Mircea Monroe

Mircea Monroe is best known for her role as “Morning” in Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy Episodes,^[6][7] created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and starring opposite Matt LeBlanc for five seasons. She also starred as Tansy Truitt on The CW’s Hart of Dixie^[8] and was a series regular on TV Land’s Impastor^[9][10] opposite Michael Rosenbaum.

In 2023, Monroe appeared in a recurring role on ABC’s The Rookie^[11][12] with Nathan Fillion, CBS’s Dinner With The Parents^[13][14] and the BBC/Amazon series The Outlaws.^[15]

Her feature film credits include The Change-Up^[16] opposite Ryan Reynolds, Magic Mike^[17] with Channing Tatum, directed by Steven Soderbergh and Book Club opposite Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Andy Garcia.

Across her career, Monroe has starred in numerous network pilots and appeared in a wide range of television and film projects, excelling in both comedic roles (on shows including Scrubs^[18][19] and How I Met Your Mother^[20]) as well as dramatic performances (Sons of Anarchy^[21] and Madso's War, directed by Walter Hill).

Monroe was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her first name Mircea is a traditionally male given name in Romania. She says her father chose the name to honor his favorite professor, Mircea Eliade, with whom he studied History of the Religions at the University of Chicago.^[22]

Since 2018, Monroe has been in a relationship with English comedian and actor Stephen Merchant.^[23][24] They live in a home in the Nichols Canyon area of Los Angeles.^[25]