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Katherine McNamara

Katherine McNamara

17 movies on Netflix

Biography

Katherine McNamara is an American actress who started out on stage in Kansas City and moved into film and television. She appeared in the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music in 2010 and took guest roles on series including Law & Order: SVU and 30 Rock. She played Myra Santelli in the Disney Channel movie Girl vs. Monster (2012) and Becky Thatcher in Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014). Recognition came as Clary Fray on the supernatural drama Shadowhunters from 2016 to 2019, a role that won her Teen Choice and People's Choice awards. She played Sonya in Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and Mia Smoak on Arrow. In 2022 she led Walker: Independence as Abby Walker, which earned her a Critics Choice Super Award nomination. She also wrote and sang songs for several of her projects.

30years old

Turns 31 on November 22in 41 days

Born November 22, 1995Kansas City
Star sign: SagittariusFirst day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
Katherine Grace McNamara (birth name)Also credited as Kat McNamara

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 16 years2009 to 2025

Genres

Action35%, 6 films
Comedy35%, 6 films
Drama35%, 6 films
Thriller35%, 6 films
Horror24%, 4 films

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Big break
Katherine McNamara was cast as the lead Clary Fray in Shadowhunters, the television adaptation of Cassandra Clare's bestselling Mortal Instruments books, when ABC Family announced the casting on May 6, 2015.
First role
McNamara started out acting on stage in Kansas City, then appeared in movies made in that area, among them Matchmaker Mary in 2008.
Beyond film
McNamara took part in the 2009 Broadway revival of A Little Night Music, sharing the stage with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury in 2010.
Beyond film
McNamara provided the voice of singer Sally Jessup and vocals for several songs in the Spirit Riding Free Christmas special "Spirit of Christmas", which premiered on Netflix in December 2019.

Katherine McNamara movies on Netflix

Coyotes2025IMDb rating 4.8as Kat
High Ground2025IMDb rating 4.6as Cassie Becker
Air Force One Down2024IMDb rating 4.5as Agent Allison Miles
Jade2024IMDb rating 3.7as Layla
Love, Classified2022IMDb rating 6.4as Taylor Bloom
Sugar2022IMDb rating 4.5as Chloe
Finding You2021IMDb rating 6.4as Taylor Risdale
Trust2021IMDb rating 5.3as Amy
Untitled Horror Movie2021IMDb rating 4.8as Chrissy
Assimilate2019IMDb rating 5.3as Hannah
Maze Runner: The Death Cure2018IMDb rating 6.3as Sonya
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?2016IMDb rating 5.0as Sandy Keely
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls2015IMDb rating 5.6as Lilith
A Wife's Nightmare2014IMDb rating 5.7as Jackie
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn2014IMDb rating 5.1as Becky Thatcher
Girl Vs. Monster2012IMDb rating 5.4as Myra Santelli
Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency2009IMDb rating 4.2as Emma Marsh

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Finding You2021 Drama, Romanceas Taylor Risdale
IMDb rating 6.411K votes
Maze Runner: The Death Cure2018 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Sonya
IMDb rating 6.3196K votes
Air Force One Down2024as Agent Allison Miles
IMDb rating 4.53.4K votes
Girl Vs. Monster2012as Myra Santelli
IMDb rating 5.44.5K votes
Love, Classified2022as Taylor Bloom
IMDb rating 6.42.4K votes
Trust2021as Amy
IMDb rating 5.33.2K votes
Assimilate2019as Hannah
IMDb rating 5.36.9K votes
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls2015as Lilith
IMDb rating 5.62.6K votes

Most often with

James Bamford directed three of these films, Vic Sarin two. Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Joel Courtney

Max Lloyd-Jones

Garren StittJames BamfordDirector, 3 films Vic SarinDirector, 2 films

Films together

Joel Courtney2 films together, 2014 to 2019
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- Assimilate2019IMDb rating 5.3McNamara as HannahCourtney as Zach Henderson
- Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn2014IMDb rating 5.1McNamara as Becky ThatcherCourtney as Tom Sawyer
Max Lloyd-Jones2 films together, 2016 to 2022
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- Love, Classified2022IMDb rating 6.4McNamara as Taylor BloomLloyd-Jones as Zach Bloom
- Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?2016IMDb rating 5.0McNamara as Sandy KeelyLloyd-Jones as Dexter
Garren Stitt2 films together, 2014 to 2016
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- Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?2016IMDb rating 5.0McNamara as Sandy KeelyStitt as Lance Keely
- Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn2014IMDb rating 5.1McNamara as Becky ThatcherStitt as Young Boy
James BamfordDirector, 3 films, 2024 to 2025
All films by James Bamford
- High Ground2025IMDb rating 4.6McNamara as Cassie Becker
- Air Force One Down2024IMDb rating 4.5McNamara as Agent Allison Miles
- Jade2024IMDb rating 3.7McNamara as Layla
Vic SarinDirector, 2 films, 2014 to 2022
All films by Vic Sarin
- Sugar2022IMDb rating 4.5McNamara as Chloe
- A Wife's Nightmare2014IMDb rating 5.7McNamara as Jackie

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