Jessica Barden's Biography
Jessica Barden is a British actress best known for her breakout roles in the hit series "The End of the F***ing World" and "Penny Dreadful".
Childhood and Family
Jessica Barden was born on July 21, 1992, in the small English town of Northallerton. When she was three, her family relocated to nearby Wetherby, where Jessica grew up.
At 16, she moved to London on her own to chase her acting dreams, living in rough neighborhoods. "I remember not being able to change a light bulb; I went to the supermarket and asked someone to do it for me. It's amazing I wasn't murdered!" she laughed. In the massive city, she knew absolutely no one.
Acting Career
Jessica Barden's acting debut came in 1999 with a minor role in an episode of the TV series "My Parents Are Aliens." In 2005-2006, the young actress took on two more small roles before landing her breakthrough as Mary in the 2007 film "Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution," about a British family moving to East Germany during the Cold War.



Beyond "The New Romantic" - about a college graduate disillusioned by the lack of genuine guys - Jessica Barden spent 2018 filming the British drama "Scarborough," directed by Barnaby Southcombe.


In 2022, Jessica joined the cast of the third season of the anthology series "American Horror Stories." She appeared in the episode "Bestie," directed by her husband Mac Winkler, as well as in the episode "Tapeworm."People are stuck in a system that wants to keep them invisible so they don't try anything new. They're made to think they can't achieve something better. It basically destroys any possibility of choice. For me, that's what the end of the film is about. Ruth realizes she actually has a choice. The most powerful thing you can realize is that you can say 'yes' or 'no'... I went through the same thing as Ruth - when you're angry with yourself and the situation, and you'd love to just be content with where you are, but you want more and don't know how to get it.
At the same time, she could be seen in the detective miniseries "Pieces of Her," portraying the character of Jane Queller in her youth.
Jessica Barden's Personal Life
In December 2017, Jessica Barden began dating a crew member from "The New Romantic," where she starred alongside Camila Mendes.
In October 2021, Jessica gave birth to a daughter. The father of the baby is director and screenwriter Max Winkler, who directed the film "Jungleland" (2019), in which Barden played the main female role. In March 2022, Jessica hinted that she and Max had gotten married.I'm obsessed with my career. I'm 25 – it shouldn't be any other way. I've had boyfriends who didn't get this, but I wasn't really worried about them. If someone has a problem with me working 20 hours a day, there's nothing I can do about it.
