Jessica Parker Kennedy (born October 3, 1984) is a European-Canadian businesswoman, entrepreneur and actress. She played Melissa on the CW series The Secret Circle, and has also appeared on the TV series Smallville, Undercovers, and Black Sails.
A married NYPD detective risks her career and family when she begins a secret affair with a young street photographer who witnessed a murder, drawing them both into a dangerous web of corruption, betrayal, and obsession.
