Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (/ˈdiːvər/; born December 21, 1996) is an American actress. She became known for her roles in series such as Justified (2011–2015), Last Man Standing (2011–2021), Unbelievable (2019), and Dopesick (2021). She earned nominations for Unbelievable and Dopesick and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the latter. Dever has had supporting roles in the films Short Term 12 (2013), Detroit (2017), Beautiful Boy (2018), Dear Evan Hansen (2021), and Ticket to Paradise (2022). Her leading film roles include Booksmart (2019), Rosaline (2022), and No One Will Save You (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kaitlyn Dever, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 21, 1996 (29)
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 37 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
What are Kaitlyn Dever's films like?
Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 20
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 12
Grounded 18 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 6
Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5
A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1
Casual 7 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 11
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 5 of 12 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Gwen Thompson in An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)
- Shadowas Jayden in Short Term 12 (2013)
- Allyas Grace Turner in All Summers End (2017)
- Shadowas Lily Green in We Don't Belong Here (2017)
- Heroas Amy in Booksmart (2019)
- Shadowas Toni in Monsterland (2020)
- Shadowas Sharynn Tarrows in Coastal Elites (2020)
- Heraldas Betsy Mallum in Dopesick (2021)
- Heroas Rosaline in Rosaline (2022)
- Shadowas Abby Anderson in The Last of Us (2023)
- Heroas Brynn in No One Will Save You (2023)
- Allyas Unknown (sibling/friend) in See You When I See You (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet17
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kaitlyn Dever's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (9).
Subscription and free streaming for Kaitlyn Dever's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
41 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
See You When I See You(2026)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
A House of Dynamite(2025)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Apple Cider Vinegar(2025)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Good Grief(2023)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Next Goal Wins(2023)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
No One Will Save You(2023)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Last of Us(2023)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Rosaline(2022)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Ticket to Paradise(2022)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Dopesick(2021)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Dear Evan Hansen(2021)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Premise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Monsterland(2020)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Coastal Elites(2020)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Good as New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Unbelievable(2019)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Them That Follow(2019)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Booksmart(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Front Runner(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Beautiful Boy(2018)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Outside In(2017)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Detroit(2017)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
We Don't Belong Here(2017)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
All Summers End(2017)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Men, Women & Children(2014)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Laggies(2014)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Short Term 12(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Spectacular Now(2013)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
J. Edgar(2011)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Last Man Standing(2011)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Bad Teacher(2011)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Cinema Verite(2011)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Justified(2010)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Modern Family(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Party Down(2009)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Mentalist(2008)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Private Practice(2007)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2022.
Biggest box office
Bad Teacher (2011)
Highest rated
Short Term 12 (2013)
Most popular right now
The Last of Us (2023)
Film career
Peak 2022 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2009Screen debut· An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong
- 2019First top-billed film· Booksmart
- 2019Career best· Booksmart
- 2019Career best· Unbelievable
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
8 major nominations and no wins, 2020–2025.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role on Television
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- BAFTA Award, nominated
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Kaitlyn Dever's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th14
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
15 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved10
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser15
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Kaitlyn Dever's work okay for kids?
Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Kaitlyn Dever work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kaitlyn Dever's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mel Eslyn shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Jason ReitmanShared titles: The Front Runner (2018), Men, Women & Children (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Reitman
- Lynn SheltonShared titles: Outside In (2017), Laggies (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Lynn Shelton
Writers
- Michael H. WeberShared titles: Rosaline (2022), The Spectacular Now (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Michael H. Weber
- Scott NeustadterShared titles: Rosaline (2022), The Spectacular Now (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Neustadter
Actors
- Ariela BarerShared titles: See You When I See You (2026), An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Ariela Barer
- Isabela MercedShared titles: The Last of Us (2023), Rosaline (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Isabela Merced
- Molly EphraimShared titles: The Front Runner (2018), Last Man Standing (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Molly Ephraim
- Timothée ChalametShared titles: Beautiful Boy (2018), Men, Women & Children (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Timothée Chalamet
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Eric SteelbergShared titles: The Front Runner (2018), Men, Women & Children (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Steelberg
- Rob SimonsenShared titles: The Front Runner (2018), The Spectacular Now (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Simonsen
- Joel P WestShared titles: All Summers End (2017), Short Term 12 (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Joel P West
- Nat SandersShared titles: Laggies (2014), Short Term 12 (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Nat Sanders
Producers
- Mel EslynShared titles: See You When I See You (2026), Outside In (2017), Laggies (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Mel Eslyn
- Lacey LeavittShared titles: Outside In (2017), We Don't Belong Here (2017), Laggies (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Lacey Leavitt
- Jay DuplassShared titles: See You When I See You (2026), Outside In (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Duplass
- Mark DuplassShared titles: See You When I See You (2026), Outside In (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Duplass
