Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (born August 8, 1993), known professionally as Devery Jacobs, is an
Indigenous Canadian
In Canada, Indigenous groups comprise the First Nations in Canada, First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada, Métis. Although ''Indian'' is a term still commonly used in legal documents, the descriptors ''Indian'' and ''Eskimo'' have fal ...
(
Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk)) actress and writer. For her performance in ''
Rhymes for Young Ghouls
''Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' is a 2013 Canadian independent drama film and the feature-film debut of writer-director Jeff Barnaby. Set in 1976 on the fictional Red Crow Mi'kmaq reservation, it takes place in the context of the Canadian residenti ...
'' (2013), she garnered a
Canadian Screen Awards
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nomination for
Best Actress
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.
In
2023
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, for her role on ''
Reservation Dogs
''Reservation Dogs'' is an Indigenous American teen comedy drama television series created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi for FX Productions. It is the first series to feature all Indigenous writers and directors, along with an almost ent ...
'', she was nominated for a
.
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
''Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' is a 2013 Canadian independent drama film and the feature-film debut of writer-director Jeff Barnaby. Set in 1976 on the fictional Red Crow Mi'kmaq reservation, it takes place in the context of the Canadian residenti ...
'', which premiered at the
2013 Toronto International Film Festival
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. For her work in the film, Jacobs will be nominated for a
Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a leading role.
In 2014, she appeared in the music video for
A Tribe Called Red's "Sisters".
In 2019, in the
second season of ''
American Gods
''American Gods'' (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow.
The book was pub ...
'', Jacobs played a young
Cherokee
The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...
college student, Sam Black Crow, who identifies as "
two-spirited". In an interview, she said that
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...
(author of the
novels
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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."
Also in 2019, Jacobs played a recurring role as Lilith Bathory in the first and second season of the Netflix series ''
The Order''.
Since 2021 Jacobs has played a leading role on the acclaimed TV series ''
Reservation Dogs
''Reservation Dogs'' is an Indigenous American teen comedy drama television series created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi for FX Productions. It is the first series to feature all Indigenous writers and directors, along with an almost ent ...
'' about a group of Indigenous teenagers growing up on a reservation in rural Oklahoma. For the role, she was nominated for a
in
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
.
In season 2, she also joined the writer's room of the show.
Personal life
Jacobs is
Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk).
At the time of her performance in ''Rhymes for Young Ghouls'', Jacobs was a student at
John Abbott College
John Abbott College ( French: ''Collège John Abbott)'' is an English-language public college located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada, near the western tip of the Island of Montreal. John Abbott College is one of eight English publ ...
, studying correctional intervention.
She identifies as
queer
''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the lat ...
.
Filmography
Awards
References
External links
*
Deveryjacobs.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Kawennahere Devery
Anglophone Quebec people
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
First Nations actresses
Actresses from Quebec
Canadian Mohawk people
Living people
Native American actresses
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
Canadian LGBT actors
LGBT First Nations people
Queer actresses
Queer women