| Jenn Lyon | |
| Birth Name: | Jennifer Lyon |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1980 |
| Birth Place: | High Point, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education: | University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA) |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 2006–present |
Jennifer Lyon is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jennifer Husser on the TNT series Claws (2017), Mackenzie Bradford-Lopez on the FX sitcom Saint George (2014), Lindsey Salazar on the FX drama Justified (2010), and most recently Esther Finch in Netflix's series Dead Boy Detectives (2024).
Lyon is a native of High Point, North Carolina. She is the daughter of Reverend Ken Lyon, a former pastor of the First United Methodist Church. She moved around the state a few times growing up for her father's work.[1] She attended Ferndale Middle School and High Point Central High School. She went on to study at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating in 2003.[2]
Upon graduation, Lyon moved to New York where she worked in theatre and formed her own comedy sketch troupe POYKPAC in 2006.[3] [4] Her work with POYKPAC, led to her co-starring in the IFC web comedy television series Good Morning Internet!.[5] As a member of POYKPAC, she was one of its writers and producers.[6]
In 2011, she guest starred in Army Wives and Louie, before being cast in a recurring role as Lindsey Salazar in the FX series Justified, appearing in the series from 2012–2013.[7] In 2013, she was cast as Mackenzie Bradford-Lopez in the FX sitcom Saint George, starring George Lopez, playing the ex-wife of Lopez's character.[8]
Lyon married her long-term partner Taige Jensen at the Astoria World Manor in Queens in October 2019. The ceremony was officiated by her father. The couple had met 13 years earlier at a sketch comedy show in Brooklyn.[9]
Lyon has opened up about her experiences with disordered eating and receiving treatment from the Renfrew Center.[10] She considers herself a feminist and has vocally supported reproductive rights, body positivity, and other movements.[11]
| 2014 | The Flower Shop | April | Short film | |
| 2018 | Blaze | Cinnamon | ||
| 2024 | ClearMind | Lilly | ||
| 2024 | Darla in Space | Dr. Brittney St. Clair |
| 2008 | Good Morning, Internet! | Colby Honeycutt | Main cast, web television series | |
| 2011 | Army Wives | Lisa | Episode: "Drop Zone" | |
| 2011 | Louie | Eunice | Episode: "New Jersey/Airport" | |
| 2012–2013 | Justified | Lindsey Salazar | Recurring role | |
| 2013 | Phil Spector | Focus Group Woman #3 | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Saint George | Mackenzie Bradford-Lopez | Main cast | |
| 2014 | Suburgatory | Georgia | Episode: "The Ballad of Piggy Duckworth" | |
| 2017–2022 | Claws | Jennifer Husser | Main cast | |
| 2020 | The Neighbor in the Window | Lisa Beasley | TV movie | |
| 2024 | Dead Boy Detectives | Esther Finch | Main cast | |
| 2024 | English Teacher | Linda Harrison | Episode: "Linda" | |
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Celeste | Episode: "Elsbeth's Eleven" |