Gillian Jacobs is an actor, producer, and director. She memorably starred in the cult classic comedy Community. For her portrayal of 'Britta' she was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress and the show was awarded the Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Series. She is also the star of Judd Apatow's acclaimed Netflix series, Love. Other television roles include a buzzy turn opposite Adam Driver on HBO's Girls, the current Amazon animated series Invincible, and HBO Max’s adult animated series Ten Year Old Tom. She will next star in the HBO Lakers series. In film, Jacobs can next be seen in STX's Violence in Action for director Tarik Saleh opposite Chris Pine and Ben Foster. Recent film credits include Netflix's Fear Street Trilogy, for director Leigh Janiak, the independent film I Used to Go Here for director Kris Rey and Amblin's Come Play. Other film credits include the Netflix film Ibiza, Warner Brothers' Life of the Party, opposite Melissa McCarthy, Demetri Martin's Dean, which won the 2016 Jury Award for Best US Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival, and Mike Birbiglia's Don't Think Twice, which was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2016 Critics Choice Awards. As a director, Jacobs recently helmed an episode of MARVEL’S 616 for Disney+. She currently co-hosts and created the podcast "Periodic Talks," focusing on diversity in STEM.