Katie McGrath

 Katie McGrat In television, she became famous for her portrayal of Morgana Pendragon in the BBC One series Merlin (2008-2012), Lucy Westenra on the British-American series Dracula (2013-2014), Saskia in the television show Secret Bridesmaids Business, and Sarah Bennett in the first season of the horror anthology series Slasher (2016), and for her character in the role of Lena Luthor on the superhero series Supergirl (2016-2021). Her film roles include Lady Thelma Furness in the drama film W.E. as well as Jules Daly in the Christmas movie A Princess for Christmas (2011), Zara Young in the science fiction adventure film Jurassic World (2015), and Elsa in the epic fantasy film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017).McGrath was raised in Ashford, County Wicklow, by her father, Paul, who works with computers, and mother Mary, who works for the company of an Irish designer. Her older brothers are Sean who is who is an online media producer and Rory. She took the International Baccalaureate at St. Andrew's College prior to graduation from Trinity College, Dublin, with a degree in history with a particular focus on Russian history.At a young age she was a participant in the Ballygowan 'Be the Face of MTV competition. The top 20 finalists could attend the MTV Lick Party at the Tivoli.McGrath initially hoped to pursue a career in fashion journalism and took on a job at Image magazine before becoming a wardrobe assistant on the set of The Tudors. McGrath began acting when working on The Tudors. She sent pictures to Irish agents and was urged to pursue it. While it was a wish that I had a hard time believing it would become a reality. In 2007, McGrath was selected to appear in Damage, an Irish television-movie. In the same year, she also was in the role of La Marea in the Dublin Theatre Festival production. McGrath was a part of the feature films Eden and Freakdog in 2008 prior to being given the role of Morgana Pendragon in Merlin.In 2009, McGrath starred in a five-part docudrama for Channel 4 exploring the life of Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen and the Queen of England, in which she portrayed the young princess Margaret. McGrath was also played by Emilia Fox in the episode. They had previously collaborated on Merlin as Morgana and Morgause as Morgause and Morgana, respectively. In 2010, McGrath was cast in Madonna's debut as a director in W.E., an Edward VIII biopic. McGrath played Lady Furness, the king's former mistress who introduces him to Wallis Simpson In 2011, McGrath was a part of Roger Moore in the comedy-drama film A Princess for Christmas, an Hallmark Channel Original Movie shot mostly in the stunning Peles Castle in Romania. In September of 2011, McGrath voice-acted the characters in the Irish animated short film Trid an Stoirm (Through the Storm).Later in the month, McGrath was cast as Oriane Congost in Labyrinth.McGrath was reunited with The Tudors co-star and close friend Jonathan Rhys Meyers in NBC and Sky Living's horror television series Dracula; she portrayed Lucy Westenra. In June 2013, McGrath co-starred in episode four of the Channel 4 show Dates as an unidentified young woman on the scene of dating with Gemma Chan In November 2014, McGrath co-starred in a Hozier music video for the song "From Eden". In 2015, McGrath had a supporting role as Zara in the film Jurassic World and starred in the Crackle original spy-thriller The Throwaways.McGrath played the lead role in the initial season of Chiller's original horror series Slasher that premiered on March 4th, 2016.In the year 2016, it was revealed that McGrath would play the recurring role of Lena Luthor in the second season of Supergirl. McGrath made her debut in the season 2 premiere episode, "The Adventures of Supergirl". She was elevated to series regular status in March of 2017 and remained that way until the end of the series in 2021. [21][22] McGrath played Elsa, a fictional character from Guy Ritchie's fantasy movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. It came out in May 2017. Secret Bridesmaids' Business is a Seven Network series about how a bride's wedding turns deadly as one of her bridesmaids invites a stranger to their home to share their life. McGrath was the character Saskia, a bisexual woman who is described by McGrath as smart and trustworthy.