Jes Macallan
Macallan in 2022
Born
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active2008–present
Spouse
(m. 2012; div. 2017)
[1])
Children1

Jes Macallan is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Josslyn Carver in ABC drama series Mistresses and Ava Sharpe in The CW superhero comedy-drama Legends of Tomorrow.

Early life

Macallan trained in dance in her youth and participated in classes with choreographers including Mia Michaels.

She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Florida, and studied abroad for a term at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. She modeled during college. After graduation, she studied acting in Los Angeles and New York.

Career

Macallan is an actor and director. From 2013 to 2016, she starred in ABC's drama series, Mistresses. She starred in The CW's Legends of Tomorrow from 2017 to 2022. She directed two episodes of Legends of Tomorrow, as well as episodes of All Rise and All American.

In 2016, Macallan wrote, produced, and directed the short film Self, E. She submitted the film as part of her application to the Warner Bros. television directors workshop. She was accepted into the workshop and graduated in 2019.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Ocean's 7-11 Dustee
2008 One, Two, Many Woman in bed
2008 Identity Crisis Sandy
2009 Behaving Badly Cocktail Waitress
2009 Hired Gun American Newscaster #2
2011 Being Bin Laden Ali
2011 The Football Fairy Kelsey Short film
2014 Kiss Me Erica
2015 Thirst Claire Taylor
2016 The Engagement Clause Carrie Tate
2019 Self E Director Short Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Shameless Tammy Episode: "Casey Casden"
2011 Justified Cassie 2 episodes
2011 The Protector Rachel Episode: "Affairs"
2012 Grey's Anatomy Hillary Episode: "Hope for the Hopeless"
2012 Crash & Burn Kelly Mitchell Television film
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Megan Stevens / Anya Fournier Episode: "Blye, K., Part 2"
2014 The Mentor Elizabeth Television film
2013–2016 Mistresses Josslyn Carver Main role
2014–2015 Red Band Society Ashley Cole 2 episodes
2016 Married by Christmas Carrie Television film
2017–2022 Legends of Tomorrow Ava Sharpe Recurring role (season 3);
Main role (seasons 4–7)
Directed 2 episodes
2017 An Uncommon Grace Grace Conner Television film
2023 The Company You Keep Martha Pope 1 episode

References

  1. "'Mistresses' Star Jes Macallan Divorcing 'Monk' Actor Jason Gray-Stanford". TMZ.
  2. "Jes Macallan | Television Workshop". televisionworkshop.warnerbros.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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