Kaitlyn Dever | |
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 Kaitlyn Dever at theSee You When I See You red carpet premiere | |
| Born | Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (1996-12-21)December 21, 1996 (age 29) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (/ˈdiːvər/;[1] born December 21, 1996) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the television seriesJustified (2011–2015),Last Man Standing (2011–2021),Unbelievable (2019),Dopesick (2021),Apple Cider Vinegar (2025), andThe Last of Us (2025–present). She earned twoGolden Globe Award nominations forUnbelievable andDopesick, in addition to twoPrimetime Emmy Award nominations forDopesick andThe Last of Us.
Dever has starred in films such asBooksmart (2019),Rosaline (2022), andNo One Will Save You (2023). Her supporting roles includeShort Term 12 (2013),Detroit (2017),Beautiful Boy (2018),Dear Evan Hansen (2021), andTicket to Paradise (2022). Outside of acting, she is one half of the musical duo Devers (formerly known as Beulahbelle) with her sister Mady.
Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever was born inPhoenix, Arizona, on December 21, 1996.[2] Her father also briefly ventured into acting, most notably voicing Barney the Dinosaur on thePBS children's showBarney & Friends for a short time.[3] She has two younger sisters.[2][4] When she was five years old, she developed an interest in the performing arts and her parents subsequently enrolled her in an acting school. She also participated in ballet, gymnastics, and ice skating, but seeingToni Collette's performance inThe Sixth Sense (1999) inspired her to focus on acting.[1] Her family moved toDallas, where she filmed a number of commercials, then settled inLos Angeles.[2]
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Dever's first notable acting role was as Gwen Thompson in the 2009 filmAn American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong. In 2011, she garnered an early breakout role[5] as Loretta McCready in theFX seriesJustified. In the same year, she was cast as a series regular in theABC (and laterFox) sitcomLast Man Standing, starring withTim Allen as her father.[6] Starting with the seventh season of the series, Dever transitioned to a recurring role, allowing her to focus on other film and television projects.[7]
Dever's other television credits includeMake It or Break It,Modern Family,Private Practice,Party Down,The Mentalist, andCurb Your Enthusiasm. Her 2011 film credits includeCinema Verite,Bad Teacher, and theClint Eastwood–directed filmJ. Edgar. In 2012, Dever was nominated three times at the33rd Young Artist Awards: for her supporting roles inBad Teacher andLast Man Standing, and for her recurring role inJustified.[8]
In 2013, Dever appeared in supporting roles in the filmsThe Spectacular Now andShort Term 12.Dever appeared in the 2014 dark comedy filmLaggies, directed byLynn Shelton, alongsideChloë Grace Moretz andKeira Knightley.[9] In the same year, she co-starred in the filmMen, Women & Children, directed byJason Reitman.[10] In 2017, she reunited with Shelton for her drama filmOutside In, as a supporting cast member. That same year, she had supporting roles in the filmsWe Don't Belong Here,All Summers End andDetroit.
In 2018, she performed in minor roles for the political dramaThe Front Runner and the biographical dramaBeautiful Boy, the latter alongsideTimothée Chalamet.[11]
In early 2019, Dever appeared in the drama-thriller filmThem That Follow directed by Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage.[12] The film had its world premiere at theSundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019, and was released on August 2, 2019, by1091 Media.[13][14] In mid 2019, Dever starred in the critically acclaimed teen comedyBooksmart directed byOlivia Wilde, oppositeBeanie Feldstein.[15] The film had its world premiere atSouth by Southwest on March 11, 2019, and was released on May 24, 2019, byAnnapurna Pictures.[16][17] She also starred inUnbelievable, aNetflix miniseries that premiered in September 2019.[18] Dever's performance was praised by critics, receiving aGolden Globe nomination forBest Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.[19] She also received nominations for theCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries,[20] theBAFTA Rising Star Award,[21] and theTCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama.[22]
In 2020, Dever appeared in theQuibi comedy seriesHome Movie: The Princess Bride, directed byJason Reitman, to raise money forWorld Central Kitchen.[23] Later that year, she co-starred in theAudible audio dramaWhen You Finish Saving the World, written and directed byJesse Eisenberg. The story is told from the perspective of three family members at different stages of their lives. Dever voices Rachel, an 18-year-old woman recording tapes for her boyfriend stationed inAfghanistan.[24]
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In 2020, Dever starred in the television specialCoastal Elites, directed byJay Roach forHBO.[25] On August 17, 2020, she was cast as Zoe Murphy inStephen Chbosky's2021 film adaptation of theBroadwaymusicalDear Evan Hansen.[26][27]
Dever appeared in an episode of the anthology seriesMonsterland forHulu.[28] In 2021, she starred as Abbi Miller in episode 3 ofB.J. Novak's FX anthology seriesThe Premise.[29] Dever also starred in the title role of the filmRosaline.[30] She played Betsy Mallum in the 2021 Hulu miniseriesDopesick, for which she received aPrimetime Emmy Award nomination.
Dever starred in the sci-fi thriller filmNo One Will Save You (2023) on Hulu, in which there is almost no dialogue, and received praise for her ability to tell the story almost entirely through facial expressions. In January 2024, it was announced that she would portrayAbby in the second season ofThe Last of Us, which premiered in April 2025.[31] In January 2025, it was announced that she would join the cast of the next film in theMonsterverse franchise,Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, currently set for release on March 26, 2027.[32]
Dever played the lead role of disgraced wellness influencer and convicted con artistBelle Gibson in the biographical Australian miniseriesApple Cider Vinegar. It was released onNetflix in February 2025.[33]
From an early age, Dever's parents inspired her musically. Her mother played theAlanis Morissette albumJagged Little Pill on car trips in Dallas, and her father taught Dever and her two sisters toharmonize. Dever and her sister Mady learned piano in their early childhood, but Dever switched to guitar after getting one as aChristmas gift at the age of eight. She cites artists such asABBA andThe Cure as inspirations.[3] Dever and Mady performed in elementary school talent shows together under the name Hot Pink, performing covers from artists such asAvril Lavigne andKelly Clarkson. They later changed their name to Anime Pearl, performing various gigs in small clubs across Los Angeles.Jason Reitman, who started sending songs back and forth with Dever during the making ofMen, Women & Children, attended one of these gigs.[3]
At one point, Reitman sent Dever theNancy Sinatra song "You Only Live Twice" and suggested that she and Mady perform it together. The two sisters changed their group name to Beulahbelle in 2016 after an ancestor of theirs who had died as an infant. In 2018, they released music for the first time under this name, contributing two cover versions of "You Only Live Twice" and an original track titled "Let You Go" to Reitman's 2018 filmTully at his request.[3][34] Beulahbelle released their official debut single "Raleigh" on February 15, 2020, with both members directing, producing, and starring in the official music video.[3][35] They released their second official single, "Being You" on September 10, 2020, amidst plans to release anEP produced byTony Berg.[36][3]
"Being You" became Beulahbelle's final single release before changing their name, with their overall final release under the Beulahbelle name being a feature on "It Won't Be Long", a 2021 cover ofNeil Young andCrazy Horse's song "Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)" by Berg's daughterZ Berg.[citation needed] Also in 2021, as the character Zoe Murphy, Dever contributed vocals to four songs for thesoundtrack of theDear Evan Hansen film adaptation.[citation needed] In August 2024, the duo announced that they would change their name from Beulahbelle to Devers; their debut single under the new name, "Poison", was released on September 4.[37][38][39]
Dever is in a relationship with actor Ethan Dawes, which she revealed publicly for the first time in April 2025.[40]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Bad Teacher | Sasha Abernathy | |
| J. Edgar | Palmer's Daughter | ||
| 2013 | The Spectacular Now | Krystal | |
| Short Term 12 | Jayden Cole | ||
| 2014 | Laggies | Misty | |
| Men, Women & Children | Brandy Beltmeyer | ||
| 2017 | All Summers End | Grace Turner | |
| We Don't Belong Here | Lily Green | ||
| Detroit | Karen Malloy | ||
| Outside In | Hildy Beasley | ||
| 2018 | The Front Runner | Andrea Hart | |
| Beautiful Boy | Lauren | ||
| 2019 | Them That Follow | Dilly Picket | |
| Booksmart | Amy Antsler | ||
| 2021 | Dear Evan Hansen | Zoe Murphy | |
| 2022 | Ticket to Paradise | Lily Cotton | |
| Rosaline | Rosaline | Also executive producer | |
| 2023 | Next Goal Wins | Nicole Megaloudis | Cameo |
| No One Will Save You | Brynn Adams | Also executive producer | |
| Good Grief | Lily Kayne | Cameo | |
| 2025 | A House of Dynamite | Caroline Baker | Cameo |
| 2026 | See You When I See You | Leah | |
| 2027 | Godzilla x Kong: Supernova† | TBA | Post-production |
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong | Gwen Thompson | Television film |
| Make It or Break It | Adorable Girl | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Modern Family | Bianca Douglas | Episode: "Fizbo" | |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Paige | Episode: "Love Bites" |
| Party Down | Escapade Dunfree | Episode: "Party Down Company Picnic" | |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Michelle Loud | Television film |
| The Mentalist | Trina | Episode: "Blood for Blood" | |
| 2011–2015 | Justified | Loretta McCready | 17 episodes |
| 2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Kyra O'Donnell | Episode: "The Divorce" |
| 2011–2021 | Last Man Standing | Eve Baxter | Main role (seasons 1–6); Recurring role (seasons 7–9) |
| 2019 | Unbelievable | Marie Adler | Miniseries |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Westley | Episode: "Chapter Four: Battle of the Wits" |
| Coastal Elites | Sharynn Tarrows | Television film | |
| Monsterland | Toni / Jennifer | 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Premise | Abbi Miller | Episode: "The Ballad of Jesse Wheeler" |
| Dopesick | Betsy Mallum | Miniseries | |
| 2025 | Apple Cider Vinegar | Belle Gibson | Miniseries; also executive producer |
| 2025–present | The Last of Us | Abby | 3 episodes (season 2) |
| † | Denotes TV productions that have not yet been released |
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| 2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Cassie Drake | Voice andmotion capture |
| 2024 | Open Roads | Tess Devine | Voice |
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| 2019 | "Graduation" | Benny Blanco andJuice Wrld | Decker | |
| 2020 | "Raleigh" | Beulahbelle | Herself | Co-director and co-producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Author | Notes |
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| 2020 | When You Finish Saving the World | Rachel Katz | Jesse Eisenberg | Audible Original[41] |
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