{{efn>name=Birthday note}}| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia, Australia| other_names = Jess De Gouw| occupation = Actress| alma_mater = Curtin University| yearsactive = 2006â€“present| partner = }}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.

Early life

De Gouw grew up in Lesmurdie, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, where she attended Lesmurdie Senior High School.WEB,nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/archive/12599452/gouw-set-wow/, De Gouw set to wow in US, 14 January 2012, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! New Zealand News, 1 March 2013, dead,nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/archive/12599452/gouw-set-wow/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130905081739nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/archive/12599452/gouw-set-wow/,">web.archive.org/web/20130905081739nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/archive/12599452/gouw-set-wow/, 5 September 2013, dmy-all, 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.WEB,www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/perth-actor-jessice-de-gouw-aiming-at-sci-fi-glory/story-e6frg13u-1226500000489, Perth actor Jessica De Gouw aiming at sci-fi glory, Symonds, Kristy, 20 October 2012, Perth Now, 1 March 2013,

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 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.WEB,kelleyeskridge.com/tag/ben-c-lucas/, OtherLife world premiere, 19 May 2017, Kelley Eskridge, 17 July 2017, 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.WEB, Inside Alycia Debnam-Carey’s Beauty Routine - Grazia,graziamagazine.com/us/articles/alycia-debnam-carey-interview/, 2021-08-31, Grazia USA, 6 July 2021, en-US, She played the role of Sergeant Klintoff’s wife, Louisa, in Leah Purcell’s debut feature film, (The Drover’s Wife (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.WEB, Who Is Oliver Jackson-Cohen’s Girlfriend? What You Need To Know About Partner Jessica De Gouw, Capital (radio network), Capital FM, 8 October 2020,www.capitalfm.com/news/celebrity/oliver-jackson-cohen-girlfriend-partner-jessica-de-gouw/, 31 May 2022,web.archive.org/web/20201014130842/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/celebrity/oliver-jackson-cohen-girlfriend-partner-jessica-de-gouw/, 14 October 2020, dead, In a June 2022 interview, she described herself as queer and said that she was in a relationship with a woman.NEWS, Dow, Steve, 3 July 2022, ‘Twitter is the worst!’: Actor Jessica de Gouw on being in the public eye, The Age,amp.theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/twitter-is-the-worst-actor-jessica-de-gouw-on-being-in-the-public-eye-20220627-p5awz4.html, 18 August 2022, De Gouw and her girlfriend, hairstylist Sophie Roberts, spoke about the pair’s relationship for the February edition of Vogue in 2023.WEB, Xidias, Angelica, 9 February 2023, Sophie Roberts and Jessica De Gouw pen their love story,www.vogue.com.au/culture/pride/sophie-roberts-jessica-de-gouw/news-story/c6628f9ba93c805f5b49e460d6557d00, 28 March 2023,

Filmography

Film{| class“wikitable sortable”

! Year! Title! Role! class=“unsortable” | Notes| 2009| Bedtime Stories| Mother| Short| 2010| The Ballad of Nick Chopper| Iva| Short| 2011| Works Well with Others| Andrea| Short2012| Kath & Kimderella| Isabella|| The Dinner Meeting| Natalie| Short| The Mystery of a Hansom Cab| Madge| TV film| By Shank’s Pony| | Short| 2013| These Final Hours| Zoe|| 2014| Cut Snake| Paula|| 2015| The Rezort| Melanie Gibbs|| 2017| OtherLife| Ren Amari|| 2018Riot (2018 film)>Riot| Robyn Plaister| TV film| 2020| Gretel & Hansel| Witch|2021| The Walk| Hero| Short(The Drover’s Wife (film)>The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson)| Louisa Klintoff||2023|The Portable Door|Rosie Tanner|| TBAThe Union (upcoming film)>The Union|| Filming

Television{| class“wikitable sortable”

Awards and nominations{| class“wikitable sortable” width“95%”

! Year! Award! Category! Work! Result| 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 (2018 film)>Riot| {{win}}

Notes

{{notelist|refs={{efn|name=Birthday note|De Gouw’s birthday is 15 February.TWEET, De Gouw, Jessica, jessdegouw, Thank you for all the wonderful birthday wishes!, 567131362159628291, 15 February 2015,archive.today/20181031192531/https://twitter.com/jessdegouw/status/567131362159628291, 31 October 2018, She was 23 years old on 14 January 2012. Her full birth date, 15 February 1988, is calculated from these two facts.}}}}

References

External links

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