Jessica Knappett

Jessica Knappett

Born: November 28, 1984
in Bingley, Yorkshire, England, UK
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 their first child, a daughter, in the summer of 2017.

Movies for Jessica Knappett...

Title: Avoidance
Character: Claire
Released: June 10, 2022
Type: TV
Jonathan's life revolves around his nine year-old son Spencer, and he's always deferred the big and small decisions to his partner Claire. So when Claire asks him to leave, Jonathan realises he has no home, no friends and no ambition. Except one: to try to preserve his son's happiness in the face of his parents' break-up.
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Title: The Weakest Link
Character: Self
Released: December 18, 2021
Type: TV
Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?
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Title: Complaints Welcome
Character: Herself
Released: October 14, 2021
Type: TV
Tom Allen, Jessica Knappett, Munya Chawawa and famous faces from the world of telly put the TV audience front and centre, as they dissect viewers' complaints about the shows getting the nation talking.
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Title: Question Team
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2021
Type: TV
In every episode Richard invites three comedians to join his Question Team. In a brazen act of indolence, Richard is outsourcing the lion's share of the preparation to his guests by demanding they each bring a unique round of questions, inspired by their own interests for him and the others to play.
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Title: David Mitchell's Outsiders
Character: Self
Released: September 29, 2021
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Paul Sinha's TV Showdown
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 2021
Type: TV
Two teams of three familiar faces from the world of telly do battle in the ultimate TV trivia quiz.
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Title: Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Character: English Lady At Bar
Released: November 11, 2020
Type: TV
Comedy trio Aunty Donna showcase their uniquely absurd and offbeat style through an array of sketches, songs and eclectic characters.
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Title: Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2020
Type: TV
Comedian Jon Richardson presents a weekly digest of the world's wildest television, giving his take on curious headlines, hilarious clips, terrible soap opera acting and more.
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Title: Guessable
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 2020
Type: TV
Packed with plenty of take-away trivia, Guessable involves two celebrity teams competing to identify the famous name or object inside a mystery box. Sara Pascoe hosts the show with John Kearns on hand as her assistant. Alan Davies and Darren Harriott are the team captains, in a format that puts a twist on classic family games.
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Title: Hitmen
Character: Caroline
Released: March 25, 2020
Type: TV
Having stumbled into a career in contract killing, misfits Fran and Jamie are not your typical killers for hire. Working out of their scruffy van, each episode follows the hapless duo as they try to carry out their latest hit, inevitably derailed by incompetence, bickering, and inane antics. As each hit goes south, our (anti)heroes are thrown into one bizarre misadventure after another, each full of oddball characters and unexpected dilemmas.
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Title: Meet the Richardsons
Character: Jessica Knappett
Released: February 27, 2020
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply
Released: October 21, 2019
Type: TV
Once again Dave will be bringing his trusty screen along but now, in each episode, he will also be joined by three comedy guests as they cast their eye over his latest modern world discoveries, compete in mischievous games and generally try to unscramble the baffling morass of non-stop information that surrounds us in the internet age.
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Title: Ghosts
Character: Lucy
Released: April 15, 2019
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Hypothetical
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2019
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Judge Romesh
Character: Herself - Court Clerk
Released: August 8, 2018
Type: TV
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan dishes out justice and witty off-the-cuff remarks as he hears real life disputes in his court assisted by fellow comics Tom Davis and Kerry Howard.
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Title: The Russell Howard Hour
Character: Self
Released: September 21, 2017
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 4, 2017
Type: TV
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
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Title: Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Panellist
Released: September 4, 2017
Type: TV
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
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Title: Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Released: September 5, 2016
Type: TV
Gaming enthusiast Dara O Briain presides over the mayhem as two stars join team captains – gaming geek Steve McNeil and gaming cynic Sam Pamphilon – to battle each other at their favourite computer games.
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Title: Taskmaster
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: July 28, 2015
Type: TV
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 in this brand new game show?
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Title: Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 30, 2015
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 2014
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Drifters
Character: Meg
Released: October 31, 2013
Type: TV
Comedy series about three young women living in Leeds who've graduated, had a year out, and are now struggling to find a job they're passionate about, a place to live that is half decent and a boyfriend they actually like. A sitcom about making terrible decisions, but having a brilliant time doing it. The show focuses on Meg, her eccentric cousin Bunny and their friend Laura as they discover that life might just be a bit tougher than they had imagined. From demeaning Promotions jobs complete with mad outfits to pursuing the men of their dreams - yet dating the men of their nightmares - the girls face '#FML-worthy' disasters in both their work and personal lives.
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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Title: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Character: WPC Ruth
Released: July 24, 2013
Type: Movie
When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.
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Title: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Released: April 12, 2013
Type: TV
Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.
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Title: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: April 12, 2013
Type: TV
Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.
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Title: The Great British Sewing Bee
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: April 2, 2013
Type: TV
Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.
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The Inbetweeners Movie
Title: The Inbetweeners Movie
Character: Lisa
Released: August 19, 2011
Type: Movie
High school graduation just wouldn’t be complete without an un-chaperoned, uninhibited and unforgettable final holiday. At least that’s what Will, Jay, Simon and Neil think when they book a two-week stay on an exotic Greek island. As their dreams of sun-drenched days and booze-filled nights are left hopelessly unfulfilled, the lads fight their way into the party scene with hilariously humiliating results in this smash hit UK raunchy comedy.
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Title: Twenty Twelve
Character: Carey Taylor
Released: March 14, 2011
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Would I Lie to You?
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 2007
Type: TV
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.
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Title: 8 Out of 10 Cats
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2005
Type: TV
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".
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Title: Ideal
Character: Police Dispatch (voice, uncredited)
Released: January 11, 2005
Type: TV
Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.
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Title: Celebrity Mastermind
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: December 26, 2003
Type: TV
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.