Jessica De Gouw

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Jessica De Gouw
Born
Jessica Elise De Gouw

(1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 35) [lower-alpha 1]
Other namesJess De Gouw
Alma mater Curtin University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Jessica Elise De Gouw (born 15 February 1988) is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Helena Bertinelli/The Huntress in the television series Arrow , as Mina Murray in the NBC TV series Dracula , and as Elizabeth Hawkes in the WGN series Underground .

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Early life

De Gouw grew up in Lesmurdie, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, where she attended Lesmurdie Senior High School. [1] She appeared in an episode of The Sleepover Club , as well as a short film. In 2010, she graduated from Curtin University with a degree in performance studies. She also appeared in another short film the same year. [2]

Career

After graduation, De Gouw moved to Sydney for her acting career. While there, she appeared in a number of TV series, mainly in guest starring roles.

In 2012, she debuted in the film Kath & Kimderella as Isabella, Kath and Kim's maid. She moved to Los Angeles later that year and landed the recurring role of Helena Bertinelli/The Huntress in the action-adventure series, Arrow .

In 2013, De Gouw was cast in the NBC series Dracula as Mina Murray alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers [2] and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. The series was cancelled after the first season.

In 2016, De Gouw was cast as fictional abolitionist Elizabeth Hawkes in the WGN series, Underground . She played the lead role Ren Amari in the 2017 feature film OtherLife based on the novel Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge. [3]

De Gouw appeared in the 2018 Australian television movie Riot, about the 78ers, the Australian LGBTQ rights movement who fought for decriminalisation, recognition and equality. [4]

She played the role of Sergeant Klintoff's wife, Louisa, in Leah Purcell's debut feature film, The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2021).

Personal life

De Gouw was in a relationship for several years with her Dracula costar, Oliver Jackson-Cohen. [5]

In a June 2022 interview, she described herself as queer and said that she was in a relationship with a woman. [6] De Gouw and her girlfriend, hairstylist Sophie Roberts, spoke about the pair's relationship for the February edition of Vogue in 2023. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Bedtime StoriesMotherShort
2010The Ballad of Nick ChopperIvaShort
2011Works Well with OthersAndreaShort
2012 Kath & Kimderella Isabella
The Dinner MeetingNatalieShort
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab MadgeTV film
By Shank's PonyShort
2013 These Final Hours Zoe
2014 Cut Snake Paula
2015 The Rezort Melanie Gibbs
2017 OtherLife Ren Amari
2018 Riot Robyn PlaisterTV film
2020 Gretel & Hansel Witch
2021The WalkHeroShort
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson Louisa Klintoff
2023 The Portable Door Rosie Tanner
TBA Our Man from Jersey Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Sleepover Club Amanda HartEpisode: "Fallen Star"
2011 Underbelly Constable Edie McElroy3 episodes
Crownies Melody Kingston1 episode
2012 Tricky Business Yvette BellEpisode: "Opportunity Knocks"
2012–2014 Arrow Helena Bertinelli4 episodes
2013–2014 Dracula Mina MurraySeries regular
2015 Deadline Gallipoli Vera GrantMini-series
2016–2017 Underground Elizabeth HawkesSeries regular
The Last Tycoon Minna Davis2 episodes
2017SparebnbEmmaEpisode: "Steve and Emma"
2019 The Hunting ElizaMini-series
The Crown Lucy Lindsay-HoggEpisode: "Cri de Coeur"
Vienna Blood Amelia Lydgate3 episodes
2020–present The Secrets She Keeps Meghan ShaughnessySeries regular
Operation Buffalo Eva Lloyd-GeorgeSeries regular
2020–2021 Pennyworth Melanie Troy5 episodes
2021 The Moth Effect SephenEpisode: "Celestial Graveyard"
2023 The Couple Next Door BeckaLead role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2019 Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie (with Damon Herriman, Kate Box, Xavier Samuel & Josh Quong Tart) Riot Won

Notes

  1. De Gouw's birthday is 15 February. [lower-alpha 2] She was 23 years old on 14 January 2012. [lower-alpha 3] Her full birth date, 15 February 1988, is calculated from these two facts.
  2. De Gouw, Jessica [@jessdegouw] (15 February 2015). "Thank you for all the wonderful birthday wishes!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 31 October 2018 via Twitter.

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