Kaitlyn Dever Biography

Date of Birth

21 December 1996, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Height

5' 3" (1.6 m)

Mini Biography

Having been named one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch, Kaitlyn Dever has become one of Hollywood's top emerging young actresses.

Dever has showcased her versatility, appearing in movies such as Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now, Destin Daniel Cretton's Short Term 12, Jason Reitman's Men, Women & Children and was one of the female leads in Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit.

She truly shined in the dark drama Short Term 12 alongside Brie Larson, Keith Stanfield, John Gallagher Jr. and Rami Malek . Short Term 12 premiered at SXSW 2013, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative as well as the Audience Award. Kaitlyn was named Summer 2013's indie "It" girl and was highlighted as a SXSW breakout.

In addition to her film career, she recently wrapped her memorable 4 season-long arc playing Loretta McCready on the FX drama Justified, for which she received critical acclaim. She also appeared in the award winning video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End playing Cassie Drake, daughter of the game's lead, Nathan Drake.

Trivia

Attended children's acting classes at Dallas Young Actors Studio in Dallas, Texas.

Sister of Mady Dever.

Quotes

I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.

It's really important that people know about it and the issue in schools because it happens every day to people and it really hurts when people get bullied.

When someone is bullying you, don't let it get to you. I remember my friends in school, someone said something mean to them, and they really let it get to them. And it really affected them. But I would just say try to ignore it as much as possible and just be yourself.

Last Man Standing (2011) is overall a lot of comedy. And I love doing that.

I love going back and forth from drama to comedy. I love switching it around and showing people that I can do both.

I think that the main thing that you can learn from watching The Spectacular Now (2013) is just learning about growing up and moving on.

I play guitar and sing when I'm not busy with school and acting.