Jessica Matten

Jessica Matten is a Canadian actress and film producer.

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

Early life and education

Matten was born in Edmonton, Alberta.[1] She is of Red River Métis and Cree heritage through her mother, and Eurasian on her father's side.[1][2]

From the age of six, 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]

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 the TV crime drama series Dark Winds opposite Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon, produced by Robert Redford, George R. R. Martin, and Graham Roland for the AMC Network.

Other activities

Matten is the President of 7 Forward Entertainment, an Indigenous-owned production company based 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.

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
2022-2023 Dark Winds Bernadette Manuelito In main cast
TBA Rez Ball TBA In production[4]

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.
  4. Grobar, Matt (April 17, 2023). "Rez Ball': Netflix Sets Jessica Matten, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, Kiowa Gordon & More For Sydney Freeland's Native American Basketball Underdog Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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