Devery Jacobs
Devery Jacobs | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Other names | Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for | Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Mohawk Girls, American Gods, The Order, Reservation Dogs |
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (born August 8, 1993), known professionally as Devery Jacobs, is a Canadian actress from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, Canada. For her performance in Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013), she garnered a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress nomination.[1]
Career[]
Jacobs began acting in the late 2000s with role in the television series The Dead Zone (2007) and Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009).
In 2013, Jacobs played the lead character in Rhymes for Young Ghouls, which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. For her work in the film, Jacobs was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a leading role.[1]
In 2014, she appeared in the music video for A Tribe Called Red's "Sisters".[2]
In 2019, in the second season of American Gods, Jacobs played a young Cherokee college student, Sam Black Crow, who identifies as "two-spirited". In an interview, she said that Neil Gaiman (author of the novels on which the series is based) advocated strongly for her to be cast in the role, but noted:
"I identify as queer, and not two-spirited, because I’m Mohawk and we don’t have that."[3][4]
Also in 2019, Jacobs played a recurring role as Lilith Bathory in the first and second season of the Netflix series The Order.[5]
In 2021 Jacobs played a leading role on the acclaimed TV series Reservation Dogs about a group of Indigenous teenagers growing up on a reservation in rural Oklahoma. For season 2, she also joins the writer's room of the show.[6]
Personal life[]
Jacobs is Mohawk.[7] At the time of her performance in Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Jacobs was a student at John Abbott College, studying correctional intervention.[7]
Jacobs identifies as queer.[8]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Dead Zone | Monique | TV series |
2008 | South of the Moon | Alexa Dumont | Film |
2009 | Assassin's Creed: Lineage | Claudia Auditore | TV miniseries |
2012 | Exploding Sun | Nourhan | TV film |
2013 | The Blanketing | Seniya | Short film |
2013 | Rhymes for Young Ghouls | Aila | As Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs |
2013–2015 | Mohawk Girls | Lollipop | TV series |
2015 | A Big Black Short | Jess | Short film |
2016 | The Sun at Midnight | Lia | |
2016 | The Land of Rock and Gold | Andrea | |
2016 | Running Eagle | Judith | Short film |
2016 | Another WolfCop | Daisy | |
2016 | Level 16 | Vivien | |
2016 | The Walking Dead: Michonne | Sam | Video game |
2016 | Stolen | Director | Short film |
2018 | The Lie | Britney Ismali | |
2019–2021 | American Gods | Sam Blackcrow | TV series; recurring role |
2019–2020 | The Order | Lilith Bathory | TV series; recurring role |
2019 | Blood Quantum | James | As Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs |
2019 | Rustic Oracle | Older Ivy | As Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs |
2021 | Rutherford Falls | Jess Wells | TV series; recurring |
2021 | Reservation Dogs | Elora Danan | TV series; main role[9] |
2021 | The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self (Presenter) | TV Special |
2021 | Bootlegger | Mani | |
2022 | Ark: The Animated Series | Alasie | Voice role[10] |
Awards[]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Rhymes for Young Ghouls | Nominated | |
2016 | Whistler Film Festival | Best Performance in a Canadian Film | The Sun at Midnight | Won | [11] |
2017 | American Indian Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | [12] | |
2017 | Yorkton Film Festival | Best Aboriginal Film | Stolen | Won | [13] |
2017 | ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival | Ellen Monague Award for Best Youth Work | Rae | Won | [14] |
2018 | Palm Springs Shortfest | Shortlisted | [15] | ||
2021 | Gotham Awards | Outstanding Performance in New Series | Reservation Dogs | Nominated | [16] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Canadian Screen Awards recognize Aboriginal talent". CBC News. January 13, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03.
- ^ "Watch A Tribe Called Red's 'Sisters' Turn Their Day Into a Dance Party". SPIN. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ Radish, Christina (March 24, 2019). "'American Gods' Season 2: Devery Jacobs on Bringing Sam Black Crow to Life". Collider. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "'American Gods' Casts Mr. Town, Sam Black Crow & New Media Roles For Season 2 On Starz". Deadline.com. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ Ellenbogen, Rachael (March 6, 2019). "Meet 'The Order' Cast Before Netflix Series Premiere". International Business Times. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (2021-09-21). "'Reservation Dogs' Star Devery Jacobs Joins Expanded All Indigenous Writers Room For Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ a b "Ghoul Power!: Actress Devery Jacobs Discusses Her 'Badass' New Movie". Indian Country Today. October 18, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21.
- ^ "American Gods' Devery Jacobs is a Queer Indigenous TV Star". 19 June 2019.
- ^ White, Peter (2020-12-22). "'Reservation Dogs' From Sterlin Harjo & Taika Waititi Receives Series Order At FX". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (December 11, 2020). "'Ark: The Animated Series': Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh & Elliot Page Among Voice Cast Members In New Video Game-Inspired Show".
- ^ "Previous Winners". Whistler Film Festival. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "Theatrical, Awards & Festivals". The Sun At Midnight Movie. February 26, 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "2017 Winners & Nominees". Yorkton Film Festival. March 22, 2017. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "Festival 2017 Winners — imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival". January 9, 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ Jacobs, Devery. "Devery Jacobs: The Indigenous Actress You Need to Know". Reader's Digest Canada. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (21 October 2021). "Gotham Awards: 'The Lost Daughter,' 'Passing' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
External links[]
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- First Nations actresses
- Actresses from Quebec
- Canadian Mohawk people
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- Native American actors
- 21st-century First Nations people
- 1993 births
- Canadian Film Centre alumni
- Canadian video game actresses
- People from Montérégie
- LGBT actors from Canada
- LGBT First Nations people
- Queer actresses
- Queer women