Jennifer Carpenter Bio 2021: Age, Career, Net Worth, Boyfriend

Introduction

Jenifer Carpenter (born December 7, 1979) is a popular actress who has mainly become famous from her cast as Debra Morgan in a popular Showtime Dexter. Due to her incredible talent, she won the Saturn Award and the show itself won multiple People Choice Awards and also won multiple Emmy’s Awards as well. Jennifer has been also played a major role as Limitless and also won a major award in the “Best Supporting Actress.

Along with TV shows, Jenifer Carpenter started her career as a Broadway actress and also voiced the character of the video game character in “The Evil Within”. Carpenter also has a major fan following on social media with over 180,000 followers on Instagram and also over 250,000 social media followers on Twitter as well. Jennifer Carpenter has also won the “MTV Award for The Most Frightened Performance” from “The Exorcism of Emily Rose”.

Biography

Jennifer Carpenter was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Her father’s name was Robert Carpenter and her mother’s name was Catherine. She was very good at studies and also very passionate about dancing and acting ever since she was young.

Regarding education, she attended St. Raphael the Archangel and later also Sacred Heart Academy. Jennifer showed interest in broadway so her parents enrolled at Walden Theatre Conservatory program. She also completed her education in New York City at Juilliard School.

Career

Jennifer Carpenter started her career in 2002 when she started in the feature movie Broadway remix of The Crucible play by Arther Miller. She was still in high school and was awaiting her graduation when the opportunity arrived for her. Despite the praise from broadway, Carpenter did not receive massive roles or opportunities instead had to settle for supporting roles in the movies such as Ash Tuesday and White Chicks. However, her biggest performance to date appeared in 2006 when she played the role of a victim of Exorcism in “The Exorcism of Emily Rose”. Her performance was praised massively all over the world and Jennifer even received the critically acclaimed MTV movie award for “The Best Friegtented Performance” category.

The same year she also got the role in “The Lethal Eviction” however the movie was not so appreciated her praised by the critics. Due to her exceptional role in the horror movie, Jennifer frequently got the role in horror movies. In 2008 she starred in another horror movie named “Quarantine” which was based on the zombie virus. Quarantine was the remake of REC which was also a horror movie based in Spain.

But before that role, her life completely changed when she was offered to play the role of Debra Morgan who is the police officer and sister of serial killer Dexter Morgan the showtime classic “Dexter”. The show became a massive success and everyone in the cast including Jennifer Carpenter got lots of plaudits and awards for the show including the Emmy Award for the Best Actress n the leading role. Due to the success of Dexter, Jennifer got lots of offers from movies and TV shows however she did not forget her roots were from broadway.

In 2011, Jennifer made a return to Broadway in Second Stage Theatre with the play named Gruesome Playground Injuries. Carpenter also got a lot more offers in movies such as Seeking Justice, Ex-Girlfriends and Gone. Another big break came n 2014 when she was offered the lead role in Sea of Fire. Jennifer Carpenter played the role of FBI Agent Leah Pearce. The same year Carpenter also fulfilled her lifelong hobby of voting acting in a video game with popular horror game “The Evil Within”. Jennifer Carpenter played the role of Juli Kidman and reappeared on two DLC chapters. However, Jennifer Carpenter was recast and did not return in The Evil Within 2 as it was believed she was busy in shooting or had a disagreement regarding the financial terms.

Jennifer Carpenter confirmed that she would return in the new or reprise version of Dexter: The New Blood. She has appeared on the first two episodes of the show as the afterthought or someone who guides Dexter to the right path since she was killed in the finale of Season 8 of the first installment of Dexter.

Husbands, Boyfriends and Children

Jennifer Carpenter first dated her Dexter Co-star Michael C Hall and even got married in 2008 which was to the dismay of many fans since they played the character of brothers and sisters in the show. They publicly announced themselves as husband and wife in the 2009 Golden Globe Awards. However, just a year later they filed a divorce after separating for some time due to some personal differences.

Jennifer started dating musician Seth Avett in 2015 however it was kept personal for some time. Only when Jennifer stated she was pregnant and expecting her first child, her fans and media know about the relationship. Jennifer gave birth to a boy and named him Isaac Avett.

Net Worth

Jennifer Carpenter is a very popular actress who is mainly famous for her role as Debra Morgan in a popular show Dexter. She has earned quite a lot of money and fame from her career as an actress. Carpenter also has lots of brands, endorsements, and sponsorships as well from branded products such as Garnier, Fair, and Lovely and other accessories. Jennifer Carpenter is also an entrepreneur and businesswoman and has a net worth of approximately $8 million as of 2021.

Interesting Facts

• Jennifer Carpenter started modeling in 2010 and even run in New York City Marathon
• She marreid her Dexter co star Michael C Hall but separeted just after a year.
• Carpenter gave voice in the video game The Evil Within.
• Jennifer Carpenter has a net worth of approximately $8 million as of 2021.