Brianne Howey: Movies & Filmography

Brianne Howey (born May 24, 1989) is an American actress whose rise in the industry reflects both rigorous training and a versatile on‑screen presence. Raised by a single mother in the Los Angeles area and the eldest of five siblings, Howey discovered improv at the all‑girls' Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy before honing her craft at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. During her university years she appeared in several student shorts, including Suckerpunch (2008), Appropriate Sex (2009) and Party Favours (2010), laying the groundwork for a professional career that officially began in 2008. Her first television appearance came as Stacey on 90210, and she soon secured recurring roles on The Middle and Revenge, demonstrating an early knack for both comedy and drama. In 2014 she entered the feature‑film arena with a supporting turn as Candy in Horrible Bosses 2, sharing scenes with Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day. A pivotal moment arrived in 2016 when she was cast as Kat Rance in Fox’s horror series The Exorcist, followed by a regular role in the UK comedy I Live with Models and guest spots on Scream Queens and I’m Dying Up Here. Brianne Howey achieved widespread recognition as Georgia Miller in Netflix’s hit series Ginny & Georgia, a role that resonated deeply with her own upbringing and earned the show tens of millions of viewers worldwide. Outside of acting she married lawyer Matt Ziering in 2021, welcomed a daughter in 2023, and has publicly spoken about converting to Judaism, adding personal depth to the public persona that continues to evolve with each new project.