Gillian Jacobs got her big break playing Britta Perry in Dan Harmon's NBC comedy for all six seasons. Before getting the life-changing gig, Jacobs graduated from Juilliard and was involved with the theatre scene. Aside from starring in a few movie projects, she appeared in The Book of Daniel, which served as her first TV job in 2006. Jacobs also had roles in Fringe, Law & Order, and Royal Pains prior to being cast in Community.
While playing a core character on Community for six years, Jacobs continued building her resume of acting credits. In addition to voice roles in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, Monsters vs. Aliens, American Dad!, and Adventure Time, Jacobs had stints in The Good Wife, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and Girls. During Community's broadcast run, the actress also grew her movie filmography. In that span, Jacobs notably worked on Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Walk of Shame, and Hot Tub Time Machine 2.
After Community came to an end, it wasn't long before Jacobs found another consistent TV gig. She played Mickey Dobbs in the romantic comedy Netflix series, Love, which lasted three seasons between 2016 and 2018. In that time, Jacobs also guest-starred on Dr. Ken, Justice League Action, Rick and Morty, and Angie Tribeca. As for films, Jacobs had memorable roles in Brother Nature, Life of the Party, and Ibiza.
More recently, Jacobs was seen on a 2019 episode of Weird City, a comedy sci-fi series on YouTube . Earlier this year, Jacobs starred as Annie Mitchell in The Twilight Zone episode titled "Meet in the Middle." On the movie side, Jacobs appeared in the 2020 indie comedy film, I Used to Go Here, and the Disney+ family comedy, Magic Camp, which received relatively positive reviews.
Next up, the Community vet will be seen starring in the horror film, Come Play, set to release in October 2020. She will stick with the horror genre next year, serving a key role in the movie adaptations of R.L. Stine's book series, Marvel's 616.