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Michaela McManus
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Born (1983-05-20) May 20, 1983 (age 42)
Education Fordham University (BA)
New York University
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present
Spouse(s)
Mike Daniels
(m. 2011)
Children 3
Relatives
  • Kevin McManus (brother)
  • Matthew McManus (brother)

Michaela McManus (born May 20, 1983) is an American actress. She is well-known for her roles in popular TV shows. You might recognize her as Lindsey Strauss from One Tree Hill. She also played A.D.A. Kim Greylek on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Grace Karn on Aquarius.

About Michaela's Early Life

Michaela McManus grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, in the U.S. Her parents are James and Patricia McManus. She went to Fordham University and earned a degree. She also studied acting at New York University. Later, she moved to Los Angeles to start her acting career.

Michaela's Acting Career

In 2008, Michaela joined the cast of One Tree Hill. She played Lindsey Strauss, a character who was a love interest for Lucas Scott. After her time on One Tree Hill, she appeared in an episode of CSI: NY.

She then joined Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for its tenth season. She played A.D.A. Kim Greylek. She left the show during that season.

Since then, Michaela has had many guest roles on popular TV shows. These include Castle, CSI: Miami, The Vampire Diaries, and Hawaii Five-0. She also appeared in a music video for the band The Wanted.

In 2012, she starred as Tara in the NBC series Awake. In 2015, she played Grace Karn on Aquarius. Later, in 2017, she had supporting roles in SEAL Team as Alana Hayes. She also appeared in The Orville as Teleya. In 2019, she was in the NBC series The Village.

In 2020, Michaela was cast in a recurring role. This was for the third season of the Netflix thriller series You.

Michaela's Personal Life

Michaela McManus married writer and producer Mike Daniels on June 3, 2011. They have three children together. Their first child was born in 2014, their second in 2016, and their third in 2021.

Michaela has two brothers who are filmmakers. Their names are Kevin and Matthew McManus. Her family has Irish heritage.

Michaela's Film and TV Roles

Michaela McManus has acted in many films and television shows. Here are some of her roles:

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Cosa Bella Bartender's Wife Short film
2006 Beautiful Lie, TheThe Beautiful Lie Short film
2007 I Graduated, But... Short film
2009 You Don't Have to Love Me Girlfriend Short film
2011 About Fifty Alix
2011 Café Movie Woman Video
2012 Funeral Kings Patricia Gilmour
2015 Into the Grizzly Maze Kaley Also known as Red Machine
2016 Love Finds You in Valentine Kennedy Blaine
2020 The Block Island Sound Audry

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2008 One Tree Hill Lindsey Strauss Recurring role (17 episodes)
2008 CSI: NY Susan Montgomery Episode: "Turbulence"
2008–2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A.D.A. Kim Greylek Main role (season 10); 13 episodes
2009 Castle Scarlett Price Episode: "Love Me Dead"
2009 CSI: Miami Caroline Berston Episode: "Kill Clause"
2010 Nomads Donna TV film
2011 Vampire Diaries, TheThe Vampire Diaries Jules Recurring role (6 episodes)
2011 Hawaii Five-0 D.A. Roberts Episode: "E Malama"
2012 Awake Tara Main role (3 episodes)
2012–2013 Necessary Roughness Noelle Sarris Episodes: "A Load of Bull", "All the King's Horses", "Regret Me Not", "There's the Door"
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kelly Nivens Episode: "Dead of the Class"
2015 Aquarius Grace Karn Series regular (11 episodes)
2017–2018, 2022 SEAL Team Alana Hayes Recurring role (10 episodes)
2017–2022 The Orville Teleya/Lt. Janel Tyler 5 Episodes
2018 The Magicians Callie Episode: "Will you play with me?"
2019 The Village Sarah Main role
2021 You Natalie Engler 2 Episodes
2023–present 9-1-1: Lone Star Kendra Harrington Recurring role

See also

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