| Jen Tullock | |
| Birth Name: | Jennifer Tullock |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Millikin University (BFA) |
| Years Active: | 2007–present |
Jen Tullock (born July 4, 1983) is an American actress and writer best known for her role as Devon in Apple TV's Emmy nominated series Severance[1] and Anita St. Pierre in HBO's Perry Mason.[2]
Tullock was born on July 4, 1983, in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] She has a younger brother, Ryan, a professional musician and composer in Nashville, and the bass player in the indie band Tennis.[4] She grew up in Jeffersontown and Crescent Hill. She attended Christian Academy of Louisville however for her final year of school she attended Eastern High School.[5] After graduating high school, she studied at Millikin University and graduated in 2006 with a BFA in Acting.
Tullock moved to Brooklyn in 2007 where she worked as a theatre actress and writer. She also practiced improv, performed one-woman shows, did voice-over work, and commercials.[4] She performed in plays in Chicago and New York, including the world premiere of Frank Winter's On the Head of a Pin at 59E59 St. Theatre.[6]
Along with the rest of the principal cast of Severance, she was nominated for a 2022 SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama. For her role as Anita in season two of HBO's Perry Mason, she was nominated for a Hollywood Critics Association award for Best Supporting Actress in a Cable or Network Drama.
In 2019, Tullock co-wrote and starred in dramedy Before You Know It, which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and stars Tullock alongside Alec Baldwin, Judith Light, Mandy Patinkin, and co-writer Hannah Pearl Utt. Her short with Utt, Partners, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and their feature was a participant in the 2017 Sundance Screenwriter Labs.
Their series Disengaged appeared on Turner's streaming platform Super Deluxe.[7]
In 2020, Tullock created Eggshell, a catalogue of fictional social media videos satirizing suburban white women.[8] Her work as a writer has appeared at NY Stage & Film Festival,[9] Huffington Post Queer Voices,[10] and in the writers' room for Funny of Die original The Coop, in which she also starred.[11]
She is the former co-host and writer of Heritage Radio's food and wine radio show The Morning After.[12] In 2024, she premiered her solo showYou Shall Inherit the Earth!, detailing her experience of magical thinking while suffering a stroke.[13] She is a Sundance Feature Film Program Committee mentor and former Sundance screenwriting fellow.[14]
Tullock is gay.[15] On May 11, 2023, she married Marie Ronn in New York.[16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | King Theodore Live | Gof | Short film |
| 2014 | Jammed | Camera Snob / Hippie | |
| 2015 | Partners | Leigh | Short film; also writer and producer |
| Henry | Henry | Short film | |
| Fils | Gigi | Short film; also writer and producer | |
| Base | Karen | Short film | |
| 2016 | When the Wrong Words Come Out | Marie | Short film; also director and writer |
| Eat Prey | Marina | Short film | |
| 2017 | Hoof | Eva Ward | Short film; also producer |
| 2018 | 6 Balloons | Bianca | |
| Red Light | Ruth | Short film | |
| 2019 | Before You Know It | Jackie Gurner | Also writer |
| Long Time Listener, First Time Caller | Debbie | Short film | |
| 2022 | Spirited | Wendy | |
| Love, Me | Trish | Short film; also producer | |
| 2023 | Cora Bora |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lofty Dreams | Chlois | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Disenganged | Sidney | Main role; also writer and executive producer |
| 2016 | Casual | Diane | Episode: "Trivial Pursuit" |
| Roadies | Logan the Eraser Girl | Episode: "The Corporate Gig" | |
| 2017 | Virtually Mike and Nora | Sue | Episode: "Suicidal Deer" |
| Budding Prospects | Martha | Television movie | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Brunch Parton #3 | Episode: "Never Wait for Seconds!" | |
| SMILF | Morgan | Episode: "Family-Sized Popcorn & a Can of Wine" | |
| 2018 | Door No. 1 | Margo | Episode: "Ten Year" |
| 2019 | Bless This Mess | Monique | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Best Seller | Cindy Silver | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| The Coop | Iwona | Main role; also writer | |
| 2022–present | Severance | Devon Scout-Hale | Main role |
| 2023 | Kimmy | Episode: "Looking Ahead" | |
| Perry Mason | Anita St. Pierre | 7 episodes |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New York City Independent Film Festival | Best Actress | Partners | [17] | ||
| 2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Severance | [18] | ||
| 2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | [19] | |||
| 2024 | Astra Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Perry Mason | [20] |