Madeleine Coghlan
Biography
Madeleine Coghlan is an actress, writer, director, producer, and costume designer based in Los Angeles. She began acting as a child and has experience in both comedy and drama. Her professional training includes time at Groundlings. Coghlan has appeared in numerous film and television projects, including Holidays, Mira Mira, Kajillionaire, We Burn Like This, Lucifer, American Nightmares, The Free Fall, and Defibrillator. She is also known for her recurring role on the television series The Rookie. In addition to her acting work, she has written and starred in two of her own short films that were featured at festivals. She is the sister of actor Jack Coghlan. Her career encompasses a variety of roles across independent film and television productions.
Career overview
Madeleine Coghlan is a Los Angeles based actor, writer, and director. Having acted in both comedy and drama since she was a kid, she has built a career in Hollywood with appearances in film and television projects. Her professional background includes training at institutions like Groundlings, and she has worked in the industry in multiple creative capacities including as a writer, staff writer, producer, and director. In addition to her independent film projects, she has written and starred in two of her own short films that made their festival runs.
Within television, Coghlan plays a recurring character on the ABC show The Rookie. Her wider television and film work encompasses a variety of credits. Some of the works associated with her career include Holidays, Mira Mira, Kajillionaire, We Burn Like This, Lucifer, American Nightmares, The Free Fall, and Defibrillator.
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27 titles- The Swallow (2026) as Sandy
- Christmas at Mistletoe Manor (2025) as Alice
- The Other Girl (2025)
- The Other Girl (2025) Producer
- The Other Girl (2025) Director
- Mira Mira (2024) as Lizzie / Mira Lizzie
- The Trip (2024) as Zoe
- We Have Notes (2023) as Joan
- Fun, Gus! (2023) as Chloé
- The Free Fall (2022) as Madeleine
- Mira Mira (2021) as Lizzie/ Mira Lizzie
- We Burn Like This (2021) as Rae
- Kajillionaire (2020) as Another Teenage Girl (uncredited)
- VHYes (2020) as Rachel
- Oh, Sorry (2020) as Carly
- Oh, Sorry (2020) Writer
- Writers Block (2020) as Claire
- Writers Block (2020) Writer
- The Rookie (2018) as Abigail Tierney
- The Rookie (2018) Writer
- The Rookie (2018) Staff Writer
- American Nightmares (2018) as Tortured Girl
- Lucifer (2016) as Beckett Wilson
- Holidays (2016) as Maxine (segment "Valentine's Day")
- The Yellow Wallpaper (2014) as The Woman
- Castle (2009) as Emily
- Puppet as Ash
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What movies or TV shows is Madeleine Coghlan best known for?
Madeleine Coghlan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Free Fall (2022), Kajillionaire (2020), The Rookie (2018), The Rookie (2018).
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Madeleine Coghlan has accumulated over 27 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2009 to 2026.
What is Madeleine Coghlan's background in cinema and television?
Madeleine Coghlan is an actress, writer, director, producer, and costume designer based in Los Angeles. She began acting as a child and has experience in both comedy and drama. Her professional training includes time at Groundlings. Coghlan has appeared in numerous film and television projects, including Holidays, Mira...
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