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 Cohan at the 2023Wonder Con | |
| Born | Lauren Storholm (1982-01-07)January 7, 1982 (age 44) Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | King Alfred's College (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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Lauren Cohan (/ˈkoʊhænˈ/KOH-han;[1] born January 7, 1982)[2] is a British-American actress known for her role asMaggie Rhee in theAMCpost-apocalyptichorror television seriesThe Walking Dead (2011–2018; 2020–2022), a role she reprises inThe Walking Dead: Dead City (2023–present). Her other notable TV roles includeBela Talbot in the dark fantasy dramaSupernatural (2007–2008), Rose in the supernatural teen dramaThe Vampire Diaries (2010–2012), Vivian McArthur Volkoff in the action comedyChuck (2011), Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge in the action comedy-dramaWhiskey Cavalier (2019), and War Woman in the adult animated superhero showInvincible (2021–2023). Her film appearances include the comedyVan Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006), the psychological thriller horrorThe Boy (2016), the biographical dramaAll Eyez on Me (2017), and the action thrillerMile 22 (2018).
Cohan was born Lauren Storholm inCherry Hill, New Jersey, to an American father who is of Irish, one quarter Norwegian, English, Scottish, and more distant German and Dutch while her mother is Scottish.[3][4] She was raised in New Jersey and spent a year inGeorgia.[5][6][7][8] When she was thirteen, her family moved to her mother's native United Kingdom,[9] settling inSurrey, England.[4]
Upon her mother's remarriage, Lauren's surname was legally changed to that of her stepfather, Cohan.[4] Sheconverted to Judaism at the age of five.[10]
She has younger half-siblings through her mother and father's remarriages.[11][12] Cohan graduated from King Alfred's College,Winchester (now theUniversity of Winchester).[13]
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In 2006 and 2007, after her film debut inCasanova (2005) as Sister Beatrice, Cohan starred in the sequel toVan Wilder (2002),Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, as Charlotte Higginson. Her next role was in the 2008 filmFloat. In February 2010, she was cast inDeath Race 2[14] and was the lead in the 2016 supernatural-horrorThe Boy.[15] Also in 2016, she appeared asMartha Wayne,Batman's deceased mother, inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and played Leila Steinberg in the 2017biographical dramaAll Eyez on Me. In 2025 she appeared in the independent end of the world movieWhen I'm Ready, her first on-camera film appearance since 2018'sMile 22.
In 2007, Cohan garnered her first major supporting role, which was also described as a season lead, when she was cast forseason three ofSupernatural asBela Talbot, a thief who procures valuable supernatural objects and sells them to rich and powerful people in the supernatural world. The character appeared in six episodes of the series. Her final appearance was in thepenultimate episode of season three titled "Time Is on My Side".[16]
Cohan played the recurring character Rose, a 560-year-oldvampire, inThe Vampire Diaries. In 2011, she joined the television seriesChuck in a recurring role playing Vivian McArthur Volkoff, a "charming, sophisticated socialite" from the United Kingdom, and the daughter of primary villain, Alexei Volkoff. She also guest starred on shows such asArcher,Cold Case,CSI: NY,Life, andModern Family.
Cohan starred in a pilot forThe CW calledHeavenly (2011) in which she played the lead character, Lily, an attorney who teams up with an angel; however, it was not picked up as a series.[17]
In April 2011, Cohan was cast in her most notable role asMaggie Greene (later Maggie Rhee)[18] onThe Walking Dead,[19] anAMCpost-apocalyptichorror television series based on thecomic book series of the same name. She first appeared inseason two as a recurring character, but she became a series regular at the start ofseason three.[20] The drama was the highest-rated series in cable television history in 2015.[21] At the conclusion of theeighth season ofThe Walking Dead, Cohan completed her contract obligations as a series regular. It was later reported Cohan had not reached an agreement to sign on forseason nine as a main cast member due to a pay dispute, as she demanded an increased salary closer to the salaries of her male co-starsAndrew Lincoln andNorman Reedus. AMC refused and Cohan began making herself available forTV pilots.[22] Cohan eventually reached an agreement to appear in five episodes in the first half of season nine ofThe Walking Dead[23] and departed the series in 2018.[24]
In early 2018, in the midst of her contract negotiations with AMC regardingThe Walking Dead, Cohan was cast asCIA operative Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge in theABC action comedy-dramaWhiskey Cavalier.[25]Whiskey Cavalier was picked up to series in May 2018 and premiered on February 24, 2019.[26] ABC did not renew the series for a second season.[27] In October 2019, it was reported that Cohan would return toThe Walking Dead as a series regular in the series'eleventh and final season.[28] Following the conclusion of the series, Cohan starred alongsideJeffrey Dean Morgan in the spinoff seriesThe Walking Dead: Dead City, with both also serving as executive producers.[29] In July 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.[30]
Cohan lives and works in bothLondon andLos Angeles.[31]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | The Quiet Assassin | Alessia | Short film |
| 2005 | Casanova | Sister Beatrice | |
| 2006 | Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | Charlotte Higginson | |
| 2008 | Float | Emily Fulton | |
| 2010 | Young Alexander the Great | Leto | |
| 2010 | Practical | Lauren | Short film |
| 2010 | Death Race 2 | September Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Reach Me | Kate | [32] |
| 2016 | The Boy | Greta Evans | [33] |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Martha Wayne | [34] |
| 2017 | All Eyez on Me | Leila Steinberg | [35] |
| 2018 | Mile 22 | Alice Kerr | [36] |
| 2022 | Catwoman: Hunted | Julia Pennyworth (voice) | Direct-to-video[37][38] |
| 2025 | When I'm Ready | Julia |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Forrester Creations Employee | Episode: "Episode #1.4986" |
| 2007–2008 | Supernatural | Bela Talbot | Main role (Season 3); 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Valentine | Joanna Clay | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Life | Jackie Rolder | Episode: "Initiative 38" |
| 2010 | Modern Family | Receptionist | Episode: "Unplugged" |
| 2010 | Cold Case | Rachel Malone '86 | Episode: "One Fall" |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Meredith Muir | Episode: "Flag on the Play" |
| 2010–2012 | The Vampire Diaries | Rose | Recurring (Seasons 2–3); 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Heavenly | Lily | Pilot |
| 2011 | Chuck | Vivian McArthur Volkoff | Recurring (Season 4); 5 episodes |
| 2011–2018; 2020–2022 | The Walking Dead | Maggie Greene | Recurring role (season 2); 12 episodes Main role (seasons 3–11); 132 episodes |
| 2012 | Childrens Hospital | Lulu Pratt | Episode: "British Hospital" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Avery Jordan | Episode: "Legitimate Rape" |
| 2013; 2024 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Archer | Juliana Calderon (voice) | Recurring (Season 5); 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories | Stephanie | Episode: "The Bathroom Boys" |
| 2016 | Lip Sync Battle | Herself | Episode: "Sonequa Martin-Green vs. Lauren Cohan" |
| 2016 | The Mindy Project | Ashley | Guest (Season 4); 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Robot Chicken | Maggie Greene (voice) | Episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking" |
| 2019 | Whiskey Cavalier | Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge | Main role; 13 episodes[39] |
| 2021; 2023 | Invincible | Holly / War Woman (voice) | 2 episodes[38] |
| 2021 | The Walking Dead: Origins | Herself | Episode: "Maggie's Story" |
| 2023–present | The Walking Dead: Dead City | Maggie Rhee | Main role Executive producer Director – episode: "Bridge Partners Are Hard to Come by These Days"[40] |
| 2024 | Twilight of the Gods | Inge | 2 episodes[41] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Destiny | Exo Stranger | [42] |
| 2025 | Dead by Daylight | Maggie Rhee | Playable character; voice and likeness |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Satellite Awards | Best Television Cast(shared with the cast) | The Walking Dead | Won | [43] |
| 2013 | Eyegore Awards | Best Ensemble Cast Award(shared with the cast) | Won | [44] | |
| 2017 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress | Nominated | [45] | |
| 2022 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Network or Cable Television Series | Won | [46] | |
| 2024 | Saturn Awards | Best Actress in a Television Series | The Walking Dead: Dead City | Nominated |
actor Lauren Cohan in 1989 (age 32)
Ferguson "you were raised by a Scottish, a Glaswegian mother" Cohan "yes"
...of Scottish, Irish and Norwegian stock. ... When she was 13, her family moved to the UK. ... The transition to life in Surrey outside London.... When her mother remarried, she took both the last name (Cohan) and the faith (Jewish) of her stepfather.
I hail from New Jersey. I was born in New Jersey.
For someone who spent the first 13 years of her life in Cherry Hill, N.J.,...
Born in Philadelphia but raised in Cherry Hill
...a rootless childhood, jumping from New Jersey to Georgia (a year, but it stuck), back to New Jersey, then to the UK.
I was a kid growing up in the States and then I moved to England. ... My mum's British, and so that was what brought us back over there. ... She had moved to the States when she was sort of 17... [W]hen myself and my siblings were born, she was, like, 'C'mon, let's do it.' My dad's job had an opportunity out there, so we took it.
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