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Jessica Matten | |
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| Born | November 3, 1985 |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (BS Human Ecology) |
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Jessica Matten is a Canadian actress and producer.
Early life and education
Matten was born in Edmonton, Alberta.[1]
Matten is of Red River Métis and Cree heritage through her mother. Eurasian on her father's side.[1][2] Since the age of 6, she assisted with her mother's First Nations modeling agency around Canada. She also worked for her father in marketing for several years before becoming an actor.[3]
Matten graduated from the University of Alberta with a science degree in Human Ecology.[1]
Career
In 2018, Matten appeared in Season 3 of Discovery Canada and Netflix's TV show Frontier starring Jason Momoa. Also in 2018, she began appearing in the CW Network and CBC drama Burden of Truth.
In 2020, Matten began starring in Tribal on the APTN Network. She plays the newly appointed chief of an indigenous police force in Alberta, Canada. Also in 2020, Matten appeared in the horror movie The Empty Man for Disney/20th Century Fox studios.
In 2022, Matten co-starred in Robert Redford, George R. R. Martin and Graham Roland's produced Dark Winds television series opposite Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon for the AMC Network.
Matten is the President of 7 Forward Entertainment, an Indigenous-owned production company based on the West Coast of Canada. She is also a co-founder of The Counting Coup Indigenous Film Academy (“CCIFA”), an educational environment for creative work, where emerging and aspiring First Nations, Metis and Inuit artists can gain expertise and experience in film.
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | A Red Girl's Reasoning | Delia | Short |
| 2014–2015 | Blackstone | Gina | 12 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Frontier | Sokanon | 18 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Burden of Truth | Gerrilyn Spence | 14 episodes |
| 2020 | The Empty Man | Fiona | |
| 2020–2021 | Tribal | Sam Woodburn | 18 episodes |
| 2022-2023 | Dark Winds | Bernadette Manuelito | In main cast |
| TBA | Rez Ball | TBA | In production[4] |
External links
References
- ^ a b c Griwkowsky, Fish (2016-11-04). "Edmonton-born actress brings edge to fur-trade TV drama Frontier". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Puckett-Pope, Lauren (27 June 2022). "Jessica Matten of 'Dark Winds' is Ready to Lead the First Indigenous Superhero Movie". ELLE. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Larue, Frank (2011-03-16). "Jessica Yee: Positive Beauty". First Nations Drum Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (April 17, 2023). "Rez Ball': Netflix Sets Jessica Matten, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, Kiowa Gordon & More For Sydney Freeland's Native American Basketball Underdog Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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