Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs is an actor, producer, writer and director.
MORE THAN ROBOTS, for Lucasfilm and Disney+ marks Jacobs’ feature documentary debut. She made her directorial debut with the short documentary THE QUEEN OF CODE about Grace Hopper for FiveThirtyEight. She directed the narrative short feature CURATED for Refinery 29 and TNT’s groundbreaking Shatterbox series. Jacobs most recently helmed an episode of "Marvel's 616” documentary anthology for Disney+ entitled “Higher, Further, Faster,” which looks at the history of women artists and creators at Marvel.
On screen, Jacobs memorably starred in the cult classic comedy "Community." For her portrayal of 'Britta' she was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the show was awarded the Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Series. She is also the star of Judd Apatow's acclaimed Netflix series, "Love." Other television roles include a buzzy arc opposite Adam Driver on HBO's "Girls," the current Amazon animated series "Invincible," and HBO Max’s adult animated series “Ten Year Old Tom.” She will next star in the HBO series “Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty.”
In film, Jacobs can next be seen in STX's VIOLENCE OF ACTION for director Tarik Saleh, opposite Chris Pine and Ben Foster. Recent film credits include Netflix's FEAR STREET Trilogy, for director Leigh Janiak, the independent film I USED TO GO HERE for director Kris Rey, and Amblin's COME PLAY. Other film credits include the Netflix film IBIZA, Warner Brothers' LIFE OF THE PARTY, opposite Melissa McCarthy, Demetri Martin's DEAN, which won the 2016 Jury Award for Best US Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival, and Mike Birbiglia's DON'T THINK TWICE, which was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2016 Critics Choice Awards.
She is the host and creator of the podcast "Periodic Talks," which focuses on diversity and inclusion in STEM, and stars in Wondery’s scripted podcast “Blood Ties.” Jacobs has also written many articles and conducted interviews for publications such as Glamour and Lenny Letter on topics ranging from Marlo Thomas to Women in Science to Elvira.