Martha (Jessica Gunning) in “Baby Reindeer.”
Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” and Martha’s characters are taking the internet by storm. What else has the actor who plays Richard Gadd’s Stalker been in?
baby reindeerOf course, comedian Gad chronicles his harrowing real-life encounter with a stalker, whom he identifies as “Martha” in the series. This troubled woman makes his life a living hell after he shows her kindness to him while working at her bar.
Gad first told his story in a one-man show in the UK in 2019, fictionalizing his traumatic encounter with Martha, before creating a full-fledged streaming series for Netflix.according to GlamourMartha sent Gad over 41,000 emails and left 350 hours of voicemails, among other horrific actions.
In the series, Gad essentially plays himself, but his name is Donnie Dunn, and Martha is played by Jessica Gunning.
Martha has been a difficult role for Gadd since the 2019 stage version. baby reindeer, the characters were represented by stools that the actors moved around on stage. Speaking about the Netflix series, Gadd said: variety When casting Gunning, he said he found an actor with the right range and charismatic presence to play the difficult role of Martha.
“What I had to look at was the essence of the person, the type of energy, and there was no one who could do that like Jess. She’s phenomenal,” Gad said. variety. “I needed to see someone who was vulnerable one moment, angry the next, emotionally unstable, but also very desperate and sympathetic.”
Born in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England, Gunning began her on-screen career in 2007 and has since appeared in mostly British productions. But thanks to the rapid growth of the streaming world, American audiences have had plenty of opportunities to see Gunning’s work. , especially the comedy series on Prime Video outlaw From 2021 to 2022.
in outlaw, Gunning plays Diane Pemberley, a prickly London police community support officer who oversees various criminals serving sentences of community service. Among the characters overseen by PSCO are American con man Frank, played by Christopher Walken, and bumbling lawyer Greg, played by series co-creator (and frequent collaborator Ricky Gervais) Stephen Merchant.
What else has Gunning starred in?
Jessica Gunning’s early credits also included guest appearances on the legendary British series Doctor Who In 2009, Gunning landed a role in the British version of NBC’s hit crime series. Law and order: UK, which aired on broadcasters such as ITV Independent Television and BBC America in the UK. Gunning had a recurring role as Angela in 29 episodes from 2009 to 2014.
Gunning played other guest roles in various British series over the next four years before landing her breakthrough role in a BBC miniseries. incandescent In 2012, he co-starred with Claire Foy and Sam Claflin.
In 2014, Gunning starred in a supporting role in the acclaimed British historical comedy-drama. pride” won the Queer Palm Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Gunning was part of a large ensemble cast that included Imelda Staunton, Bill Nighy, Dominic West, George MacKay, and Andrew Scott.
rear prideGunning again appeared in several guest roles on British television before landing the important role of WPC Constable Cass Morgan in the hit PBS masterpiece drama Prime suspect: Tennyson — alias Prime Suspect: 1973 — in 2017.
Gunning has appeared in several drama series. baby reindeer She found time for other things besides comedy outlaws.British sitcom returnGunning played bartender Jean in all 12 episodes of the series, which aired from 2017 to 2021.
baby reindeer It premiered on Netflix on April 11th and quickly climbed onto Netflix’s Global Top 10 TV Shows chart less than a week after its release. A limited series consisting of 7 episodes, baby reindeer reached number 5 on the charts for the week from April 8th to 14th, with 2.6 million views. This equates to 10.4 million views.
