Jessica Stroup (born October 26, 1986) is an American actress and model. Stroup was born in Anderson, South Carolina and began modeling and acting during the early 2000s. Since then, she has had numerous modeling jobs and acting roles. She resides in Los Angeles, California.
Stroup is good friends with actress Torrey DeVitto.[citation needed] She was originally up for the role as "Zoe" in I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, but was already busy filming Vampire Bats. The role of "Zoe" then went to Torrey DeVitto.