Gillian Jacobs
Acting
1982-10-19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (born October 19, 1982) is an American film, theatre and television actress, best known for her role as Britta Perry on the NBC comedy series Community. Jacobs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Martina Magenau Jacobs, was a Carnegie Mellon University director of alumni relations at the Heinz College. Her father, William F. Jacobs Jr., was an investment banker.She was raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon. She is of French, German, Irish, and Scottish descent. Her family owned the Jackson Koehler Eagle Brewery, established in 1847 in Erie, Pennsylvania, where her grandfather, John Martin Magenau Jr., served as President and CEO until its closure in 1978. Jacobs began studying acting at the age of eight, and attended acting classes on Saturdays at the Pittsburgh Playhouse while growing up.She performed with the Pittsburgh Public Theater, where she was a perennial contender in the Public's Shakespeare Monologue Contest, leading her to be cast as Titania in its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. After graduating from Mt. Lebanon High School in 2000, Jacobs moved to New York City, New York to attend the Juilliard School, where she was a member of the Drama Division's Group 33. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2004.
Filmography
The Detour with David Chang
2026 · Series
TheatersThe Musical
2026 · Movie
President Curtis
2026 · Series
Gary
2026 · Movie
The Home
2026 · Movie
Is It Cake? Halloween
2025 · Series
Dish It Out
2025 · Series
Long Story Short
2025 · Series
Wylde Pak
2025 · Series
Mr. Polaroid
2025 · Movie
After Midnight
2024 · Series
Carol & the End of the World
2023 · Series
The Ultimate Improv Show
2023 · Series
Transatlantic
2023 · Series
The Seven Faces of Jane
2023 · Movie
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022 · Movie
Untitled Improv Project
2022 · Series
Vindicators 2
2022 · Series
The Bear
2022 · Series
Minx
2022 · Series
More Than Robots
2022 · Movie
The Contractor
2022 · Movie
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
2021 · Movie
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
2021 · Series
Injustice
2021 · Movie
Ten Year Old Tom
2021 · Series
Fear Street: 1666
2021 · Movie
Fear Street: 1978
2021 · Movie
Fear Street: 1994
2021 · Movie
Cinema Toast
2021 · Series
North Hollywood
2021 · Movie
INVINCIBLE
2021 · Series
Marvel's 616
2020 · Series
Come Play
2020 · Movie
I Used to Go Here
2020 · Movie
Earth to Ned
2020 · Series
Magic Camp
2020 · Movie
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 · Series
Marvel's Storyboards
2020 · Series
Community Table Read
2020 · Movie
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Series
The Twilight Zone
2019 · Series
Weird City
2019 · Series
Curated
2018 · Movie
Random Acts of Flyness
2018 · Series
Ibiza
2018 · Movie
Life of the Party
2018 · Movie
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018 · Series
Lemon
2017 · Movie
Justice League Action
2016 · Series
Brother Nature
2016 · Movie
Don't Think Twice
2016 · Movie
HarmonQuest
2016 · Series
Match Game
2016 · Series
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Series
Dean
2016 · Movie
Six Seasons and a Finale
2016 · Movie
Great Minds with Dan Harmon
2016 · Series
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016 · Series
Love
2016 · Series
Angie Tribeca
2016 · Series
Long Live the Royals
2015 · Series
Dr. Ken
2015 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Visions
2015 · Movie
No Way Jose
2015 · Movie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015 · Movie
Black or White
2015 · Movie
The Queen of Code
2015 · Movie
Life Partners
2014 · Movie
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014 · Series
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
2014 · Movie
The Lookalike
2014 · Movie
The Big Ask
2014 · Movie
Walk of Shame
2014 · Movie
Harmontown
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Series
Rick and Morty
2013 · Series
Crush
2013 · Movie
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · Series
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013 · Movie
Tiny Commando
2013 · Series
Bad Milo!
2013 · Movie
Hollywood Game Night
2013 · Series
Made in Cleveland
2013 · Movie
Monsters vs. Aliens
2013 · Series
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013 · Movie
It's Not You, It's Me
2013 · Movie
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012 · Series
Revenge for Jolly!
2012 · Movie
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012 · Movie
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · Series
Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012 · Movie
Girls
2012 · Series
Watching TV with the Red Chinese
2011 · Movie
Let Go
2011 · Movie
Captain Planet with Don Cheadle
2011 · Movie
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
2011 · Movie
Helena from the Wedding
2010 · Movie
Conan
2010 · Series
Regular Show
2010 · Series
Coach
2010 · Movie
NoNAMES
2010 · Movie
The Box
2009 · Movie
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
Community
2009 · Series
Solitary Man
2009 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Royal Pains
2009 · Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Series
Gardens of the Night
2008 · Movie
Choke
2008 · Movie
Fringe
2008 · Series
Traveler
2007 · Series
Blackbird
2007 · Movie
The Book of Daniel
2006 · Series
Robot Chicken
2005 · Series
American Dad!
2005 · Series
Building Girl
2005 · Movie
The Venture Bros.
2004 · Series
The Soup
2004 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000 · Series
Untitled Community Movie
Movie
Beverly Hills
Movie
Up All Night
Movie