Jes Macallan

Jes Macallan
Born	Sarasota, Florida
Occupation(s)	Actress, Director
Years active	2008–present

Jes Macallan is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Josslyn Carver in ABC drama series Mistresses and Ava Sharpe in The CW superhero comedy-drama Legends of Tomorrow.

Career

Jes Macallan is an actor and director and proud member of both SAG and the DGA. Her acting career is extensive, including upwards of 130 episodes as a lead in different series and films. Before her series regular role in the Arrowverse dramedy superhero show, DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Netflix), which ran for seven seasons, Macallan starred in ABC's hit drama series, Mistresses (Hulu), with Alyssa Milano, which ran for four seasons. To reference a few of her numerous other credits, she also starred in the pilot Crash and Burn, executive produced by Tony Hawk, as well as the digital film series, Relationship Status, executive produced by Milo Ventimiglia and StyleHaul, which was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival with critical accolades.

As an episodic director, she went on to direct two highly ambitious, VFX/SPFX heavy episodes of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Not only did she also act in the episodes, she rapidly adapted to the new territory of ever changing on-set hurdles of pandemic protocols in the filmmaking industry.

Following a recent series wrap on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Macallan went on to direct an episode of All Rise for OWN/Warner Bros Television, which will air in the fall of 2022.

In retrospect, early on in her acting career, she was inclined to pursue her ever-present passion for directing and she began shadowing veteran directors she admired. In 2016, with a non-existent budget, she wrote, produced, and directed her short film Self, E as a directorial sample piece. Upon submission to a few select festivals, the film was accepted and well received. The Dances with Films Festival held a screening of the short at the famous TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The film, as well a cohesive application, secured Macallan’s admittance to the highly competitive Warner Bros. Television Directors Workshop. She is a proud graduate of the class of 2019.

Macallan’s passion for storytelling as a director (and actor) thrives with a deep and meaningful character driven script. Her performance background affords her a profound understanding of character exploration on screen which is reflective in her process as a filmmaker. Her extensive experience in television, in front and behind the camera, has also afforded her the understanding and importance of communication, budget comprehension, and effective time management.

She and her partner, fellow actor Nic Bishop, are working on adapting numerous novels in the near future. In a directing, acting, and producing capacity, they are also procuring multiple projects with talented colleagues and friends of theirs from many years working in the industry.

Early life

Macallan's artistic journey in the performing arts started early as she began dancing at the age of three. She studied classically into her 20’s, with a rigorous syllabus including modern, jazz, ballet, pointe, tap, and musical theater, with a well rounded focus on all forms of dance and expression. Throughout her decades of classical training, she participated in master classes with legends such as Luigi, Mia Michaels, and Eddy Toussaint. She studied endless variations of dance techniques, including those of Fosse, Graham, Ailey, Tharpe, Cunningham, and Balanchine to name a few. While her artistic expression and performance goals were fulfilled on stage though movement, the rigorous training caused early injuries. She made the difficult decision to continue dancing while in college, but not to pursue dance professionally.

She earned a bachelors degree in Business Administration, with a focus on International Marketing from the University of Florida. During her studies she traveled to Europe often, immersing herself in her passions for European culture and language, especially Italian. Her degree includes a study abroad term at the prestigious Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Although it wasn’t a grand passion, while on her academic path she was grateful to be able to take the opportunity she was offered to model in Miami, New York, and Milan. She later studied acting in Los Angeles, but yearned for a more comprehensive drama program. She relocated to New York City to attend the highly regarded, Meisner intensive acting program at the conservatory-based Maggie Flanigan Studio.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Ocean's 7-11	Dustee
2008	One, Two, Many	Woman in bed
2008	Identity Crisis	Sandy
2009	Behaving Badly	Cocktail Waitress
2009	Hired Gun	American Newscaster #2
2011	Being Bin Laden	Ali
2011	The Football Fairy	Kelsey	Short film
2014	Kiss Me	Erica
2015	Thirst	Claire Taylor
2019	Self E	Director	Short Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Shameless	Tammy	Episode: "Casey Casden"
2011	Justified	Cassie	2 episodes
2011	The Protector	Rachel	Episode: "Affairs"
2012	Grey's Anatomy	Hillary	Episode: "Hope for the Hopeless"
2012	Crash & Burn	Kelly Mitchell	Television film
2012	NCIS: Los Angeles	Megan Stevens / Anya Fournier	Episode: "Blye, K., Part 2"
2014	The Mentor	Elizabeth	Television film
2013–2016	Mistresses	Josslyn Carver	Main role
2014–2015	Red Band Society	Ashley Cole	2 episodes
2016	Married by Christmas	Carrie	Television film
2017–2022	Legends of Tomorrow	Ava Sharpe	Recurring role (season 3); Main role (seasons 4–7)
2017	An Uncommon Grace	Grace Conner	Television film

External links

• Jes Macallan on X
• Jes Macallan at IMDb