Biography
Maika Monroe (born Dillon Monroe Buckley; born May 29, 1993) is an American actress. She made her film debut with the drama At Any Price (2012) and led the thriller film The Guest and the horror film It Follows (both 2014), which established her as a scream queen. She starred in the thrillers Greta (2018) and Watcher (2022), as well as the horror film Longlegs (2024). In addition to her horror and thriller roles, Monroe appears in the action film Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), the neo-noi...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Reminders of Him
2026
as Kenna Rowan
Kenna Rowan returns to her hometown after serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake. She hopes to reconnect with her young daughter, though ev...
In Cold Light
2025
as Ava
Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee for her life and tra...
The Yellow
2024
Director
Thrilling performances by Haley Joel Osment and Marin Hinkle help intensify the blend of suburban dread and existential absurdity in directors Maika M...
Longlegs
2024
as Agent Lee Harker
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing ev...
God Is a Bullet
2023
as Case
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits ...
Significant Other
2022
as Ruth
Ruth and Harry decide to take a romantic backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest, but amongst the beautiful scenery, Ruth makes an unexpected d...
Significant Other
2022
Executive Producer
Ruth and Harry decide to take a romantic backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest, but amongst the beautiful scenery, Ruth makes an unexpected d...
Watcher
2022
as Julia
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from ...
Flashback
2020
as Cindy Williams
Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to ...
Brothers by Blood
2020
as Grace
Peter and Michael, raised on the streets of Philadelphia, are the children of Irish mob members, forever linked by the crimes of their fathers. 30 yea...
Honey Boy
2019
as Sandra
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based...
Villains
2019
as Jules
When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new ...
How to Be Alone
2019
as Lucy
When her husband leaves for a night shift, a woman battles physical manifestations of her repressed fears and desires.
Greta
2019
as Erica Penn
A young woman returns a lonely widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers the widow mig...
After Everything
2018
as Mia
When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his w...
Hot Summer Nights
2018
as McKayla Strawberry
In 1991, a sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod, getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first...
Tau
2018
as Julia
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
Tau
2018
Executive Producer
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
2018
as Jody Linder
When a young woman learns her parents' killer has been released from jail, she is forced to revisit old wounds while discovering the destructive power...
The Tribes of Palos Verdes
2017
as Medina
When the situation at her idyllic Palos Verdes home turns volatile, young Medina attempts to surf her way to happiness.
I'm Not Here
2017
as Karen
A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is.
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017
as Joan Felt
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
Bokeh
2017
as Jenai
On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple wake up one morning to discover every person on Earth has disappeared. Their struggle to sur...
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
as Patricia Whitmore
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protec...
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
as Self
Interviews about the making of the film and behind the scenes footage
The 5th Wave
2016
as Marika "Ringer" Kimura
16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and kno...
Burned
2015
as Lila
Jason hides in a motel room afraid of coming out. The only person he trusts is his girlfriend Lila, who takes him to meet a friend in a remote house i...
Echoes of War
2015
as Abigail Riley
A Civil War veteran returns home to the quiet countryside, only to find himself embroiled in a conflict between his family and the brutish cattle ranc...
It Follows
2015
as Jay Height
When carefree teenager Jay sleeps with her older boyfriend for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse that is pa...
The Guest
2014
as Anna Peterson
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into the...
Labor Day
2013
as Mandy
Two two strangers are drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a...
The Bling Ring
2013
as Beach Girl
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the Internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
Synthesizers
2013
as Woodson's Girl
Music video about Dazed and Confused character Wooderson.
Flying Monkeys
2013
as Joan
A teenage girl thinks that the monkey she owns is her innocent pet, but it turns out to be something much more dangerous, an evil shapeshifter capable...
Bad Blood... the Hunger
2012
as Maika Lathrop
Several college students embark on a summer of sun and fun, but find that their adventure turns eerily macabre when dark and ancient forces propel the...
At Any Price
2012
as Cadence Farrow
Set in the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. ...
The Darkness Is Close Behind
2011
as Amy Southern
A teenage boy anxiously watches over his meth-cooking father and his little brother, but his vigilance is wearing thin.
They Follow
N/A
as Jay Height
The sequel to It Follows (2014).
100 Nights of Hero
N/A
as Cherry
A charming houseguest arrives at a remote castle, and the delicate dynamic between a neglectful husband, his innocent bride Cherry, and their devoted ...
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
N/A
as Peyton Flanders
A woman seeks vengeance on a victim of her pedophile husband after he's imprisoned and takes his own life, unleashing a twisted trail of violence agai...
Place To Be
N/A
No-nonsense Brooke and discombobulated divorcee Nelson travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home.
Victorian Psycho
N/A
as Winifred Nottey
In 1858, an eccentric young governess named Winifred Notty arrives at the remote gothic manor known as Ensor House. As Winifred assimilates into life ...