Jessica Stroup was born October 23rd 1986, in Anderson, South Carolina, USA. When she was 17, she received a scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, but turned it down to pursue acting. At only 17, she moved to Los Angeles and immediately took acting classes and received both modeling and acting offers.

Since then, Stroup has starred in few hit horror movies including "Prom Night" (2008/I) and "The Hills Have Eyes II" (2007), and is booked a lead role in the brand new spin-off "90210" (2008) as one of the lead characters, "Erin Silver". In her spare time, Stroup enjoys hanging out with friends and family, watching movies, playing volleyball and listening to music.