Kaitlyn Dever

Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (; born December 21, 1996) is an American actress. She has gained recognition for her roles in the FX crime drama television series Justified (2011–2015), the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021), the Netflix drama miniseries Unbelievable (2019), and the Hulu drama Dopesick (2021). She earned Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Award nominations for Unbelievable and Dopesick as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the latter. Dever has also played supporting roles in the films Bad Teacher (2011), The Spectacular Now (2013), Short Term 12 (2013), Detroit (2017), Beautiful Boy (2018), Dear Evan Hansen (2021), and Ticket to Paradise (2022). She had leading roles in Them That Follow (2019), Booksmart (2019), Rosaline (2022), and No One Will Save You (2023). Early life Dever was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Tim and Kathy Dever. She has two younger sisters, Mady and Jane Dever. At the age of five, she developed an interest in the performing arts with her parents sending her to an acting school. She also participated in gymnastics, ballet and ice skating, until she focused on acting. Her family then moved to Dallas where she filmed a number of commercials, before moving to Los Angeles. Career