Megan Northam
French actress
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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, 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. She spent a year studying performing arts at the University of Rennes, before dropping out to move to Paris to perform music and take drama classes.[1][2]
Career
She made her screen debut in the short film Nous ne serons plus jamais seul by Yann Gonzalez. Her first feature film was Constance Meyer's film Robuste in 2021.[3]
She played Judith in 2022 French film The Passengers of the Night, ten daughter of Elizabeth (Charlotte Gainsbourg). She could be seen as Mia in 2023 French comedy drama series Greek Salad, the daughter of Xavier (Romain Duris).[1]
She played the lead role of Elsa in 2024 science-fiction film Meanwhile on Earth.[4][5][6] She appeared in French-Belgian television series La rebelle: Les aventures de la jeune George Sand.[7] In 2024, she also appeared in Lucie Prost's debut feature film Fario.[8]
She was nominated for the 2025 César Award for Best Female Revelation for her role in the film Rabia.[9]
She has an upcoming role in Harris Dickinson's debut feature film Urchin.[10] She also has a role in Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s series about the Bataclan attacks, Des Vivants.[11]
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nous ne serons plus jamais seul | Short film | |
| 2022 | The Passengers of the Night | Judith | |
| 2023 | Greek Salad | Mia | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Meanwhile on Earth | Elsa | |
| 2024 | Fario | Camille | |
| 2024 | Rabia | Jessica/Rabia | |
| 2025 | La rebelle: Les aventures de la jeune George Sand | Pauline de Beaumont | |
| 2025 | Urchin | Andrea |