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Megan Northam is a French actress. She was nominated for the 2025 César Award for Best Female Revelation for her role in the film '' Rabia'' (2024).


Early life

She was born and raised in
Nantes Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...
, she is the daughter of an English scenographer at the Nantes Opera. Her mother is French and works as a graphic designer. At the age of 6, she started playing the
cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...
. She spent a year studying performing arts at the
University of Rennes The University of Rennes (French: ''Université de Rennes'') is a public university, public research university located in Rennes, Upper Brittany, France. Originally founded in 1460, the university was split into two universities in 1970: Univers ...
, before dropping-out to move to Paris to perform music and take drama classes.


Career

She made her screen debut in the short film ''Nous ne serai plus jamais seul'' by Yann Gonzalez. Her first feature film was Constance Meyer's film ''Robuste'' in 2021. She played Judith in 2022 French film '' The Passengers of the Night'', ten daughter of Elizabeth (
Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British and French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress and singer Jane Birkin and French singer Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the ...
). She could be seen as Mia in 2023 French comedy drama series '' Greek Salad'', the daughter of Xavier (
Romain Duris Romain Duris (; born 28 May 1974) is a French actor. He is best known for his role in Cédric Klapisch's ''Spanish Apartment'' trilogy, which consists of '' L'Auberge Espagnole'' (2002), '' Russian Dolls'' (2005), and '' Chinese Puzzle'' (2013) ...
). She played the lead role of Elsa in 2024 science-fiction film ''
Meanwhile on Earth ''Meanwhile on Earth'' () is a 2024 French science fiction drama film directed by Jérémy Clapin. The film starring Megan Northam as Elsa, revolves around an 'absent' hero, Franck, who disappeared during a space mission three years ago. His si ...
''. She appeared in French-Belgian television series '' La rebelle: Les aventures de la jeune George Sand''. In 2024, she also appeared in Lucie Prost's debut feature film ''Fario''. She was nominated for the 2025 César Award for Best Female Revelation for her role in the film '' Rabia''. She has an upcoming role in Harris Dickinson's debut feature film '' Urchin''. She also has a role in
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (born 1 July 1963) is a French writer, director and producer of films and television series. Early life and education Lestrade was born in Mirande, Gers, in southwestern France. He studied law and journalism in Paris, an ...
’s series about the Bataclan attacks, ''Des Vivants''.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Northam, Megan Living people Date of birth unknown Actresses from Nantes French people of English descent French film actresses French television actresses