Katy O'Brian
Biography
Katy M. O'Brian, born February 12 1989 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, is an American actress. She has appeared in a range of television and film projects, accumulating thirty‑one credited roles. O'Brian is recognized for portraying bodybuilder Jackie in the feature Love Lies Bleeding and for playing Imperial communications officer Elia Kane during the second and third seasons of the series The Mandalorian. Her television work includes the role of George in Syfy’s zombie series Z Nation, Major Sara Grey in The CW’s superhero drama Black Lightning, and the character Kimball in the Marvel series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She also appears as Jentorra in the film Ant‑Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Career overview
Katy M. O'Brian, born on February 12, 1989, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an American actress whose work spans film, television and franchise cinema. She first gained visibility portraying the bodybuilder Jackie in the feature Love Lies Bleeding. O'Brian later entered the science‑fiction realm as Imperial communications officer Elia Kane, a recurring character in the second and third seasons of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. Her television credits include a role as George in the Syfy zombie drama Z Nation, and she expanded into the superhero genre as Major Sara Grey on The CW’s series Black Lightning.
In addition to these parts, O'Brian appeared as Kimball in the Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., contributing to the network’s expansive superhero narrative. Most recently she portrayed Jentorra in the Marvel Studios film Ant‑Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, adding a cinematic credit to her repertoire. Across these varied projects, O'Brian has demonstrated a range that encompasses action, sci‑fi, horror and superhero storytelling, establishing her as a versatile presence within contemporary genre television and film.
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- A Quiet Place Part III (2027)
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) as Kodiak
- The Running Man (2025) as Jenni Laughlin
- Christy (2025) as Lisa Holewyne
- Maintenance Required (2025) as Kam
- Queens of the Dead (2025) as Dre
- Twisters (2024) as Dani
- Love Lies Bleeding (2024) as Jackie
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) as Jentorra
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) as Self - Jentorra
- Golden Boy (2022) as Taylor
- Sweet Girl (2021) as TV Host
- Sidewinder (2020) as Deputy Harris
- The Mandalorian (2019) as Elia Kane
- The Mandalorian (2019) as Comms Officer
- Fantasy (2019) as Kelly
- The Divisible (2019) as Kira
- The Rookie (2018) as Officer Barnes
- Magnum P.I. (2018) as Kai Durrell
- Black Lightning (2018) as Major Sara Grey
- Westworld (2016) as EMT
- Gnawbone (2016) as Lisa
- Rain (2016) as TV News Reporter
- Finders Keepers (2015) as Girl
- Remedy of a Killer (2015) as Nancy
- Submerge: Ni're Reborn (2015) as E'lan
- How to Get Away with Murder (2014) as Cashier Girl
- Z Nation (2014) as Georgia 'George' St. Clair
- Halt and Catch Fire (2014) as Bartender
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) as Kimball
- The Walking Dead (2010) as Savior POW #1
- The Walking Dead (2010) as Katy
- Made in Hollywood (2005) as Self