Emily Coutts is a Canadian director and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She was selected as one of eight directors for the prestigious 2024 Women In The Director’s Chair program. She recently completed directing shadowing with three established directors on Star Trek: Discovery, where she also starred as Lt. Keyla Detmer for five seasons.

Her directing credits include the short film Rosebud (Dances With Films: NY) and They Choose You (Hollyshorts). She also wrote, produced, and starred in Dear Jesus (Portland Film Festival, Toronto Shorts International Film Festival, Dances With Films). A graduate of the Canadian Film Center’s Acting Conservatory, Coutts serves on the board of The Toronto Queer Film Festival and continues developing compelling projects between Los Angeles and Toronto.