Devery Jacobs

Jonny AppleseedbyJoshua WhiteheadwonCanada Reads2021, when it was championed byDevery Jacobs.

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About Devery Jacobs

Devery Jacobs was born in Kahnaw:ke Mohawk territory and is an award winning actor and filmmaker. Her breakout leading role in Rhymes for YoungGhoulslanded 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 Netflix's The Order,CTV's Cardinaland Amazon Prime Video/STARZ's American Gods. Jacobs has also recently been announced as one of the leading roles in Taika Waititi's new FX series Reservation Dogs.

Alongside acting, Jacobs is also an accomplished filmmaker. Her short film Raewas an official selection of the 2018 Palm Springs Shortfestand won BestYouth Work at the 2017 imagineNATIVE Film Festival. Jacobs was also aparticipant of the 2020 imagineNATIVE Indigenous Screenwriters Intensive,where she completed her feature film script, High Steel. Jacobs' debut featurefilm as a co-writer, This Place, is set to release in 2021.

Jacobs was named one of Canada's Rising Breakout Stars by the HollywoodReporter and was honoured 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.

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Interviews with Devery Jacobs

Devery Jacobs on the beauty and hope in Jonny Appleseed

4 years ago

Duration 0:39

Devery Jacobs on the beauty and hope in Jonny Appleseed

Unreserved6:03Mohawk actor shines on screen, behind camera

Kawennhere Devery Jacobs is one of the breakout stars at this year's imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto. She's got three projects in the festival, two as an actress and and one as a director.