BIOGRAPHY
Early Life
Megan Lawless was born on April 11, 2000, in Washington, D.C. Her father is Irish-American, and her mother is Taiwanese. She attended South Forsyth High School and the University of California, Los Angeles, earning her BA degree in economics and Chinese. She began acting at the age of 13.
Acting Career
In 2015, Lawless began her screen career, debuting as Heidi in an episode of the MTV teen drama television series Finding Carter. She played Megan-Ann in the film Table 19, and in 2018, she played Maya Yang in the film The Hate U Give. In 2022, she played the recurring role of Riley Anderson in the Hulu biographical crime drama television series The Girl from Plainville.
In 2025, Lawless starred as Sarah Harper in the film Obsession, starring along with Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson and Andy Richter. Before appearing in Obsession, Lawless worked part-time as a receptionist at a tennis club.
In June 2026, it was announced Megan would star in Ping, a psychological drama film.
