Acting
Feb 14, 1970
Sacramento, California, USA
Megan Dodds
Acting
Biography
Megan Lynne Dodds (born February 15, 1970, in Sacramento, California) is a White American actress of English and Scottish descent, 5′ 7″ (1.70 m) tall, who graduated from the Juilliard School (Drama Division, Group 24, 1991–1995) after first being cast as Bananas in John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves at a community college. She spent two years in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions before moving to London in 1997 to star in Ben Elton's Popcorn, where she met fashion photographer Oliver J. Pearce, whom she married in 1998; they have one daughter, Isabella, and live in Battersea, London. Her most notable film credits include Marguerite in Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998, with Drew Barrymore), Sandra in The Contract (2006, with John Cusack and Morgan Freeman), Grace in Chatroom (2010), and a role in Juliet, Naked (2018). On television she is best known as Kate in Not Going Out (2006, 6 episodes), Christine Dale in Spooks (2002–2004), Christine Whitney in CSI: NY (2012–2013, 2 episodes), Dr. Beasley in House (2009), and Agent Jess Harkins in Detroit 1-8-7 (2011, 18 episodes). On stage she won the London Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Actress for the one-woman show My Name Is Rachel Corrie (2006), performed opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in As You Like It (1999), and kissed Madonna in Up for Grabs (2002, Wyndham's Theatre).
Feature Films (18)
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
The Contract
A software developer becomes a billionaire and is distracted by fame, greed and power, then must save his invention and company from a hostile takeover.
Purpose
'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and the performers at one of the smaller venues. Various plot strands interweave, including the bitter relationship between a famous self-obsessed British comic and his ever-suffering assistant, an actress debuting at the festival with a one-woman show about Dorothy Wordsworth and a depressed, rich housewife who spies on the stoned Canadian theatre troupe to whom she has rented out her house
Festival
Ripley is now an ordained minister and owner of the Chapel of Love. He's on a search for the prize that will bring him untold riches - the Jules Rimet trophy. But when glamorous Kitty De-Luxe is jilted at his altar, Ripley falls hopelessly in love.
Viva Blackpool
Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother, Rodmilla, is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off the eldest of her two daughters to the prince. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when, under the guise of a visiting royal, she meets the charming Prince Henry.
EverAfter
In an idyllic Italian village, a young American girl on the threshold of adolescence is swept into a timeless magical adventure in Wonderwell.
Wonderwell
After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo careers of the Rat Pack: Dean Martin has become a big success despite the breakup of his partnership with Jerry Lewis; Sinatra's career is at its peak; Sammy Davis, Jr., is making a comeback after a near fatal car crash, and standup comic Joey Bishop is gaining exposure as an opening act for the other three. The Pack becomes complete when Sinatra reconciles with actor Peter Lawford, who has been ostracized since being seen out publicly with Sinatra's ex-wife, Ava Gardner.
The Rat Pack
When strangers Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo meet William online in his new 'Chelsea Teens!' chatroom, they're completely seduced by his fast-talking, charismatic character. But beneath the surface lies a much darker truth. William is a dangerous loner, channeling all his energies into cyberspace. He's become an analyser, a calculating manipulator who finds it almost impossible to interact normally with others in the real world, instead turning his hand to manipulating people online.
Chatroom
A series of urban legends take place around the life of a troubled man who is searching New York City for a mysterious stranger.
Urbania
Four characters living in one neighbourhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold.
Born Equal
In the year 2029, on the verge of an amazing breakthrough in whale communication, a married marine biologist and aquatic engineer are caught in a catastrophic global disaster that separates them from each other and their spectacular underwater city.
Oceanus: Act One
Television & Series (14)
Lee is a childish northerner who lives in a fancy penthouse apartment in London who goes through a variety of jobs such as a janitor and ice cream man, as well as attempting relationships with female flatmates. His best mate, Daily Mail reading, middle-class citizen Tim is always there to stop Lee from getting in trouble, or not? Mayhem is never far away with cleaner Barbara who has never done an honest day's work in her life.
Not Going Out
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.
Lie to Me
Dramatization of Nancy Mitford's novel about three aristocratic young girls' adventures in love.
Love in a Cold Climate
What does it take to be a detective in one of America's toughest cities? Follow one homicide unit as Detroit's finest unearth the crisis and revelation, heartbreak and heroism of these inner city cops in Detroit, Michigan.
