Kaitlyn Dever

Kaitlyn Dever is one of those actresses who quietly outclasses everyone around her and then lets the awards buzz catch up later. She grew up on screen in Last Man Standing and Justified, so by the time she landed the gut-punch role in Unbelievable — playing a rape survivor gaslit into disbelief by the very people supposed to help her — she had the chops to make it feel absolutely real. Then Dopesick hit and confirmed she belongs in any conversation about the best dramatic performers of her generation. I love that she also did Booksmart and showed genuine comic timing; she's not precious about genre. She's from Phoenix, started young, never seemed to chase celebrity — she just keeps picking challenging material and delivering. One of the most compelling under-the-radar talents working in American television and film right now.

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Name (English)

Kaitlyn Dever

Name (Japanese)

ケイトリン・ディーヴァー

Reading

けいとりん・でぃーゔぁー

Born

December 21, 1996 (age 29)

Origin

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

• Official sitehttps://kaitlyndever.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kaitlyndever/
• Xhttps://x.com/KaitlynDever
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaitlyn%20Dever
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q519784

Tags

• Arizona
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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