![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/sbZVI3F2t5CjmRANwHk3X6iOQpt.jpg)
Gillian Jacobs
1 FOLLOWER • 54 CREDITS • OCT 19, 1982 • 41
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
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mS5SLxMYcKfUxA0utBSR5MOAWWr.jpg)
Regular Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hzwFdjfh0TvkmDEBe5orhQ95JXz.jpg)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/62S7SlO1cAbJXNHCUd9tS9QzLfY.jpg)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aW7fvVFZEa15ndAdECH8IO5NnIW.jpg)
After Midnight
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tDsLEeI402QThtGWkWm4NX62FE.jpg)
Hollywood Game Night
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eVvxhRtJzl8nom2rAFxg60QkaYo.jpg)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8m4ExDRn3oqZJI33mxKaZBjbf1v.jpg)
Minx
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aEuzZqJTEH9E4JwQyv8JtuCu22B.jpg)
The Twilight Zone
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dMOpdkrDC5dQxqNydgKxXjBKyAc.jpg)
INVINCIBLE
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lasNCd45fpPLirlA7QxkuopWro.jpg)
The Good Wife
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sY9hg5dLJ93RJOyKEiu1nAtBRND.jpg)
Fringe
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kUCMWgkia4jnGUmbQkHpk9L95VK.jpg)
The Soup
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3MVHF64rlvH1eofKefIoazXwOK0.jpg)
The Bear
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xKcjHKJzaiMn1viUhMvQlYntQWL.jpg)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gdIrmf2DdY5mgN6ycVP0XlzKzbE.jpg)
Rick and Morty
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eqXQL8XGvL2tn2NfXKirBHQKo2d.jpg)
Carol & the End of the World
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/abiiLt0LCFItR6VPtn5MT3NwJKK.jpg)
The Greatest Event in Television History
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lMZv3mJC9QRolgzflM3ajtB3o2U.jpg)
Robot Chicken
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2PxnIIu9UkVAFUkFBeuwDW4DdVH.jpg)
The Book of Daniel
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g0tLfXGlC0jLf1deTorkb7TOFWP.jpg)
Traveler
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6LThfVcGWSLswQaQh2vvk1Q2IoH.jpg)
RuPaul's Drag Race
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4nzEg4hZuamfOvtoOObrO8h3LCp.jpg)
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ckQE1aLYQkRpp2HmHljiELAiOr1.jpg)
The Venture Bros.
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ikyT3hnELofnYRsPIqVGgUhDbOT.jpg)
Girls
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oICxDfFnDGjq3BfhirR3BgIaJv9.jpg)
Random Acts of Flyness
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AnyhfnDvaeJNY6LZbU75mzxL0lK.jpg)
Earth to Ned
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jCWOkfMLsT2sGHadCkmR65MWtJu.jpg)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ktmwzcWou5vCyqDnRJXih812XGI.jpg)
Monsters vs. Aliens
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6B9hTge98t52bQofyvs1M370k7n.jpg)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9J9Wy39ZjrVmfk7yMkulpcI5sy0.jpg)
Fear Street: 1994
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Bl95sg5Ljo3Hu9SSL0JOvLerLh.jpg)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5dNTxhoGDTHHGqUTdxcr4H1dqlU.jpg)
Fear Street: 1978
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rzrSeqqpm1BwJ3tcTznztBtLLSD.jpg)
Injustice
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1OILQoXQJcV0EAvcIl6vWoTaEMy.jpg)
North Hollywood
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rBbCwFLyt7Q25yaw2bEOQh7RMG1.jpg)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rEy4VFXn3fukXRhx8TnSZtOnlcm.jpg)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7osy71os3YLiFpNYn567koOnAKZ.jpg)
Choke
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p2KVIrzzuhPZNWRv8HUQeNJqAKY.jpg)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ikbosZcnMCpgArwJGmwu09Q8ES7.jpg)
Ten Year Old Tom
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rJPGPZ5soaG27MK90oKpioSiJE2.jpg)
The Contractor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/749iUAWQWeutQuTd9excjmigecw.jpg)
Life of the Party
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/awcPLFFYjufRXd2oAAP6ZIXF9vM.jpg)
Magic Camp
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rmEPtz3Ufzol2VWUAZYzOFaBio3.jpg)
Fear Street: 1666
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pCqUcxfxIAalYyaoDqMli8xtb1d.jpg)
Transatlantic
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zDf9Dv7gmt8qMHnhuiKBldk3q2q.jpg)
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3KUjDt8XY7w2Ku70UE0SECmv1zP.jpg)
Community
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wvtW9YoMkovpMqyZCWUbQC6FJlg.jpg)
Love
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jy9OzZi0Oy8Hdv603QWujbfCwx.jpg)
Come Play
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xm0QJ3eumZ5LSewpYKQe6KfwWRW.jpg)
Ibiza
Production Credits
Rivr: Track Original Shows & Movies
Streamline your streaming with Rivr, the ultimate app for tracking and discovering original shows and movies across all major platforms like Netflix, HBO, and more—never miss a release date or update again!
Get
![](https://images.rivr.app/static/deviceshots/watched_status.png)