Jessica Welsh is an Emmy-nominated UK-raised, LA/NYC-based writer for film, TV and stage.
On the screen…she has written projects for major studios and streamers including writing credits on 80+ episodes of TV. She was a staff writer on the Peabody-winning/Emmy-nominated series STILLWATER for Apple TV+. Her feature screenplay SHANIA! was selected for the Black List and sold to Sony.
On the stage…her original folk/rock musical WILD MAN OF THE WYNOOCHEE (book, co-lyrics) premiered at Key City Public Theatre in 2024. It received the 2025 Sound on Stage Award for Best Original Music Composition and embarks on a regional tour in 2027. Her new musical MUSIC & MURDER BY… (book and lyrics) premiered at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2026, receiving a Fringe Theatre Award.
Jessica graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton with a degree in English. She is a member of the WGA, TAG, Dramatists Guild, ASCAP and BMI Musical Theatre Workshop.
