Image via Niko Vermeer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). Meghann Fahy in 2010, during her first Broadway run.
This is Meghann Fahy's week. On Monday night she sat on Jimmy Fallon's couch with Pete Davidson to talk about her new show. On Thursday she is on The Drew Barrymore Show. And on Thursday, all six episodes of The Good Daughter drop on Peacock.
It has been a long road to this week. Fahy spent years as a Broadway standby, a soap actress and a working guest star before The Bold Type made her a name, and The White Lotus made her a star.
The Good Daughter
In The Good Daughter, Fahy plays Charlie Quinn, a small-town Georgia defense attorney. Her sister Sam, played by Rose Byrne, is the successful one who left for New York. Their father Rusty, played by Brendan Gleeson, works in the same legal world. A school shooting pulls the family back to the worst night of their lives, twenty years earlier.
The series is based on Karin Slaughter's best-selling novel from 2017. Slaughter adapted it herself and wrote all six episodes, and she runs the show. All six episodes arrive on Peacock on Thursday, November 12, and the series lands the same day on Sky and NOW in the UK and Ireland.
Fahy talked about the part on Fallon on Monday night, alongside Davidson, who was there for his own film. Davidson's own week is a busy one too, with his new film How to Rob a Bank opening in theatres on Friday. You can read his story in the Pete Davidson biography.
| Quick Facts | Meghann Fahy |
|---|---|
| Full name | Meghann Alexandra Fahy |
| Born | 25 April 1990, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, USA |
| Age | 36 |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Profession | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Partner | Leo Woodall (since 2023) |
| Best known for | Sutton Brady in The Bold Type; Daphne in The White Lotus |
From Broadway standby to soap star
Fahy grew up in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, singing at local events from the age of eight. Her first stage role was Dorothy in her school's production of The Wizard of Oz.
In the summer of 2008 she went to an open call and was cast as the standby for Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal at Arena Stage. She stayed with the show when it moved to Broadway, and in July 2010, when the lead left, Fahy took over the part. She played it on Broadway until the show closed in January 2011.
Television came at the same time. She first appeared on ABC's One Life to Live in February 2010 as Hannah O'Connor, a college student with a messy life, and stayed with the soap until 2012. In between she waited tables and worked as a nanny in New York, like a lot of young actors do.
The Bold Type years
The break came in 2016, when she was cast as Sutton Brady in The Bold Type. The show, about three young women working at a fashion magazine, premiered on Freeform in June 2017 and ran for five seasons.
Sutton was the fashion assistant with big dreams and no money, and Fahy played her with a warmth that made the character the heart of the show. One critic called her performance one of the most charming and underrated on television. The role ran until 2021, and it turned Fahy from a working actress into a name viewers asked for.
Small film parts came with it: Those People and Burning Bodhi in 2015, Miss Sloane in 2016, and later Your Monster in 2024 and The Unbreakable Boy in 2025.
Daphne changed everything
In February 2022 Fahy was cast as Daphne Sullivan in the second season of HBO's The White Lotus. Daphne is on holiday in Sicily with her husband, smiling through a marriage that is falling apart, and Fahy played her with a calm that made viewers uneasy. Vanity Fair called her the breakout star of the season, and The Guardian said her performance lifted the character from one-note to thrilling.
The part earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and a Screen Actors Guild Award with the cast for best ensemble. She had auditioned for a different role in the show's first season and missed out, so the second season felt like a second chance.
Since then the parts have kept coming. She played Merritt Monaco in Netflix's The Perfect Couple in 2024, led the thriller Drop in 2025 as Violet Gates, a woman on a first date that turns into a nightmare, and starred in the limited series Sirens in 2025 as Devon DeWitt, which earned her a second Emmy nomination, this time for lead actress.
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2012 | One Life to Live | Hannah O'Connor |
| 2017–2021 | The Bold Type | Sutton Brady |
| 2022 | The White Lotus | Daphne Sullivan (season 2) |
| 2024 | The Perfect Couple | Merritt Monaco |
| 2025 | Sirens | Devon DeWitt |
| 2026 | The Good Daughter | Charlie Quinn |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Those People | London |
| 2015 | Burning Bodhi | Lauren |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane | Clara Thomson |
| 2024 | Your Monster | Jackie Dennon |
| 2025 | The Unbreakable Boy | Teresa LeRette |
| 2025 | Drop | Violet Gates |
| 2025 | Rebuilding | Ruby Rose |
Life off screen
Fahy confirmed her relationship with her White Lotus co-star Leo Woodall in November 2023. The two met on the show's second season, and have been together since.
She keeps the rest of her life private. She has not spoken much about her family or her home life, and this page sticks to what is on the record.
She also keeps working on stage. After Next to Normal she did off-Broadway runs in Lost Girls in 2015 and Linda in 2017, and she still sings in concert revues. In November 2025 it was announced that she will star in the thriller film Banquet, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, alongside Alfie Williams and Corey Mylchreest.
FAQs
How old is Meghann Fahy? She is 36, born on 25 April 1990 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
Who does Meghann Fahy play in The Good Daughter? She plays Charlie Quinn, full name Charlotte Quinn, a small-town Georgia defense attorney. Rose Byrne plays her sister Sam.
When does The Good Daughter come out? All six episodes arrive on Peacock on Thursday, November 12, 2026. It also lands the same day on Sky and NOW in the UK and Ireland.
Who is Meghann Fahy dating? She is with actor Leo Woodall, her co-star from The White Lotus season 2. They confirmed the relationship in November 2023.
What is Meghann Fahy's net worth? There is no reliable figure published, so this page does not print one. The numbers you see on profile sites are guesses.
Was Meghann Fahy in The White Lotus? Yes. She played Daphne Sullivan in season 2, and earned an Emmy nomination for the part.
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