Caylee Cowan

Cowan was born in Los Angeles, California. She was raised by a single mother and is the youngest of three children.^[4] After graduating from high school, Cowan began acting in theater productions.^[5][6] She appeared in productions of Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley.^[7]

Cowan made her film debut playing the character of Jan in the American romance 1950s period drama Sunrise in Heaven,^[8] in an adaptation of Jan Gilbert Hurst's book His Sunrise My Sunset.^[9] The movie was released on Netflix on April 1, 2020.^[10][11][12]

In 2021, Cowan went on to appear in the indie horror thriller Incision (film), as Becca Landry. That same year, Cowan played a supporting role of Kathy Barnes in the action comedy horror Willy's Wonderland ^[13] acting alongside Nicolas Cage in an ensemble of teen actors.^[14]

In 2022, Cowan was cast in a lead role in the independent romantic thriller Frank and Penelope,^[15] as Penelope, "a doe-eyed femme fatale".^[16] The film, which also includes Kevin Dillon, Lin Shaye, and Johnathon Schaech in the cast, was the directorial debut of actor Sean Patrick Flannery.^[17] Cowan and the cast attended the world premiere of the movie at the Riviera International Film Festival,^[18][19] and the screening at the Cannes Film Festival.^[20]

In 2023, Cowan appeared in a supporting role as Farrah Lee in the biographical musical drama, Spinning Gold,^[21] and in a supporting role as Felicity in the science fiction thriller, Divinity, directed by Eddie Alcazar and produced by Steven Soderbergh^[22] which premiered on opening night at Screamfest Horror Film Festival^[23] and was in competition at Sundance Film Festival.^[24] She is a co-executive producer on Robert Rodriguez's action-thriller, Hypnotic, which screened at the South by Southwest film festival.^[25]

Cowan was cast as Christina Christmas in the movie Holiday Twist, directed by Stephanie Garvin,^[26] which was released in December 2023.^[27][28]

In August 2024, she was cast as Casey Spencer in Mother and Me.^[29]

Cowan has been dating actor Casey Affleck since January 2021.^[30][31]