Devery Jacobs facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Devery Jacobs
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Jacobs at SXSW 2024
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| Born | August 8, 1993 |
| 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 on August 8, 1993, is a talented actress from Canada. She is a member of the Mohawk community. She is well-known for her role in the movie Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013). This role earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Canadian Screen Awards. More recently, she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2023 and 2024. These nominations were for her work on the TV show Reservation Dogs.
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Her Acting Journey
Devery Jacobs started acting in the late 2000s. She appeared in TV shows like The Dead Zone (2007) and Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009).
Breakthrough Role
In 2013, Jacobs played the main character in the movie Rhymes for Young Ghouls. This film was shown for the first time at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Her performance in the movie led to a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress. The next year, she was in a music video for the group A Tribe Called Red, for their song "Sisters".
TV Show Roles
In 2019, Jacobs joined the cast of American Gods for its second season. She played a young college student named Sam Black Crow. Also in 2019, Jacobs had a repeating role as Lilith Bathory in the Netflix series The Order. She was in the first and second seasons of this show.
Since 2021, she has played a main role in the popular TV series Reservation Dogs. This show is about a group of Indigenous teenagers living on a reservation in Oklahoma. For her role, she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2023. In the second season of Reservation Dogs, she also started working as a writer for the show. In the third season, she directed an episode called 'Wahoo!'.
Recent Work
In 2024, Devery Jacobs won the Radius Award at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards, sharing it with Lamar Johnson. She also lent her voice to the character Alasie in Ark: The Animated Series. She mentioned that recording for this role began in 2020. She described the character Alasie as a funny, younger sister type. She also voiced Kahhori in What If...? season 2.
About Her Life
Devery Jacobs is Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk) and belongs to the Bear Clan. When she acted in Rhymes for Young Ghouls, she was a student at John Abbott College. She was studying correctional intervention at the time. Jacobs also works with Canadian filmmaker D. W. Waterson through their production company, Night is Y.
Movies and TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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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 |
| 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 | |
| The Land of Rock and Gold | Andrea | ||
| Running Eagle | Judith | Short film | |
| Another WolfCop | Daisy | ||
| Level 16 | Vivien | ||
| The Walking Dead: Michonne | Sam | Video game | |
| Stolen | Director | Short film | |
| 2018 | The Lie | Britney Ismali | |
| 2019 | Blood Quantum | James | As Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs |
| Cardinal | Sam Duchene | As Devery Jacobs | |
| Rustic Oracle | Older Ivy | As Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs | |
| 2019–2020 | The Order | Lilith Bathory | TV series; recurring role |
| 2019–2021 | American Gods | Sam Blackcrow | TV series; recurring role |
| 2021 | Rutherford Falls | Jess Wells | TV series; recurring |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self (Presenter) | TV special | |
| Bootlegger | Mani | ||
| We Burn Like This | Chrissy B | ||
| 2021–2023 | Reservation Dogs | Elora Danan | TV series; main role also writer and director |
| 2022 | Spirit Rangers | Wind Eagle | Voice role |
| This Place | Kawenniióhstha | ||
| 2023 | Backspot | Riley | Also producer |
| 2023–2024 | What If...? | Kahhori | Voice role; 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Echo | Bonnie | Miniseries |
| Ark: The Animated Series | Alasie | Voice role | |
| 2025 | Oh. What. Fun. | Post-production |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
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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 | |
| 2017 | American Indian Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Yorkton Film Festival | Best Aboriginal Film | Stolen | Won | ||
| ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival | Ellen Monague Award for Best Youth Work | Rae | Won | ||
| 2018 | Palm Springs Shortfest | N/A | Shortlisted | ||
| 2021 | Gotham Awards | Outstanding Performance in New Series | Reservation Dogs | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Nominated | |||
| Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Devery Jacobs para niños
