Jen Tullock

Jennifer Leigh Tullock (born July4, 1983) is an American actress and writer best known for her roles as Devon Scout-Hale in Apple TV+'s Severance

Early life and education Tullock was born on July 4, 1983, and is from Louisville, Kentucky. Her younger brother, Ryan, is a touring bassist for the indie pop band Tennis. She grew up in Jeffersontown and Crescent Hill. She attended the Christian Academy of Louisville until her final year of school, when she attended Eastern High School. After graduating from high school, she studied at Millikin University and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.

Career Tullock moved to Brooklyn in 2007, where she worked as a theatre actor and writer. She also practiced improv, performed one-person shows, did voice-over work, and acted in commercials.

The principal cast of Severance, including Tullock, was nominated for a 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. For her role as Anita in season two of HBO's Perry Mason, she was nominated for an Astra TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series.

In 2019, Tullock co-wrote and co-starred (with Hannah Pearl Utt) in the drama film Before You Know It, which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Previously, her short film with Utt, Partners, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and their feature film was a participant in the 2017 Sundance Screenwriters' Lab. Their series Disengaged was produced for the streaming platform Super Deluxe.

In 2020, Tullock created Eggshell, a mockumentary project consisting of fictional social media videos satirizing suburban white women. A work of hers was performed at the New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater Training Program in 2010. She wrote for HuffPost's Queer Voices, and was in the writers' room for Funny or Die series The Coop, in which she also starred.

She was the writer and co-host of the Heritage Radio Network's show The Morning After. In 2024, she premiered her solo show You Shall Inherit the Earth!, about her experience and thoughts while suffering a stroke; the show was directed by Josh Ruben. She is a Sundance Feature Film Program committee mentor and former Sundance screenwriting fellow.

In October 2025, Tullock premiered her off-Broadway solo show Nothing Can Take You from the Hand of God at Playwrights Horizons. Co-written with Frank Winters and directed by Jared Mezzocchi, the show incorporates multimedia elements to tell the semi-autobiographical story of a lesbian writer returning to her home town in Kentucky to confront her family and members of their evangelical church.

Personal life Tullock is a lesbian. In 2022, Tullock matched with Marie Ronn on the dating app Hinge but they later lost touch after planning a first date. A few months later in November 2022, they ran into each other at the Spirited premiere and began dating thereafter. They became engaged in March 2023 and married on May 11, 2024, at Ludlow House in New York.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 King Theodore Live Gof Short film 2014 Jammed Camera Snob / Hippie 2015 Partners Leigh Short film; also writer and producer Henry Henry Short film Fils Gigi Short film; also writer and producer Base Karen Short film 2016 When the Wrong Words Come Out Marie Short film; also director and writer Eat Prey Marina Short film 2017 Hoof Eva Ward Short film; also producer 2018 6 Balloons Bianca Red Light Ruth Short film 2019 Before You Know It Jackie Gurner Also writer Long Time Listener, First Time Caller Debbie Short film 2022 Spirited Wendy Love, Me Trish Short film; also producer 2023 Cora Bora Herself 2025 A Tree Fell in the Woods Miranda Voice role

Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Lofty Dreams Chlois 2 episodes 2015–2016 Disengaged Sidney Main role; also writer and executive producer 2016 Casual Diane Episode: "Trivial Pursuit" Roadies Logan the Eraser Girl Episode: "The Corporate Gig" 2017 Virtually Mike and Nora Sue Episode: "Suicidal Deer" Budding Prospects Martha Television film Curb Your Enthusiasm Brunch Patron #3 Episode: "Never Wait for Seconds!" SMILF Morgan Episode: "Family-Sized Popcorn & a Can of Wine" 2018 Door No. 1 Margo Episode: "Ten Year" 2019 Bless This Mess Monique Episode: "Pilot" Best Seller Cindy Silver Episode: "Pilot" The Coop Iwona Main role; also writer 2022–present Severance Devon Scout-Hale Main role 2023 The L Word: Generation Q Kimmy Episode: "Looking Ahead" Perry Mason Anita St. Pierre 7 episodes

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2016 New York City Independent Film Festival Best Actress Partners 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesSeverance 2024 Astra Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Perry Mason 2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesSeverance