London Elise Kress is an American-born stunt performer and actress known for “Need for Speed,” “Into the Storm,” and “Insidious: Chapter 3”, among other films. She’s also widely known as the wife of the actor and director Nathan Kress.
Age, Early Life, and Education Background
Born London Elise Moore under the Scorpio zodiac sign on 2 November 1992, which makes her 31 years old as of 2024, she hails from Texas, USA, and is the daughter of Chris White Moore and Welton Moore. London is the sister of Sydney Katherine Moore, Madison Leigh Brown, and Kelsley Christine Howard who reportedly graduated from Louisiana Tech University in mid-2018. London is of part-German ethnicity.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Elise attended Lenawee Christian School. She matriculated in 2011.
Career Beginnings and Modeling
Kress has worked as a model, signing with Unique Models in early 2010. From June to August 2011 she modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch at the Briarwood Mall branch. She used her social media platforms to endorse and promote several brands including Forever21, J&Co Jewellery, and PinkBush Maternity, among others.
In 2010 and 2011, Kress teamed up with Steve Ragland to make instructional videos. The duo was based in Detroit, Michigan.
Stunts
Kress made her film debut as a stunt double for Michelle Williams in the 2013 fantasy adventure film “Oz the Great and Powerful,” which starred the likes of Mila Kunis, James Franco, Williams, and Rachel Weisz. In 2014, she appeared in the film “Into the Storm” which was followed by “Grandma” in the year that followed. 2015 also saw her play the stunt double for Quinn Brenner in the mystery horror film “Insidious: Chapter 3,” which is the prequel to the first two “Insidious” films. The Leigh Whannell-directed film was a critical and commercial success and grossed over $113 million against a budget of $11 million.
TV and Film Roles
In 2014, Kress played an uncredited role in an episode of the ABC TV drama “Rake.” In the same year, she was cast as Sharon Tate in an episode of the TV series “Ghost Adventures.” She later landed a minor role in the 2014 romantic comedy movie “The Other Woman.” Kress has appeared as a stand-in actress in the films “Insidious: Chapter 3,” “Need for Speed,” and “Oz the Great and Powerful.”
Social Media Presence
Kress is active on Instagram (@londonelisekress) with around 150,000 followers. She joined X (formerly Twitter) in March 2013 and has garnered around 5,600 followers as of early 2024. She’s fond of sharing her photos on the sets, mostly with her castmates, and also shares her childhood throwback photos– she previously shared her childhood photo, which also featured her siblings on National Siblings Day – on her social media platforms.
Personal Life
Kress is married to the aforementioned American actor, Nathan Kress. The two were childhood friends who first met when they were in their early teens, and began dating in their adulthood. They exchanged vows on 15 November 2015 in Sierra Madre, California as she revealed during the 10th anniversary of the acclaimed TV series “iCarly.” She later wrote on Instagram, ‘Thank you for introducing me to the BEST human on this planet, at 14 years old, that I am now so honored to call my best friend, husband and incredible life partner… Getting to know him has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love you, my sweetest friend.’ The duo has appeared in several projects together, including the film “Into the Storm,” in which Nathan portrayed Trey.
Kress and Nathan have welcomed three children together. Their first child, Rosie Carolyn Kress, was born on 21 December 2017 and their second-born daughter, Evie Elise Kress on 21 March 2021. On 27 June 2023, Kress bore Nathan another child, a son named Lincoln William Kress.
3 years ago, we were two kids in love. 3 years later, we are two kids who are super-duper-mega-extra in love, and have the baby to prove it 😂
Happy Anniversary, my dearest ❤https://t.co/G9S3NcJLcA pic.twitter.com/m8tbNPEMtP
— Nathan Kress (@NathanKress) November 16, 2018
Kress and her husband support several charity organizations including The Big Green Help, the Christian missionary organization Youth with a Mission (YWAM), and The Starlight Children’s Foundation. They traveled to Lithuania with YWAM to build houses for the underprivileged.
Health Problems
In 2020, Kress was diagnosed with endometriosis – a disorder affecting the reproductive system, when a tissue similar to the uterus lining grows outside the uterus causing severe pain in the pelvis and sometimes resulting in difficulty in conceiving –. As a result, the Texan stunt performer suffered multiple miscarriages before she gave birth to her second daughter, Evie.
Height, Weight, and Physical Appearance
Kress is of White ethnicity and has blue eyes and blonde hair. She’s slim, weighs approximately 120lbs (54kgs), and her height is 5ft 6ins (1.68m). Two of her distinctive features are thin eyebrows and a beauty spot on one of her cheeks.
Net Worth
Kress has made a name for herself and accumulated a decent net worth, thanks to her successful careers as an actress and stunt performer. She’s reputedly worth approximately $1.7 million as of 2024. On the other hand, her husband, Nathan is currently worth around $1.5 million.
Who Is London Elise Kress’ Husband, Nathan Kress? Brief Biography
Nathan Karl Kress is a native of Glendale, California, who was born under the Scorpio zodiac sign on 18 November 1992, which makes him 31 years old as of early 2024. He’s the brother of Kelvin and Andrew. Kress began showing an interest in performing at the age of three, and throughout the ‘90s modeled for numerous print advertisements, and performed in several commercials. When he was six years old in 1998, Kress lent his voice to Tough Pup and Easy in the comedy-drama movie “Babe: Pig in the City.” He then took a seven-year-long break from acting to focus on his early education, and resumed acting in 2005 with an appearance in the chat show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Nathan rose to stardom when he began appearing regularly in Nickelodeon productions, especially in the acclaimed sitcom “iCarly,” in which he starred as Freddie Benson from 2007-2012. His praised performance saw him nominated for five Young Artist Awards. In 2016 and ‘17, Nathan voiced Wedge Antilles in five episodes of the Disney XD animated TV series “Star Wars Rebels.” Nathan is famous for portraying JJ Jameson in 16 episodes of the Netflix/Nickelodeon animated streaming series “Pinky Malinky.”
Nathan has directed 11 episodes of “Henry Danger” (2015-2019), six episodes of “Game Shakers,” and five episodes of “iCarly” (2021-2023); he also produced four episodes of the latter in 2023.
Kress is an avid philanthropist, who has worked with numerous charities.
