Brianne Howey (born May 24, 1989)[1] is an American actress. She has appeared as a series regular on the Fox supernatural horror The Exorcist (2016) and the Fox thriller The Passage (2019), in addition to a recurring role in the first season of The CW superhero drama Batwoman (2019–2022) as Reagan Pye. Howey has also portrayed the main character Georgia Miller in the Netflix comedy-drama Ginny & Georgia since 2021.
Brianne Howey | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1989[1] |
| Education | New York University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Spouse | Matt Ziering (m. 2021) |
Brianne Howey was brought up in Pasadena, California to her young and single mother, whom she later took inspiration from in her role as Georgia,[2] and is the oldest of five siblings. She attended an all girls’ Catholic high school in Pasadena,[3] where she joined the improv team.[4] She continued her acting education and studied theatre at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[5] During her time as a student, she starred in the short films Party Favors in 2008, Appropriate Sex in 2009, and Suckerpunch in 2010.[5]
Her first TV role was on 90210, when she played Stacy while continuing at NYU.[4][5] Howey has starred in Twisted Tales in 2013.[5]
In 2014, Brianne starred as Candy in the comedy film Horrible Bosses 2 alongside Jason Bateman.[6] In 2015, Brianne moved to London to film her first regular starring role which was in the British television series I Live with Models.[7] In 2016, Howey landed the role of Kat Rance in the television series The Exorcist, sister of the possessed girl played by Hannah Kasulka.[8] In 2019, Howey starred as Shauna Babcock, a "Viral", in Justin Cronin’s The Passage.[9] The same year, Howey starred in the romantic comedy Plus One.[10]
Howey attracted further attention for her role as Georgia in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia.[11] The series was released on February 24, 2021,[12] and quickly became popular, attracting 52 million subscribers on Netflix.[13] It was renewed for a second season on April 19, 2021.[13]
Howey returned as Alison B in series 2 of Hulu’s Dollface in February 2022.[14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Suckerpunch | Jess Ramsey | Short film |
| 2009 | Appropriate Sex | Emily Givens | Short film |
| 2010 | The Great Belle and Bill Slater | Belle Slater | Short film |
| 2010 | Party Favors | Clare | Short film |
| 2011 | Baby Ruth | Sandra Johnson | Short film |
| 2013 | Backseat Driver | Kidnapper | Short film |
| 2014 | ETXR | Cece | |
| 2014 | On Dangerous Heels | Lizzie | Short film |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Candy | |
| 2015 | Fruit Detective | Brusselia Sprout | Short film |
| 2016 | Super Novas | Tiffany | |
| 2016 | Viral | Tara Dannelly | |
| 2016 | The Lonely Whale | Coffee Shop Hipster | |
| 2016 | XOXO | Darla | |
| 2017 | Time Trap | Jackie | |
| 2017 | Show Business | Ashlee | Short film |
| 2018 | Little Bitches | Sarah Richter | |
| 2019 | Plus One[10] | Jess Ramsey |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 90210[4][5] | Stacey | Episode: "The Bachelors" |
| 2011 | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | High school girl | Episode: "Restless" |
| 2011–2012 | The Middle | Emily | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Revenge | Eve | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Baby Daddy | Susie Kettle | Episode: "I'm Not That Guy" |
| 2013 | Twisted Tales | Susan | Episode: "Bite" |
| 2013 | Red Scare | Audrey Stone | 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Heather Clarke | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Hart of Dixie | Lulabelle | Episode: "A Better Man" |
| 2014 | Twisted | Whitney Taylor | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Playing House | Cecilia | Episode: "Bosephus and the Catfish" |
| 2015 | Scream Queens | Melanie Dorkus | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Lia | Episode: "Na Pilikua Nui" |
| 2016 | The Odd Couple | Allyson | Episode: "From Here to Maturity" |
| 2016–2017 | The Exorcist | Kat Rance | 11 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | I Live with Models | Scarlet | 11 episodes |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here | Kay | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | Batwoman | Reagan Pye | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | The Passage | Shauna Babcock | 10 episodes |
| 2021-present | Ginny & Georgia | Georgia Miller | Lead role (10 episodes) |
| 2019–2022 | Dollface | Alison B. | 7 episodes |
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