Jennifer Carpenter has had moderate success in both the film and television industries since Showtime's Dexter came to an end back in 2013.
Despite her twenty-year acting career, Jennifer Carpenter is most recognizable as Debra Morgan from the Showtime series Dexter. The show allowed Carpenter to display her wide range of flexibility from a hard-nosed police officer to a sarcastic and loving sister, all of which carried over to subsequent projects. While the role has been her most acclaimed to date, Carpenter has had success in both film and television since Dexter ended in 2013.
Before receiving the part that would land her a Saturn Award, Jennifer Carpenter starred in both The Exorcism of Emily Rose and White Chicks. Both films went on to achieve cult classic notoriety. Carpenter's dark performance as Emily Rose may have well-prepared her for the dismal content of Dexter, while the comedic lightheartedness of the Wayans Bros' White Chicks could have laid the groundwork for the nuance within Debra Morgan's character.
What Jennifer Carpenter Worked On After Dexter
Jennifer Carpenter played a central role alongside Vince Vaughn in S. Craig Zahler's Brawl in Cell Block 99; she went on to star in Zahler's follow-up film with Vaughn and Mel Gibson titled Dragged Across Concrete. After doing voice-over work in a few direct-to-video animated films for the Batman and Scooby-Doo franchises, Carpenter was cast in the television series spin-off of Bradley Cooper's Limitless. Carpenter's most recent TV endeavor was returning to the role of Debra Morgan in the Showtime revival miniseries Dexter: New Blood.
What Jennifer Carpenter Is Doing After Dexter: New Blood
Jennifer Carpenter is currently working on Control Group, a film about a scientist creating a replica of his deceased wife. Carpenter is the only actor officially onboard for the film, which will be directed by South Georgia Film Festival winner Liz Manashil. Her likable ruggedness makes her perfect for emotional roles like this and Carpenter's return to Deb in Dexter: New Blood. Carpenter is also playing the lead and executive producing an upcoming thriller series titled Ballistic. The show is written by Spenser Cohen, writer of Moonfall, and Anna Halberg. It tells the story of a secret operative on the run from her own organization and is yet another sci-fi film that allows Carpenter to step back into the mind of a police officer, as she is so good at doing.
As a film and television actor, Jennifer Carpenter has demonstrated a solid track record. No halt is in sight for her appearance in profitable projects. In front of the camera, Carpenter continues to be a versatile force, regardless of whether her future projects reach the same level of acclaim as Dexter.
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Ray Alvarez is an aspiring comic book writer with several screenplays in his trash can, a love for film, and way too many video games in his backlog. He once co-hosted the Bargain Binge Boys podcast, but mostly writes Letterboxd reviews at 2 AM. His favorite movie is The Fifth Element. His favorite pizza topping is pineapple.
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