Erin Moriarty (actress) facts for kids

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Erin Moriarty in 2024
Born	Erin Elair Moriarty (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 31) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Jessica Jones as Hope Shlottman The Boys as Annie January / Starlight

Erin Elair Moriarty (born June 24, 1994) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Annie January / Starlight in the popular TV series The Boys, which started in 2019. Before The Boys, she had important roles in shows like Jessica Jones (2015) and True Detective (2014). She has also appeared in well-known independent movies such as The Kings of Summer and Captain Fantastic.

Early Life

Erin Moriarty was born and grew up in New York City. She started acting when she was 11 years old. Her first role was playing Annie in a local theater show of Annie in 2005. After finishing high school, she decided to focus on acting instead of going to college right away.

Career

Starting Out

Erin Moriarty got her first professional acting jobs as a teenager. She appeared in TV shows like One Life to Live and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Some of her first big roles included playing Vince Vaughn's daughter in the 2012 comedy movie The Watch. She also played Kelly, a character in the 2013 indie comedy The Kings of Summer. In the ABC drama series Red Widow, she played Natalie, a daughter trying to find out who killed her father.

In 2014, she was named one of the best actors under twenty years old by IndieWire, a well-known entertainment website.

Breaking Through

In 2015, Erin Moriarty joined the main cast of Netflix's Jessica Jones. In the first season of the show, she played Hope, a college student whose life is turned upside down by the villain Kilgrave.

She also appeared in the 2016 movie Blood Father, starring Mel Gibson. Critics praised her role as Gibson's daughter in this film. Later that year, she was in the horror movie Within. Erin also had a supporting role in the highly praised movie Captain Fantastic. For her work in this film, she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. This award is given to the best group of actors in a movie.

In 2018, she starred in The Miracle Season and appeared in films like The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir and Monster Party. She also appeared in Driven, a movie about a famous car maker, which was filmed in Puerto Rico.

Becoming Starlight

In 2017, Erin Moriarty was cast as Annie January / Starlight in The Boys. This show is based on a comic book and is produced by Amazon Studios. The series became very popular after it was released in July 2019. The show's second season came out in 2020, and the third season was released in 2022.

In 2024, Moriarty was cast in a new thriller movie called Lips Like Sugar, alongside actors like Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson.

Dealing with Online Challenges

Like many public figures, Erin Moriarty has faced challenges online. She has sometimes received negative comments and cyberbullying related to her role in The Boys. In early 2024, she shared that she was taking a break from Instagram because of some hurtful online comments. She later returned to the platform, thanking her fans for their support. This shows how important it is to be kind online and support each other.

What She's Been In

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Music

Erin Moriarty also has a talent for singing! In the second season of The Boys, she sang an original song called "Never Truly Vanish". This song was later released on the show's soundtrack in October 2020.

See also

In Spanish: Erin Moriarty para niños