Erin Elair Moriarty (born June 24, 1994) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Annie January / Starlight in the

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series '' The Boys'' (2019–present). Prior to ''The Boys'', she had notable roles in Netflix's ''

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'' (2015), HBO's ''

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'' (2014), and ABC's ''

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'' (2013). Outside of television, she has appeared in acclaimed independent films ''

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'' and ''Captain Fantastic'', among others.

Early life

Moriarty was born and raised in New York City. She began acting at 11 years old, starring as Annie in a 2005

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production of ''Annie''. Upon graduation from high school, she deferred attending college to pursue acting.

Career

Moriarty was cast in her first professional roles as a teenager, acting in the television series ''

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'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Her first roles of note were as

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's daughter in the 2012 comedy film '' The Watch;'' Kelly, the love interest of Nick Robinson's character, in the 2013 indie comedy ''

''; and Natalie, "a daughter destined to find out who killed her father, who once had ties to organized crime", in the ABC drama series ''

''. She then was cast in a supporting role in the sci-fi film ''

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'', which premiered in 2013, and had a recurring role on first season of ''

'' as Audrey Hart, the problem child of

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's character. In September 2014, Erin Moriarty was named one of the best actors under twenty years of age by

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. The same year she was cast in ''

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'', but her scenes were removed from the final film, following re-shoots. In February 2015, it was announced she joined the main cast of Netflix's ''

''. 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. She appeared in ''

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'', a 2016 film starring

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. Her role as Gibson's daughter in ''Blood Father'' received praise from critics such as

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of ''

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'',

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, and

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of ''

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'', but

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of ''

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'' felt she was unconvincing and

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of the '' Daily News'' felt she was overshadowed by the likes of Gibson and

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. 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. For this film, she was nominated for the

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. In June 2016, she was cast in lead role the

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feature film ''

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'' along with

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and

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; the film was released in 2018. Also in 2018, she appeared in the films ''

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'' and ''Monster Party''. Later that year, she appeared in '' Driven'' which centers around the sting operation which brought down auto mogul

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; the movie premiered at the 2018 Venice Film Festival and was filmed in Puerto Rico in 2017 during

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. In December 2017, she was cast as Annie January / Starlight in '' The Boys'',

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loosely based adaptation of

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and

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's comic book of the same name. The series was released July 2019. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

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.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moriarty, Erin 1994 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from New York City 21st-century American actresses