Jess Bush is an Australian actress, model, and visual artist who plays Christine Chapel in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. She rose to fame at age 19 as a contestant in the talent show Australia's Next Top Model which was followed by a successful career in modeling. In 2017, she appeared in two episodes of the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away, followed by a small part in an episode of the drama series The Secret Daughter. In 2019, she appeared in a recurring role in four episodes of the soccer drama series Playing for Keeps and in 2020, an episode of crime drama series Halifax: Retribution. Her part in Strange New Worlds is her first role outside her native country and in Hollywood.