Devery Jacobs continues to pave the way for queer and Indigenous youth in Hollywood
breakout one as Alla in Rhymes for Young Gouls (2013) landed her a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, catapulting her into the industry.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Jacobs’ other credits include Prime Video/STARZ’s American Gods, Netflix‘s The Order, CTV’s Cardinal and Amazon Prime’s Thriller: The Lie.In addition to being a performer, Jacobs is no stranger to filmmaking and directing.
Her short film Rae (2017) won Best Youth Work at the 2017 ImagineNATIVE Film Festival, and was an official selection at the 2018 Palm Springs Shortfest.A post shared by Devery Jacobs (@deveryjacobs)But Jacobs is perhaps best known for her role as Elana Danan in Taika Waititi’s Reservation Dogs, which won two Indie Spirit Awards in 2022 for Best New Scripted Series and Best Ensemble Cast in a Scripted Series.In an interview with Vanity Fair, she spoke on her career as a queer and indigenous performer, and how she fell into the older sibling role on the set of Reservation Dogs.“I definitely feel like a big sister of the group,” she said. “Elora is kind of a big sister to all of them, but me-as-Devery is very much a big sister to each of my costars.
I feel like I’m always giving them unsolicited advice…and making sure that they have the support that they need that I so desperately wish I could have had coming up.”She added, “But there aren’t many people in the industry who are Indigenous and queer, let alone from either of those communities that have gone through this experience.
