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Jessica Blank

Jessica Blank

Acting

Biography

Jessica Blank is an American actress, writer, and director who works in film, television, and theater. She is also a consultant and public speaker on story and social change. As an actress, Blank appeared regularly in CBS' "Made in Jersey". She has also appeared on "Blue Bloods", "Elementary", "The Following", "The Mentalist", HBO's "High Maintenance", "Bored to Death", "Rescue Me", "Law and Order: Criminal Intent", "The Bronx Is Burning", and several other shows. In film, she has appeared in The Namesake, Slender Man, The Exonerated, and You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You, and over a dozen indies including "Creative Control" (Grand Jury Prize, SXSW 2015) and "On the Road With Judas" (Sundance). She has acted in theaters throughout New York City. In 2015 she played the role of Heather Drake in the 16th episode of the fifth season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods on the episode "In The Box"

Known For

The Mentalist
8.4

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

The Mentalist

2008
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001
Elementary
7.6

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.

Elementary

2012
The Following
6.9

Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case, as he was the one responsible for Carroll’s capture in 2003. Ryan, working closely with an FBI team, including Mike Weston and FBI Specialist Debra Parker, piece together the ever-growing web of murders orchestrated by the devious Carroll.

The Following

2013
Prodigal Son
8.1

The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.

Prodigal Son

2019
Bored to Death
7.3

Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies — moonlighting as a private detective — because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.

Bored to Death

2009
Slender Man
4.3

In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.

Slender Man

2018
Made in Jersey
6.8

A young working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm.

Made in Jersey

2012
The Namesake
6.8

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

The Namesake

2006
After Everything
6.6

When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upside down. But as their love blossoms amidst the chaos of his treatment, they discover that Elliot's illness is not the real test of their relationship – it's everything else.

After Everything

2018
#Horror
3.5

Inspired by actual events, a group of 12 year old girls face a night of horror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of cyber bullying into a night of insanity.

#Horror

2015
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
4.6

A serial killer is taking down the hip hop industry one rapper at a time and the detectives on the case must get to him before the killer does.

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

2012
The Exonerated
7.6

Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penalty, but later got exonerated.

The Exonerated

2006
Creative Control
5.2

Smooth advertising executive David is in a relationship with yoga teacher Juliette. Then his eye is caught by Sophie, the girlfriend of his best friend Wim, a fashion photographer. Things get completely out of hand during a campaign for augmented reality-glasses, for which David designs an avatar of the coveted Sophie.

Creative Control

2016
Brooklyn, Minnesota
8.0

Follows Maisie and her father Kurt who have to leave their Brooklyn bubble to go back to Kurt's childhood home in Minnesota, where Maisie upsets long-standing family traditions, falls in love, and makes her family face their issues.

Brooklyn, Minnesota

2024
Almost Home
4.2

A teenage girl flees abuse at home to join a strong but troubled young woman that’s been living on the streets. She joins a de facto family of other homeless youth struggling to survive on the streets of Los Angeles.

Almost Home

2019
The Line
N/A

A new documentary play crafted from firsthand interviews with New York City medical first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Line cuts through the media and political noise to reveal the lived experiences of frontline medical workers in New York and their battle to save lives in a system built to serve the bottom line.

The Line

2020
Cassanova Was a Woman
2.1

A married woman falls in love with another woman but struggles with her bisexual tendencies.

Cassanova Was a Woman

2016
C Street
N/A

A power hungry intern pimps out his apartment to sex-starved politicians, only to find his boss using it to have an affair with the girl of his dreams.

C Street

2016
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N/A

Megan's controlled family life is shaken by her destructive addiction.

Pickup

2016