Devery Jacobs

Devery Jacobs

actress, writer, director

Devery Jacobs was born on Aug 08, 1993 in Canada. Devery Jacobs's big-screen debut came with Assassin's Creed: Lineage - Season 1 directed by Yves Simoneau in 2009. Devery Jacobs is known for Spirit Rangers directed by Dominique Monfery, Sky Lakota-Lynch stars as Stink Bug and Brody Bett as Pando. Devery Jacobs has got 3 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Devery Jacobs achieved is Film Independent Spirit Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Devery Jacobs plays is Echo - Season 1 which will be released on Dec 31, 2023.

Devery Jacobs was born and raised in Kahnawa:ke Mohawk Territory and is an award-winning actor and filmmaker. Her breakout leading role in Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013) landed her a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. Since then, Jacobs is mainly known for her performances in Taika Waititi's FX Series Reservation Dogs (2021-), Amazon Prime Video/STARZ's American Gods (2019-20), Netflix's The Order (2019-20) CTV's Cardinal (2018) and the Amazon Prime thriller The Lie (2020).Alongside acting, Jacobs is also an award-winning filmmaker. Her short film Rae (2017) was an official selection of the 2018 Palm Springs Shortfest, and won Best Youth Work at the 2017 imagineNATIVE Film Festival. Jacobs was named one of Canada's Rising Breakout Stars by the Hollywood Reporter and was honored by Telefilm Canada at the 2017 Birks Diamond Tribute, celebrating women in film. Jacobs was also a TIFF Rising Star at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.

  • Birthday

    Aug 08, 1993
  • Place of Birth

    Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada
  • Also known

    Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Film Independent Spirit Awards
2022
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
Winner - Independent Spirit Award
American Indian Film Festival
2017
Best Actress
Winner - American Indian Movie Award
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