Jessi Williams

  • Actor
  • Voice
  • Age Range: 35-45
  • Height: 5' 6"/170cm
  • Location: Auckland
  • Ethnicity: Maori, NZ European

Jessi is a multi-award winning actress, voice-over artist and producer, having worked across the UK, USA, and Aotearoa, New Zealand. Her screen credits includes Pike River, Centrepoint, Brokenwood Mysteries, The Gone and Find My Killer, alongside theatre work such as Meet Me at Dawn, Precious Little and Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.

As a producer, Jessi has created award-winning short films, with Upside Down screening at Cannes Short Corner, and the the Los Angeles Film Festival, where it won Best Short and Best Actress for Jessi.

Jessi trained at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. She is also a graduate of The Actors’ Program in New Zealand, and holds a Masters in Psychotherapy. She is passionate about supporting wellbeing and mental health accessibility within the Film and TV industry.

Voice Reel
Voice Reel
All
Feature Film
Television
Television Movie
Web Series
Short Film
Theatre
Training
Skills
Characteristics

Feature Film

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2023
Production (Role) Pike River (Carol Rose)
Production Company / Director 31 Films Ltd / Dir: Robert Sarkies
Year
2010
Production (Role) Delos (Minerva)
Production Company / Director Snake and Mouse Productions / Dir: Luke James
Year
2010
Production (Role) Deterence (Marion)
Production Company / Director Goddess Productions / Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2009
Production (Role) Illegally Yours (Mom)
Production Company / Director Blueridge Productions / Dir: John Henry Richardson
Year
2009
Production (Role) Vampire Justice (Sarah)
Production Company / Director Velvet Steamroller / Dir: David Tillman
Year
2008
Production (Role) Exit Song (Rachel)
Production Company / Director New York Film Academy (NYFA) / Dir: Simeon Roberts
Year
2005
Production (Role) Dive (Easter)
Production Company / Director Purgatory Productions / Dir: Andrea Brandt
Year
2001
Production (Role) Big Day Out (Chick)
Production Company / Director Paua Productions / Dir: Graeme Cory

Television

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Brokenwood Mysteries S11 (Fiona)
Production Company / Director South Pacific Pictures
Year
2024
Production (Role) The Gone S2 (Joy Webb-Jones)
Production Company / Director Kotare Productions
Year
2022
Production (Role) The Gone (Joy Quinn)
Production Company / Director Blinder Films (Ireland), Kingfisher Films (NZ) / Dir: Hannah Quinn
Year
2020
Production (Role) Centrepoint (Joy)
Production Company / Director WB New Zealand / Dir: Thomas Robins
Year
2019
Production (Role) Find My Killer (Stephanie Bryant)
Production Company / Director Screentime / Dir: Rupert Mackenzie
Year
2018
Production (Role) Constance [Pilot] | New Blood (Sgt Sophie Cooper)
Production Company / Director Television New Zealand (TVNZ) / Dir: Travis Graham
Year
2017
Production (Role) Filthy Rich (Lucinda Fox)
Production Company / Director Filthy Productions / Dir: Oliver Driver
Year
2017
Production (Role) Beyond Therapy (Libby Weaver)
Production Company / Director Kelsey Law Productions / Dir: Melissa Recalde
Year
2016
Production (Role) Caged (Sharon Ward)
Production Company / Director Sweet T Films / Dir: Suzanne Morris
Year
2011
Production (Role) Shortland Street (Nadia Hammett)
Production Company / Director South Pacific Pictures
Year
2009
Production (Role) Gordon Complex (Jessica)
Production Company / Director Nickelodeon / Dir: Nick Rose
Year
2006
Production (Role) Lonelygirl15 (Lucy)
Production Company / Director EQAL / Dir: Mesh Flinders

Television Movie

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2010
Production (Role) Iris Expanding (E! News Reporter)
Production Company / Director Fox Television Studios / Dir: Thomas Richter

Web Series

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2017
Production (Role) A Storm in a Teacup (Jude)
Production Company / Director Melopy Films / Dir: Bertrand Remaut
Year
2017
Production (Role) Common Ground (Supporting)
Production Company / Director Curative / Dir: Sam Shore
Year
2017
Production (Role) Auckward Love (Supporting)
Production Company / Director Dir: Emmett Skilton

Short Film

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2023
Production (Role) Good Sport (Karen)
Production Company / Director Duda Productions / Dir: Lisa Shaw
Year
2020
Production (Role) The Reading (Lauren | Lead)
Production Company / Director LBR Productions, / Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2017
Production (Role) Tilly & Lib (Co-Star)
Production Company / Director She for the Sea Prods / Dir: Vincent Ward
Year
2017
Production (Role) Upside Down (Lead)
Production Company / Director Dir: Georgia Agnew | Kacie Stetson
Year
2016
Production (Role) Balloons (Anna)
Production Company / Director Votre Arme / Dir: Michael Hurst
Year
2014
Production (Role) Interrogation (Supporting)
Production Company / Director Melopy Films / Dir: Bertrand Remaut
Year
2013
Production (Role) Neither Here nor There (Skylar)
Production Company / Director FEM Productions / Dir: Sam Shore

Theatre

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Meet Me At Dawn (Robyn)
Production Company / Director LBR Productions / Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2018
Production (Role) Precious Little (Brodie)
Production Company / Director Navi Collaborative / Dir: Patricia Vichmann
Year
2016
Production (Role) Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Siobhan)
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Lara Macgregor
Year
2016
Production (Role) Vernon God Little (Vaine)
Production Company / Director Last Tapes Theatre / Dir: Leon Wadham
Year
2016
Production (Role) Macbeth (Lady Macbeth)
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Rita Stone
Year
2012
Production (Role) 8 - The Play (Campbell Brown)
Production Company / Director Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2009
Production (Role) Dancing at the Blue Iguana (Nico)
Production Company / Director Coast Playhouse / Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2008
Production (Role) After You (Amy)
Production Company / Director Coast Playhouse / Dir: Valorie Hubbard
Year
2006
Production (Role) Antigone (Antigone)
Production Company / Director Victory Theatre Centre / Dir: Maria Gobetti
Year
2005
Production (Role) Lady Windermere's Fan (Lady Windermere)
Production Company / Director Victory Theatre Centre / Dir: John Henry Richardson
Year
2000
Production (Role) King Lear (Cordelia)
Production Company / Director Waikato University / Dir: James Beaumont
Year
1999
Production (Role) Romeo & Juliet (Juliet)
Production Company / Director Waikato University / Dir: James Beaumont
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2023
Production (Role) Pike River (Carol Rose)
Production Company / Director 31 Films Ltd / Dir: Robert Sarkies
Year
2010
Production (Role) Delos (Minerva)
Production Company / Director Snake and Mouse Productions / Dir: Luke James
Year
2010
Production (Role) Deterence (Marion)
Production Company / Director Goddess Productions / Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2009
Production (Role) Illegally Yours (Mom)
Production Company / Director Blueridge Productions / Dir: John Henry Richardson
Year
2009
Production (Role) Vampire Justice (Sarah)
Production Company / Director Velvet Steamroller / Dir: David Tillman
Year
2008
Production (Role) Exit Song (Rachel)
Production Company / Director New York Film Academy (NYFA) / Dir: Simeon Roberts
Year
2005
Production (Role) Dive (Easter)
Production Company / Director Purgatory Productions / Dir: Andrea Brandt
Year
2001
Production (Role) Big Day Out (Chick)
Production Company / Director Paua Productions / Dir: Graeme Cory
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Brokenwood Mysteries S11 (Fiona)
Production Company / Director South Pacific Pictures
Year
2024
Production (Role) The Gone S2 (Joy Webb-Jones)
Production Company / Director Kotare Productions
Year
2022
Production (Role) The Gone (Joy Quinn)
Production Company / Director Blinder Films (Ireland), Kingfisher Films (NZ) / Dir: Hannah Quinn
Year
2020
Production (Role) Centrepoint (Joy)
Production Company / Director WB New Zealand / Dir: Thomas Robins
Year
2019
Production (Role) Find My Killer (Stephanie Bryant)
Production Company / Director Screentime / Dir: Rupert Mackenzie
Year
2018
Production (Role) Constance [Pilot] | New Blood (Sgt Sophie Cooper)
Production Company / Director Television New Zealand (TVNZ) / Dir: Travis Graham
Year
2017
Production (Role) Filthy Rich (Lucinda Fox)
Production Company / Director Filthy Productions / Dir: Oliver Driver
Year
2017
Production (Role) Beyond Therapy (Libby Weaver)
Production Company / Director Kelsey Law Productions / Dir: Melissa Recalde
Year
2016
Production (Role) Caged (Sharon Ward)
Production Company / Director Sweet T Films / Dir: Suzanne Morris
Year
2011
Production (Role) Shortland Street (Nadia Hammett)
Production Company / Director South Pacific Pictures
Year
2009
Production (Role) Gordon Complex (Jessica)
Production Company / Director Nickelodeon / Dir: Nick Rose
Year
2006
Production (Role) Lonelygirl15 (Lucy)
Production Company / Director EQAL / Dir: Mesh Flinders
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2010
Production (Role) Iris Expanding (E! News Reporter)
Production Company / Director Fox Television Studios / Dir: Thomas Richter
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2017
Production (Role) A Storm in a Teacup (Jude)
Production Company / Director Melopy Films / Dir: Bertrand Remaut
Year
2017
Production (Role) Common Ground (Supporting)
Production Company / Director Curative / Dir: Sam Shore
Year
2017
Production (Role) Auckward Love (Supporting)
Production Company / Director Dir: Emmett Skilton
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2023
Production (Role) Good Sport (Karen)
Production Company / Director Duda Productions / Dir: Lisa Shaw
Year
2020
Production (Role) The Reading (Lauren | Lead)
Production Company / Director LBR Productions, / Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2017
Production (Role) Tilly & Lib (Co-Star)
Production Company / Director She for the Sea Prods / Dir: Vincent Ward
Year
2017
Production (Role) Upside Down (Lead)
Production Company / Director Dir: Georgia Agnew | Kacie Stetson
Year
2016
Production (Role) Balloons (Anna)
Production Company / Director Votre Arme / Dir: Michael Hurst
Year
2014
Production (Role) Interrogation (Supporting)
Production Company / Director Melopy Films / Dir: Bertrand Remaut
Year
2013
Production (Role) Neither Here nor There (Skylar)
Production Company / Director FEM Productions / Dir: Sam Shore
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Meet Me At Dawn (Robyn)
Production Company / Director LBR Productions / Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2018
Production (Role) Precious Little (Brodie)
Production Company / Director Navi Collaborative / Dir: Patricia Vichmann
Year
2016
Production (Role) Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Siobhan)
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Lara Macgregor
Year
2016
Production (Role) Vernon God Little (Vaine)
Production Company / Director Last Tapes Theatre / Dir: Leon Wadham
Year
2016
Production (Role) Macbeth (Lady Macbeth)
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Rita Stone
Year
2012
Production (Role) 8 - The Play (Campbell Brown)
Production Company / Director Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2009
Production (Role) Dancing at the Blue Iguana (Nico)
Production Company / Director Coast Playhouse / Dir: Kacie Stetson
Year
2008
Production (Role) After You (Amy)
Production Company / Director Coast Playhouse / Dir: Valorie Hubbard
Year
2006
Production (Role) Antigone (Antigone)
Production Company / Director Victory Theatre Centre / Dir: Maria Gobetti
Year
2005
Production (Role) Lady Windermere's Fan (Lady Windermere)
Production Company / Director Victory Theatre Centre / Dir: John Henry Richardson
Year
2000
Production (Role) King Lear (Cordelia)
Production Company / Director Waikato University / Dir: James Beaumont
Year
1999
Production (Role) Romeo & Juliet (Juliet)
Production Company / Director Waikato University / Dir: James Beaumont
Training:

2024 - Inner Work/Acting Intensive with Brita McVeigh 2024 - Auditioning with Anousha Zarkesh 2022-2023 - Auditioning/Self-Tapes - US - Christy Faison & Jami Rudofsky 2021 - Casting Workshop - Stu Turner 2021 -The Actors' Program - Miranda Harcourt Master class Screen Acting 2020 - The Actors' Program Alumni Masterclass with Jacque Drew US Accent. 2020 - Equity Foundation Casting - Hothouse Auditions/Self-taping 2018 - Liz Mullane/Rachel Bullock - On Camera Auditioning 2018 - Equity Foundation Miranda Rivers - Auditioning Auditions/Cold Reading 2017 - Equity Foundation US Casting Hothouse - Auditions/Cold Reading 2017 - Equity Masterclass Miranda Harcourt - Acting for Screen. 2016 - The Actors' Progam -1yr Intensive Acting Program - Acting Technique 2016 - The Actors Program Deb Filler - Solo Performance Developing a Solo Show. 2015 - The Actor's Program - Developing Character with Sara Wiseman - Character Development. 2013-2015 - Actors Lab Studio Scene Study with Peter Feeney - Scene Study 2015 - The Actor's Program - Actor in Process with Sara Wiseman - Acting Technique 2012 and 2015 - Andrea Kelland Casting - Film Acting & Audition Workshops - Audition Technique. 2012 - Terri De'Ath - Auditioning/On Camera Technique - Auditioning/On Camera 2011 - Four Points Elements - Voice with Sylvia Rands - Voice. 2008 - 2010 - Amy Chaffee - Dialect Coaching -Voice/Dialects 2019 - Brian Reise Acting Studio - Audition Technique - Audition Technique 2008 - CBS Casting - Auditioning/Casting with Meg Liberman - Auditioning/Casting 2008 - The Groundlings - Comedy and Improv with Suzanne Kent - Comedy/Improv. 2006 - Victory Theatre Company - Meisner with Maria Gobetti - Meisner Technique. 2006 - New York Film Academy - Stage Combat with Kacie Stetson - Stage Combat. 2005 - New York Film Academy - 1yr Acting for Film - Acting for Film Program

Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)

American-New York, American-Southern States, American-Standard, American-West Coast, Australian, Canadian, Cockney, English-Standard, French, German, Irish RP, London, Mid-Atlantic, New Zealand*, Russian

Languages:
(* = native/fluent)

English*, Te Reo Maori - Beginner

Music & Dance:
(* = highly skilled)

Ballet Advanced*, Contemporary Dance, Dance (general), Guitar, Hip Hop Dance, Jazz Dancing, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano

Performance:

ADR-Additional Dialogue Recording, Comedy Improv, Corporate Roleplay, Green Screen/Chroma Key, Laban Training, Meisner Technique, Motion Capture, Murder Mystery Events, Underwater Filming, Voice Acting, Voice Over Professional/Specialist

Sports:
(* = highly skilled)

Netball, Running

Height:
5' 6"/170cm
Eye Colour:
Green
Hair Colour:
Blond(e)
Hair Length:
Mid Length,Short
Vocal Notes
Accents
Voice Character & Quality:

Cheerful, Direct, Natural, Sympathetic, Twinkly

Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)

American-New York, American-Southern States, American-Standard, American-West Coast, Australian, Canadian, Cockney, English-Standard, French, German, Irish RP, London, Mid-Atlantic, New Zealand*, Russian