The Daily Telegraph.
  8. ^ Gardner, Lyn (28 November 2012). "Straight – review". The Guardian.
  9. ^ "Bruce Willis Sky advert banned". BBC News. 14 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Children's Performer in 2015 Winner: Jessica Ransom Horrible Histories". British Academy Children's Awards. 2015.
  11. ^ "Ben Miller and Jessica Ransom explain secret to success of Horrible Histories at Bafta Children's Awards". Daily Echo. 22 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Live and Let Cry, Series 2, Danger Mouse. Credits". BBC. 2017.
  13. ^ "Wade, Laura Joanne, (born 16 Oct. 1977), playwright", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2011, retrieved 22 April 2023
  14. ^ Martin, Lara (23 April 2017). "Keep an eye out for these celebrities running the London Marathon". Daily Mirror.
  15. ^ "TV preview: Doc Martin". Yorkshire Evening Post. 14 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Horrible Histories Writing credits". IMDb.com.

External links

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