Jil Devresse

Born in Luxembourg · German (native) · Luxembourgish (native) · French (native) · English · Italian (Basics) · Standout skills: dance (pole dance, aerial yoga), a cappella and choral singing, mezzo-soprano/soprano range · Based: Berlin, Luxembourg

Meet Jil

Jil Devresse trained at the ETI Schauspielschule Berlin and moves fluently between stage and screen. She speaks Luxembourgish, French and German at native level. She’s known for the roles of Jenny and Tanja Engel in the RTL/Netflix series Capitani, and has performed at Théâtre du Centaure, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Staatstheater Mainz and Kasemattentheater, among others. Recent and upcoming film work includes the Luxembourgish features Land am Schied and Äppel & Bieren, and the feature E lëtzebuerger Mann, currently in development.

What makes her stand out is the range: a direct, cheeky kind of playing, but just as capable of quiet, understated tones. It’s in that contrast that she’s truly at her best.

On the studio side, Jil takes the lead in Wie Schmerz geht, ciao spada’s very first theatre production, directed by Luc Spada. That makes us all the more happy to have her on the talent side too.

Gallery

Education

2017 – 2020 · ETI Schauspielschule Berlin

Selected works

Film

2025 · E lëtzebuerger Mann · Dir. Myriam Muller · Samsa Film, Artemis Productions

Television

2021 · Capitani 2 (Series) · Dir. Christophe Wagner · RTL Lëtzebuerg, Netflix
2019 · Capitani (Series) · Dir. Christophe Wagner · RTL Lëtzebuerg, Netflix

shorts

2025 · Backstage · Dir. Émile V. Schlesser · Émile V. Schlesser, Fabien Colas, Filmreakter asbl
2024 · En Tank Voll Loscht · Dir. Max Thommes
2024 · Huss · Dir. Laurent Prim · Skill Lab

Theater

2027 · Wie Schmerz geht (Lead Role) · Dir. Luc Spada · ciao spada, opderschmelz, Kulturhaus Niederanven, Coopérations, Ville de Luxembourg
2026 · Hysterikon · Dir. Max Thommes · Kasemattentheater
2025 · Spring Awakenings · Dir. Anne Simon · Théâtre des Capucins – Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
2024 – 2025 · Leuchtfeuer (Lead Role) · Dir. Fábio Godinho · Staatstheater Mainz
2023 – 2024 · Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Woolf? · Dir. K.D. Schmidt · Staatstheater Mainz
2023 · Léa et la théorie des systèmes complexes · Dir. Renelde Pierlot · Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg – Théâtre des Capucins, Théâtre des Quartiers d’Ivry (Paris Ivry), La Comète (Châlons-en-Champagne), Les Centres Culturels de Limoges
2020 – 2021 · Das Fenster – Eine Schauergeschichte für die letzten Generationen · Dir. Thorsten Köhler · Saarländisches Staatstheater (Sparte4), Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg

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