Actor

Jess Varley

January 1, 1990 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmmaker Jess Varley was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Her upcoming film The Astronaut, produced by Brad Fuller, stars Laurence Fishburne and Kate Mara. The New York Times highlighted Varley's previous writing and directing work on the horror anthology Phobias as standout, including her ability to transform Macy Gray into "the horror movie queen you didn't know you wanted." Moviefone also included Jess on their list of top 20 female genre directors.

Notable work

8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Fidelia Vidal
7.3
Law & Order (1990)
as Blair Morton
6.9
Colony (2016)
as Jessie Wilson
6.1
The Astronaut (2025)
Writer and Director

Often works with

Dann Florek
2 titles together
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order
Macy Gray
2 titles together
The Astronaut, Phobias
Joe Swanberg
2 titles together
Offseason, Joshy

Full filmography · 12

The Astronaut
Writer and Director
20256.1
The List
as Commercial Director
20235.9
Night Shift
as News Anchor
20236.2
Offseason
as Young Woman
20225.2
Take Back the Night
as The Fan
20224.1
Phobias
Writer and Director
20214.6
Kat
as Andrea
2017
Joshy
as Kylie
20165.6
Storefront
as Customer
2013