Jasmin Savoy Brown (born March 21, 1994) is an American actress. She is known for starring in the thriller drama series Yellowjackets (2021–present) and the slasher franchise Scream (2022–present).
Brown appears in the supernatural series The Leftovers (2015–2017) and the legal drama series For the People (2018–2019), the slasher film Sound of Violence (2021), and the thriller film Missing (2023). They also play Phin Mason / Tinkerer in the video game Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020).
Early life Brown was born in Alameda, California to an African-American father and white mother. She has Irish ancestry from the maternal side of her family. They were raised in Springfield, Oregon. At age four, Brown had her first role in a church musical which sparked her love of performing. Growing up, they participated in numerous musicals and were a member of various musical clubs, choirs and groups, some of which include University of Oregon, Portland Shakespeare Project, Art's Umbrella, Oregon Children's Choir, and Upstart Crow Youth Theatre (formerly known as Upstart Crow Studios). Following high school, Brown moved to Portland, Oregon to pursue acting.
Career Brown began with minor roles in NBC's Grimm and Freeform's The Fosters. She went on to star in Camp Harlow and Forgotten Hero, and guest star on NBC's Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
In 2015, Brown landed the recurring role of Evangeline "Evie" Murphy in seasons 2 and 3 of HBO's The Leftovers. Evie is the daughter of Erika and John who goes missing with her friends after an earthquake. Following The Leftovers, Brown was cast as Nina (Cameron's new girlfriend) on Freeform's Stitchers. They went on to play series regular character Emilia Bassano on the TNT drama series Will, which told the story of William Shakespeare. Emilia was a musician, poet, and writer, who went on to become the first female professional English poet and was believed to be the "Dark Lady" of Will's sonnets.
Brown is a series regular in the Shondaland drama For the People on ABC. Two weeks before the premiere of For the People, she signed with ICM Partners. They were cast in the independent film Sound of Violence as Alexis Reeves, a formerly deaf girl who goes on a murder spree. Initially titled Conductor, the film was released in 2021 to positive reviews for Brown's acting. Jessica Kiang of Variety wrote that Brown gave "a lead performance that oozes empathy as much as her hapless victims ooze blood". Also in 2021, they began starring in the Showtime thriller drama series Yellowjackets as a teenage Taissa Turner.
In September 2020, Brown was cast as Mindy Meeks-Martin in the fifth Scream film, which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The film was released on January 14, 2022. It was a critical and commercial success, and was the 28th-highest-grossing film of 2022. She reprised the role in Scream VI, which was released on March 10, 2023, to similar success, and again in Scream 7. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called Brown "a scene-stealer as Mindy". She appeared in the 2024 film Dreams in Nightmares.
They also have released at least two songs; "Orange Wine" and "goddamnit" on YouTube.
On September 1, Brown made her Broadway debut as Eurydice in Hadestown.
Personal life Brown is queer, and uses both she/her and they/them pronouns.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Laggies Music Kid The Record Keeper Patience Camp Harlow Emily Forgotten Hero Anna 2017 Ten Dollar Bill Stephanie Lane 1974 Puma Newly Single Taylor Touring 2021 Sound of Violence Alexis Reeves 2022 Scream Mindy Meeks-Martin 2023 Scream VI Missing June AllenCameo 2024 Dreams in Nightmares Sabrina 2026 Scream 7 Mindy Meeks-Martin Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Mari TBA
Television Year Title Role Notes2013 Grimm Young Woman Episode: "A Dish Best Served Cold" The Fosters Gossip Girl #2 Episode: "Kids in the Hall" 2014 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Ava Watson / Rebecca Lubbock Episode: "The Mole" 2015–2017 The Leftovers Evangeline Murphy Recurring role; 13 episodes2016 Stitchers Nina Recurring role; 7 episodes Before You Say I Do Hannah Television film2017 Grey's Anatomy Amanda Joseph Episode: "You Can Look (But You'd Better Not Touch)" Will Emilia Bassano Recurring role; 5 episodes 2018–2019 For the People Allison Adams Main role2018 Love Annie 3 episodes Lego Star Wars: All-Stars Lena Freemaker Voice, 2 episodes A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2021 Final Space Evra Voice, episode: "Forgiveness" 2021–present Yellowjackets Teen Taissa Turner Main role
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2019 Wolfenstein: Youngblood Abby "Super Spesh" Walker Voice and motion capture 2020 Spider-Man: Miles Morales Phin Mason / Tinkerer Voice and motion capture
Theater Year Title Role Venue Notes 2026 Hadestown Eurydice Walter Kerr Theatre Broadway debut
Music videos
"Night Shift" (2023), by Lucy Dacus
Podcasts
#63 Jasmin on Heavyweight
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