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Jessica Matten is a Canadian actress and producer.

Jessica Matten
Born
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Alberta (BS Human Ecology)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • producer

Career


In 2018, Matten appeared in Season 3 of Discovery Canada and Netflix's TV show Frontier starring Jason Momoa. Also in 2018, she began appearing in the CW Network and CBC drama Burden of Truth.

In 2020, Matten began starring in Tribal on the APTN Network. She plays the newly appointed chief of an indigenous police force in Alberta, Canada. Also in 2020, Matten appeared in the horror movie The Empty Man for Disney/20th Century Fox studios.

In 2022, Matten co-starred in Robert Redford, George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones) and Graham Roland's produced Dark Winds television series opposite Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon for the AMC Network.

Matten is the President of 7 Forward Entertainment, an Indigenous-owned production company based out on the West Coast of Canada. She is also a Co-Founder of The Counting Coup Indigenous Film Academy (“CCIFA”), an educational environment for creative work, where emerging and aspiring First Nations, Metis and Inuit artists can gain expertise and experience in film.


Personal life


Matten was born in Edmonton, Alberta.[1]

Matten is of Red River Métis and Saulteaux-Cree heritage through her mother.[1][2] Since the age of 6, she assisted with her mother's First Nations modeling agency around Canada. She also worked for her father in marketing for several years before becoming an actor.[3]

Matten graduated from the University of Alberta with a science degree in Human Ecology.[1]


Partial filmography


Acting performances
Year Title Role Notes
2012 A Red Girl's Reasoning Delia Short
2014–2015 Blackstone Gina 12 episodes
2016–2018 Frontier Sokanon 18 episodes
2018–2019 Burden of Truth Gerrilyn Spence 14 episodes
2020 The Empty Man Fiona
2020–2021 Tribal Sam Woodburn 18 episodes
2022 Dark Winds Bernadette Manuelito

References


  1. Griwkowsky, Fish (2016-11-04). "Edmonton-born actress brings edge to fur-trade TV drama Frontier". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. Puckett-Pope, Lauren (27 June 2022). "Jessica Matten of 'Dark Winds' is Ready to Lead the First Indigenous Superhero Movie". ELLE. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. Larue, Frank (2011-03-16). "Jessica Yee: Positive Beauty". First Nations Drum Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-07-11.



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