These days, Krysten Ritter is busy playing Jessica Jones in the Netflix series, but she says she never thought it?d turn out that way. ?I never in a million years fancied myself playing a superhero,? the 33-year-old told People. Ritter, who has previously starred in shows like Breaking Bad and Don?t Trust the B?- in Apartment 23 says she liked the character more when she learned this wasn?t some typical spandex costume-wearing superhero. In the show, Krysten plays a former superhero-turned private detective in New York City who opens her own agency called Alias. Catch Jessica Jones now on Netflix.