Michaela McManus


Michaela McManus is an American actress, known for her portrayals of Lindsey Strauss on One Tree Hill, A.D.A. Kim Greylek on , and Grace Karn on the NBC drama Aquarius.

Early life

McManus, a Warwick, Rhode Island, native, daughter of James "Jim" and Patricia McManus of Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, graduated from Fordham University, attended NYU's graduate acting program before leaving to pursue her career in Los Angeles.

Career

In 2008, she joined the cast of season five of One Tree Hill playing Lindsey Strauss, the love interest of Lucas Scott. After completing her work on One Tree Hill, she booked a guest role on season five of '. She was subsequently announced as joining the cast of season ten of ' as Assistant District Attorney Kim Greylek. She was abruptly written out of SVU in the middle of season ten in which ADA Alexandra Cabot returned. However, McManus continued to be credited in season ten's main titles, and it was later confirmed that McManus would not be returning to SVU.
Since then, she has had guest roles in prime time shows Castle,, The Vampire Diaries, Hawaii Five-0, and other films and/or television shows. She also appeared in the music video 'Glad You Came' by The Wanted. She starred as Tara on the NBC series Awake in 2012, and as Grace Karn on Aquarius in 2015. In 2017, McManus had supporting roles in SEAL Team as Alana Hayes, and The Orville as the Krill Teleya. She appeared in the short lived NBC series The Village as Sarah Campbell in 2019.

Personal life

McManus married writer/producer Mike Daniels in July 2011. In December 2013, McManus announced that she was expecting their first child. The couple welcomed son Gabriel October Daniels on April 3, 2014. Their second child, Declan Griffith Daniels, was born in September 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television