Jessica Barden (born 21 July 1992) is an English actress who was a regular cast member on Coronation Street.

In 2007 it was announced that she would play the part of Kayleigh Morton on the ITV Soap Opera Coronation Street. She made her first appearance on Sunday 18 March 2007.

It was announced in April 2008 that Jessica, along with the rest of the Morton Family, will leave Coronation street at the end of 2008, after just a year and a half. Jessica made her final appearance on Coronation Street on 29 September 2008.

She has also appeared in The Chase and No Angels, My Parents Are Aliens and plays Mary Ratcliffe in the 2007 film Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution. She has recently played the part of 'Pea' in the highly acclaimed production 'Jerusalem' at the 'Royal Court Theatre' in Sloane Square before being transferred to 'The Apollo' in the West End.

Jessica has played in Tamara Drewe with director Stephen Frears, a film dramatisation of the 'comic strip' of the same name. She has also finished playing Sophie in Joe Wright's Hanna.