Erin Moriarty
Moriarty at the 2015 New York Comic Con
Born
Erin Elair Moriarty

(1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 29)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Known forJessica Jones
as Hope Shlottman
The Boys
as Annie January / Starlight

Erin Elair Moriarty (born June 24, 1994[1][2]) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Annie January / Starlight in the series The Boys (2019–present). Prior to The Boys, she had notable roles in the series Jessica Jones (2015), True Detective (2014), and Red Widow (2013). Outside of television, she has appeared in acclaimed independent films The Kings of Summer and Captain Fantastic, among others.

Early life

Moriarty was born and raised in New York City.[3] As a child, she was a huge fan of the Pokémon franchise.[4]

She began acting at 11 years old, starring as Annie in a 2005 community theater production of Annie.[5][6] Upon graduation from high school, she deferred attending college to pursue acting.[3]

Career

Moriarty was cast in her first professional roles as a teenager, acting in the television series One Life to Live and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Her first roles of note were as Vince Vaughn's daughter in the 2012 comedy film The Watch;[7] Kelly, the love interest of Nick Robinson's character, in the 2013 indie comedy The Kings of Summer;[8][9] and Natalie, "a daughter destined to find out who killed her father, who once had ties to organized crime", in the ABC drama series Red Widow.[10][better source needed]

She then was cast in a supporting role in the sci-fi film After the Dark, which premiered in 2013, and had a recurring role on first season of True Detective as Audrey Hart,[11] the problem child of Woody Harrelson's character.[12] In September 2014, Erin Moriarty was named one of the best actors under twenty years of age by IndieWire.[13] The same year she was cast in Ouija, but her scenes were removed from the final film, following re-shoots.[14]

In February 2015, it was announced she joined the main cast of Netflix's Jessica Jones.[15] In the show's first season, which was released in November 2015, Moriarty played Hope, a college student whose life is ruined by Kilgrave, the main villain.[16]

She appeared in Blood Father, a 2016 film starring Mel Gibson.[17] Her role as Gibson's daughter in Blood Father received praise from critics such as Manohla Dargis of The New York Times,[18] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap,[19] and Owen Gleiberman of Variety,[20] but Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club felt she was unconvincing[21] and Allen Salkin of the Daily News felt she was overshadowed by the likes of Gibson and William H. Macy.[22] Later that year, she starred in the horror film Within. Moriarty also had a supporting role in the critically acclaimed film Captain Fantastic, in which she plays the love interest of George MacKay's character.[23] For this film, she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

In June 2016, she was cast in lead role the LD Entertainment feature film The Miracle Season along with Danika Yarosh and Helen Hunt;[12] the film was released in 2018. Also in 2018, she appeared in the films The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir and Monster Party. Later that year, she appeared in Driven which centers around the sting operation which brought down auto mogul John DeLorean; the movie premiered at the 2018 Venice Film Festival and was filmed in Puerto Rico in 2017 during Hurricane Maria.[24]

In December 2017, she was cast as Annie January / Starlight in The Boys, Amazon Studios loosely based adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's comic book of the same name.[25] The series was released July 2019.[26] The show's second season premiered in September 2020 with a third season initially scheduled to be released in 2021, but was delayed until June 3, 2022.[27][28]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 The Watch Chelsea McAllister
2013 The Kings of Summer Kelly
2014 After the Dark Vivian
2016 Blood Father Lydia Link
Captain Fantastic Claire McCune Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Within Hannah Alexander
2017 Kong: Skull Island Bar Guest #3 Cameo
2018 The Miracle Season Kelley Fliehler
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Marie Rivière
Driven Katy Connors
Monster Party Alexis Dawson
2021 Pakiri
2023 Catching Dust Geena
True Haunting Marsha Becker Post-production [29]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 One Life to Live Whitney Bennett 6 episodes
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dru Episode: "Flight"
2013 Red Widow Natalie Walraven Main role
2014 True Detective Audrey Hart 3 episodes
2015 Jessica Jones Hope Shlottman Main role (season 1)
2017 Pillow Talk Autumn Episode: "Cancun"
2019–present The Boys Annie January / Starlight Main role, 24 episodes
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Streaming Television Series 		[30]

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Annie January / Starlight (voice)

Music video

Year Title Artist
2018 "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" Creedence Clearwater Revival

Discography

The second season premiere of The Boys featured an original song "Never Truly Vanish" on which Moriarty provided the vocals. The song was later released on the series' second season soundtrack on October 9, 2020.[31][32]

References

  1. ^ @erinelairmoriarty (June 24, 2022). "Somebody call a doctor I'm aging backwards (hello, 28 🎈)" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ @erinelairmoriarty (June 24, 2021). "OLDER BUT NOT WISER (courtesy of @jack_quaid) #thisis27 🎈" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ a b Mathews, Dana (February 4, 2013). "Erin Moriarty on Starring in Sundance Favorite 'Toy's House'". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  4. ^ "Talking Pokémon Concierge at Los Angeles Comic Con". Nintendo Supply. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Strassler, Doug (November 18, 2005). "Evergreen". Off Off Online. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011.
  6. ^ "Annie – St. Jean's Players". St. Jeans Players. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2020. and Erin Moriarty as Annie.
  7. ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (August 6, 2012). "The Watch". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  8. ^ Holden, Stephen (May 30, 2013). "Into the Hormonal Wild". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  9. ^ Duralde, Alonso (May 29, 2013). "'The Kings of Summer' Review: A Giddy, Goofy Teenage Lark". TheWrap. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "Erin Moriarty". Maxim. May 28, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.[better source needed]
  11. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 10, 2014). "'True Detective's' Erin Moriarty to Star in New Line's 'Crawlspace' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Busch, Anita (June 23, 2016). "Erin Moriarty & Danika Yarosh Team On Inspirational Sports Movie 'Live Like Line'". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  13. ^ "On The Rise: 20 Actors To Watch That Are Under 20". IndieWire. September 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  14. ^ Kroll, Justin (December 12, 2013). "Erin Moriarty Joins Universal's 'Ouija' Cast". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  15. ^ Prudom, Laura (February 19, 2015). "Marvel's 'Jessica Jones' Netflix Series Adds Three to Cast". Variety. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  16. ^ Narasaki, Rosie (November 23, 2015). "Who Is Hope Shlottman On 'Jessica Jones'? Erin Moriarty Gives Our Hero A New Mission". Bustle. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  17. ^ Kroll, Justin (April 24, 2014). "Erin Moriarty to Co-Star With Mel Gibson in Blood Father". Variety. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  18. ^ Dargis, Manohla (August 25, 2016). "Review: In 'Blood Father', Mel Gibson Plays With Pulp Fiction". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  19. ^ Duralde, Alonso (July 2, 2016). "'Blood Father' Karlovy Vary Review: Mel Gibson Strikes Grindhouse Gold". The Wrap. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  20. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (May 21, 2016). "Cannes Film Review: 'Blood Father'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  21. ^ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (August 11, 2016). "Mel Gibson attempts an action-comedy comeback in Blood Father". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  22. ^ Salkin, Allen (August 19, 2016). "Mel Gibson returns in 'Blood Father' with chance for another ride through revenge thriller genre: movie review". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  23. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (June 23, 2016). "Father Doesn't Always Know Best In Captain Fantastic". Time. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  24. ^ Hammond, Pete (September 8, 2018). "John DeLorean Story 'Driven' Closing Venice, Hoping For Big Toronto Sale After Barely Surviving Puerto Rico Hurricane". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  25. ^ Andreeva, Nellie & Petski, Denise (December 18, 2017). "'The Boys': Erin Moriarty Cast In Amazon's Superhero Drama Series Based On Comic Book". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  26. ^ Petski, Denise (July 19, 2019). "'The Boys' Renewed For Season 2 By Amazon; Aya Cash Closes Deal As Stormfront". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  27. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (July 23, 2020). "'The Boys' Renewed for Season 3 at Amazon, Adds After-Show". Variety. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  28. ^ Robinson, Abby; Opie, David; Ashurst, Sam (May 3, 2022). "The Boys season 3: release date, trailer, cast, plot, and more". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  29. ^ Grobar, Matt (February 23, 2022). "'True Haunting': Erin Moriarty & Jamie Campbell Bower To Star In Gary Fleder's Screen Gems Horror Film". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  30. ^ Tinoco, Armando (August 12, 2022). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  31. ^ Romano, Nick (June 3, 2021). "The Boys gives Erin Moriarty's Starlight a full-on music video for season 2 song". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  32. ^ "The Boys: Season 2". Amazon Prime. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

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