Actor and Model
Member of Equity and Spotlight https://app.spotlight.com/3212-0168-5778
Professional Performance Work
2024
'Greek' shoot with Fawkes
Actor for current TV series (season 2)
Triptych shoot with Just John. Model
Shoot using 100 year old cameras and glass plates with Analogue Life
2023
Actor. Music video DECLAN MCKENNA | MULLHOLLAND’S DINNER & WINE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYEtNW1dEfc
Model for colour concept artistic collaboration. Reganphoto
Model for 1920s and suffragette themed shoot.
Actor for current TV series (season 2). Multiple shoots.
Model for a cheeky postcard type shoot August 2023.
Old Man of the Woods. Floral Fringe Festival, West Sussex. September 2023
Dancer. Fall of Passion Never Gonna let you go. https://youtu.be/LNuN7bwkY9o
Actor Fabulous Footprints. Idolrich Theatre Rotto
Actor Mysterosaur. Idolrich Theatre Rotto (https://theatrerotto.co.uk/)
2022
Race Condition Book One 2022
Ride The Cosmos Act 1 2020
Car brand commercial : Supporting actor 2020
Pilgrims Choice Ad : Supporting actor 2020
Self written one woman play. (Sell out performances). King Harold's Mother. Hastings Fringe and Edith Swanneck Festival 2022
2021
Performances of self-written one woman play Guy Fawkes Mother Hastings Fringe 2018, Brighton Fringe 2021.
Television extra in Silent Witness 2018.
Green screen filming for a pilot advert for dishwasher tablets 2017.
·Co-director 1066 Events which specialises in community arts projects I stage managed the central focus of the event for the America Ground celebration 2016.
· Co-wrote, played music and acted in a family entertainment A Pirate Day Shindig for Hastings Pirate Day 2015
Barn dance fiddler
School Work
· Taught Drama and Theatre Studies at KS3, KS4 (GCSE), KS5 (AS and ‘A’ level).
· Taught English and Literacy at KS3 and KS4.
· Practical drama Moderator 2005-2012 and written-paper examiner AQA GCSE drama 2010-2014 and 2018.
· Directing numerous school productions and performance evenings.
· Workshops including the NT, Globe, RSC and Glyndebourne.
· Familiar and up-to-date with safeguarding issues and working inclusively.
Dance and Music
· Dance instructor of Hannah’s Cat Morris dancers.
· Violin player in a local barn dance band.
Modelling
Styles I have modeled have been Fashion, Portrait, and Creative, on location and in studios. (Alias Jessica Knight)Portfolio at. http://purpleport.com/portfolio/jessicaknight https://modelfol.io/Jessica_Knight
Previous Amateur Acting Experience
Various comedies, murder mysteries and pantomimes with The Fairlight Players, the Rye Players and The Stables Theatre Trust, Hastings 1984-1993.
Represented by
STAR PERFORMANCE AGENCY
Tel: 07389 823446
Louise@starperformanceagency.co.uk
www.starperformanceagency.co.uk
https://www.freshagents.co.uk/models/real-and-relatable-artists/female/heather-leech
https://www.starnow.co.uk/heatherleech1
https://www.talenttalks.co.uk/profile/heather-leech/
Show reels
Perfume shop commercial https://youtu.be/VRWI1En5qX4
REFERENCES
Absolutely delightful afternoon spent working on some Victorian style photos with this talented and genuinely lovely lady, and her model partner grey gent. Jessica works really well with a theme and as a photographer struggling with the technical aspects of shooting with cameras and projector lenses over 100 years old it was a real blessing that Jessica easily worked through a series of poses telling a story so I had less thinking to do. she is a joy to work with. Highly recommend .
Arranged a home shoot at mine as soon as I knew this excellent Model was travelling to the area. Good comms as before as this was our second shoot. I had a couple of concepts I wanted to explore and we achieved both. Thoroughly recommend this very experienced model. Self directs and had obviously put a lot of thought into poses etc. Until the next time. Thank you Jessica.
Nico Art
Another excellent, productive and thoroughly enjoyable photosession. I had some very specific images to capture with Keith and Heather. They created them to perfection. They were both excellent at following instructions, gave some very helpful feedback during the shoot and helped to create some fantastic images with their natural modelling and acting skill sets. Almost more impressive than anything was the diversity of the photos they were able to capture, from jovial to joyful to stern to intensely emotional. I recommend Keith and Heather for a very wide variety of modelling and acting needs. Their skills and professionalism are sky high.
After many attempts to get together, I finally got to shoot again with the fabulous Jessica.
The wait was well worth it, as the time just flew by, with so many ideas and great shots happening.
There's still more to explore with this wonderful talent...
Thanks for a great shoot!
Jessica and I had a coplay shoot on tuesday, great comms and super shoot.WE have worked together before and she is a dream . /Thank you for your support so far . we tried to get creative and except for the weather all went fine. Highly recommend Jessica for creative shooting, will be repeating the the experience ASAP / many thany thanks Jessica you are a star ! Ray H
Had a wonderful three hour shoot with Jessica Knight and her husband Keith (greygent) in a combination of satirical and the out in the countryside. Their communication was fantastic, enabling me to turn a mad cap thought in my mind into something that works in an actual photo. There was a fabulous flow of ideas and thoughts about how to make things work, the 3 hours zoomed by like an express train through a station.
I would highly recommend Jessica and Keith
My first session with 2 models - a perfect couple who were an absolute delight to work with. We all pooled our thoughts and with their background knowledge we had a really enjoyable time. How they both managed to be so positive and helpful having spent a happy couple of extra hours viewing the M25 I just do not know. Halfway through, we had some hiccups with the camera sulking but managed to achieve all the poses we wanted with my wife taking over as camera'man' while I painted.
It was lovely to experience and contribute to the synergy between us all, so it was just as a shoot should be, a very happy and enjoyable time with everybody working together to create our joint interpretation of our brief and in particular a Vermeer work - definitely to be repeated.
I highly recommend Jessica and Keith.
We first worked together back in 2018. I took her to one of my favourite locations in Essex - a deserted location waterside. The pandemic created a gap but today we found another waterside/seaside location on a hot sunny day. In spite of the weather the location was also almost deserted and we created great images in a number of different sets. Pre shoot communication was effective and we both had a rough idea of what we wanted to do. She arrived with choices of outfits and ideas and after a pre shoot meeting at a nearby café we got on with the shoot. We bounced ideas off each other and looked at how we could make best use of an almost deserted beach location. We had a good time together...she is a competent model who can work without direction and our time together passed quickly. Highly recommended and great fun to work with.
This is a special lady and very far from an ordinary model. As a person she is excellent at pre-shoot communications as she is at conversation over a wide range of subjects. I really enjoyed our shoot chat. The shoot itself was calm and relaxed in no small way due to her approach. She easily takes direction but anyway always knows what is required even if I don't. This was a deliberately conservative portrait shoot - exactly as I wanted - and could not have been better as the photos when posted will show.
She is the most amazing model. She took care to understand what I wanted to achieve with the photo session well ahead. When we started the session, she had taken everything in. She came prepared with clothes and loads of ideas. She was very responsive to what I asked her to do, and continually suggested poses and ways we could achieve what I wanted. She did exactly what I wanted and came up with so many other ideas that we ran out of time to do them all. I came away with some fantastic pictures. She completely exceeded all my hopes for the session. She is an absolute pleasure to work with. I could not recommend her highly enough.
To my recollection our latest shoot was our 6th. Working with her is a dream, she arrives fully prepared, but flexible with ideas as the shoot progresses. She has many costumes from her theatrical activities to enhance a theme. She is reliable; excellent pre-comms, and always arrives on-time. She takes direction well and is professional in her attitude and commitment to work. An excellent model, fully recommended.
Excellent shoot after lots of planning. Got some great shots in historic costumes. Great lighting set up thanks to husband Keith. Great welcome with coffee and tea. Will be shooting again soon.
She is highly recommended and works hard to create good images.
Just completed a 3rd very enjoyable shoot. This time, a totally different style of fun shoot involving lighted candles and a crystal ball.
As usual, pre-shoot comms were excellent. She arrived on time, with bags full of enthusiasm and outfits. She always puts 100% thought and effort into shoots and her vast array of outfits and ideas are amazing. Refreshed with coffee, she threw herself into the character she was portraying. Ideas just kept coming and the three hour shoot just flew by.
We only managed to complete half of what we had planned to shoot which means that I will be booking another shoot with Jessica in the new year.
She is a delight to work with and as usual, I have no hesitation in recommending to other photographers.
Had my first shoot and what an absolute pleasure it was.
Pre-comms were fantastic and we discussed several ideas before meeting.
She is a natural in front of camera and she strives for perfection with every shot.
Our time went too quickly and we didn't manage to cover all our ideas, but that' means we need to shoot together again.
A thoroughly enjoyable 2 hours and I would highly recommend JK.
Hoping we can shoot again in the future.