Gillian Jacobs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Female

Birthday

1982-10-19 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Gillian Jacobs

Biography

Gillian 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.

Known For

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Rick and Morty

    Rick and Morty

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • INVINCIBLE

    INVINCIBLE

  • INVINCIBLE

    INVINCIBLE

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Fringe

    Fringe

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Community

    Community

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • The Bear

    The Bear

  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

  • The Soup

    The Soup

  • Star Trek: Lower Decks

    Star Trek: Lower Decks

  • Girls

    Girls

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Royal Pains

    Royal Pains

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Angie Tribeca

    Angie Tribeca

  • The Venture Bros.

    The Venture Bros.

  • @midnight with Chris Hardwick

    @midnight with Chris Hardwick

  • Minx

    Minx

  • Match Game

    Match Game

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Justice League Action

    Justice League Action

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Fear Street: 1978

    Fear Street: 1978

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

  • Dr. Ken

    Dr. Ken

  • Carol & the End of the World

    Carol & the End of the World

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Fear Street: 1666

    Fear Street: 1666

  • The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

    The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

  • Injustice

    Injustice

  • Monsters vs. Aliens

    Monsters vs. Aliens

  • Long Story Short

    Long Story Short

  • Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

    Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

  • The Contractor

    The Contractor

  • Revenge for Jolly!

    Revenge for Jolly!

  • HarmonQuest

    HarmonQuest

  • Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

    Captain Planet with Don Cheadle

  • Love

    Love

  • Brother Nature

    Brother Nature

  • Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

    Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

  • Choke

    Choke

  • Wylde Pak

    Wylde Pak

  • Walk of Shame

    Walk of Shame

  • The Seven Faces of Jane

    The Seven Faces of Jane

  • The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

    The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

  • No Way Jose

    No Way Jose

  • Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

  • Fear Street: 1994

    Fear Street: 1994

  • Magic Camp

    Magic Camp

  • Cinema Toast

    Cinema Toast

  • Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

    Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

  • Traveler

    Traveler

  • The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

  • Ten Year Old Tom

    Ten Year Old Tom

  • Come Play

    Come Play

  • Bad Milo!

    Bad Milo!

  • Weird City

    Weird City

  • Dish It Out

    Dish It Out

  • Dish It Out

    Dish It Out

  • North Hollywood

    North Hollywood

  • Life of the Party

    Life of the Party

  • Gardens of the Night

    Gardens of the Night

  • The Box

    The Box

  • Hot Tub Time Machine 2

    Hot Tub Time Machine 2

  • The Greatest Event in Television History

    The Greatest Event in Television History

  • Aquaman: King of Atlantis

    Aquaman: King of Atlantis

  • Adventures in the Sin Bin

    Adventures in the Sin Bin

  • It's Not You, It's Me

    It's Not You, It's Me

  • Made in Cleveland

    Made in Cleveland

  • Lemon

    Lemon

  • The Lookalike

    The Lookalike

  • Visions

    Visions

  • Coach

    Coach

  • Great Minds with Dan Harmon

    Great Minds with Dan Harmon

  • Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

    Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

  • Don't Think Twice

    Don't Think Twice

  • Mr. Polaroid

    Mr. Polaroid

  • Earth to Ned

    Earth to Ned

  • Is It Cake? Halloween

    Is It Cake? Halloween

  • Long Live the Royals

    Long Live the Royals

  • Random Acts of Flyness

    Random Acts of Flyness

  • Ibiza

    Ibiza

  • Marvel's Storyboards

    Marvel's Storyboards

  • Harmontown

    Harmontown

  • Untitled Community Movie

    Untitled Community Movie

  • Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

    Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

  • Solitary Man

    Solitary Man

  • Tiny Commando

    Tiny Commando

  • Life Partners

    Life Partners

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird

  • Black or White

    Black or White

  • Helena from the Wedding

    Helena from the Wedding

  • Let Go

    Let Go

  • NoNAMES

    NoNAMES

  • The Big Ask

    The Big Ask

  • Dean

    Dean

  • I Used to Go Here

    I Used to Go Here

  • Six Seasons and a Finale

    Six Seasons and a Finale

  • Community Table Read

    Community Table Read

  • Beverly Hills

    Beverly Hills

  • Building Girl

    Building Girl

  • Mark, Mary + Some Other People

    Mark, Mary + Some Other People

  • Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

    Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

  • Up All Night

    Up All Night

  • Crush

    Crush

  • Watching TV with the Red Chinese

    Watching TV with the Red Chinese