Katy O'Brian
Biography
Katy O'Brian is an American actress who came to screen work by way of martial arts, having started training at five and later studying at the Indy Actors Academy before moving to Los Angeles in 2016. Her earliest television credit was a small part on The Walking Dead, with further appearances on Halt and Catch Fire, Tosh.0 and How to Get Away with Murder. She landed her first regular role in 2018 as George, an emerging leader, on Z Nation, then played the antagonist Major Sara Grey on Black Lightning and appeared in Westworld. She is known for Elia Kane in two seasons of The Mandalorian and for Kimball in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and in 2023 she played Jentorra in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Her first major film role came in Love Lies Bleeding, which paired her with Kristen Stewart, and she later played a U.S. Navy diver in the Mission: Impossible entry The Final Reckoning.
37years old
Turns 38 on February 12in 93 days
- Born Indianapolis
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Katy M. O'Brian
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 2 years2023 to 2025
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First role
O'Brian made her television debut on AMC's The Walking Dead, playing a Savior named Katy. She later appeared on Halt and Catch Fire, Tosh.0 and How to Get Away with Murder.
First role
O'Brian landed her first regular role in 2018 on Z Nation, a comedy action series, as George, a budding leader of the apocalypse.
Early training
O'Brian attended Indiana University Bloomington, where she studied psychology and Germanic studies and became one of the first members of the school's short-form improv troupe, Hoosonfirst.
Katy O'Brian movies on Netflix
Christyas Lisa Holewyne
Maintenance Requiredas Kam
Queens of the Deadas Dre
The Running Manas Jenni Laughlin
Twistersas Dani
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaas Jentorra
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Katy O'Brian shares two films with Glen Powell, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Glen Powell2 films together, 2024 to 2025
Glen Powell's page The Running Man2025IMDb rating 6.3O'Brian as Jenni LaughlinPowell as Ben Richards
Twisters2024IMDb rating 6.5O'Brian as DaniPowell as Tyler
William H. Macy1 film together, 2025
William H. Macy's page The Running Man2025IMDb rating 6.3O'Brian as Jenni LaughlinMacy as Molie
Bill Murray1 film together, 2023
Bill Murray's page Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania2023IMDb rating 6.0O'Brian as JentorraMurray as Lord Krylar
Paul Rudd1 film together, 2023
Paul Rudd's page Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania2023IMDb rating 6.0O'Brian as JentorraRudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Josh Brolin1 film together, 2025
Josh Brolin's page The Running Man2025IMDb rating 6.3O'Brian as Jenni LaughlinBrolin as Dan Killian
Michelle Pfeiffer1 film together, 2023
Michelle Pfeiffer's page Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania2023IMDb rating 6.0O'Brian as JentorraPfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne
Peyton ReedDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Peyton Reed Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania2023IMDb rating 6.0O'Brian as Jentorra
Lee Isaac ChungDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Lee Isaac Chung Twisters2024IMDb rating 6.5O'Brian as Dani
Edgar WrightDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Edgar Wright The Running Man2025IMDb rating 6.3O'Brian as Jenni Laughlin
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