Jes Macallan

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

Jes Macallan
Macallan in 2022
Born	(1982-08-09) August 9, 1982 (age 43) Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, director
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Jason Gray-Stanford ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2017)​ [1]
Partner(s)	Nicholas Bishop (2021–present; engaged)[2]
Children	1

Early life

Macallan trained in dance in her youth and participated in classes with choreographers including Mia Michaels.^{[citation needed]}

She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Florida, and studied abroad for a term at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. She modeled during college. After graduation, she studied acting in Los Angeles and New York.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Macallan is an actor and director. From 2013 to 2016, she starred in ABC's drama series, Mistresses. She starred in The CW's Legends of Tomorrow from 2017 to 2022. She directed two episodes of Legends of Tomorrow, as well as episodes of All Rise and All American.

In 2016, Macallan wrote, produced, and directed the short film Self, E. She submitted the film as part of her application to the Warner Bros. television directors workshop. She was accepted into the workshop and graduated in 2019.^[3]

Personal life

Macallan was married to Jason Gray-Stanford from 2012 to 2017. Macallan and her fiancé have a son.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Ocean's 7-11	Dustee
	One, Two, Many	Woman in bed
	Identity Crisis	Sandy
2009	Behaving Badly	Cocktail Waitress
	Hired Gun	American Newscaster #2
2011	Being Bin Laden	Ali
	The Football Fairy	Kelsey	Short film
2014	Kiss Me	Erica
2015	Thirst	Claire Taylor
2016	The Engagement Clause	Carrie Tate
2019	Self E	Director	Short Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Shameless	Tammy	Episode: "Casey Casden"
	Justified	Cassie	2 episodes
	The Protector	Rachel	Episode: "Affairs"
2012	Grey's Anatomy	Hillary	Episode: "Hope for the Hopeless"
	Crash & Burn	Kelly Mitchell	Television film
	NCIS: Los Angeles	Megan Stevens / Anya Fournier	Episode: "Blye, K., Part 2"
	Femme Fatales	Susan Voight	Episode: "One Man's Death"
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) Directed 2 episodes
2017	An Uncommon Grace	Grace Conner	Television film
2023	The Company You Keep	Martha Pope	1 episode

Director

Year	Title	Note(s)
2019	Self E	Short
2021-22	Legends of Tomorrow	2 episodes
2022-25	All American	4 episodes
2023	All Rise	Episode: "We Are Family"
2024	All American: Homecoming	2 episodes
2025	Found	Episode: "Missing While a Casualty"