Julia Garner has quickly established herself as one of the industry’s most exciting and versatile young actresses.
Garner has received critical praise and awards recognition for her performance as Ruth Langmore in Netflix’s Emmy-nominated drama Ozark, which she co-stars in opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. The series follows financial planner Marty Bird (Bateman) and his family’s sudden relocation from the suburbs of Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Garner’s character comes from a family of local troublemakers. The series, currently in production on its third season, was nominated for a 2019 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, as well as a 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Garner also received a 2019 Pri
Julia Garner has quickly established herself as one of the industry’s most exciting and versatile young actresses.
Garner has received critical praise and awards recognition for her performance as Ruth Langmore in Netflix’s Emmy-nominated drama Ozark, which she co-stars in opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. The series follows financial planner Marty Bird (Bateman) and his family’s sudden relocation from the suburbs of Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks. Garner’s character comes from a family of local troublemakers. The series, currently in production on its third season, was nominated for a 2019 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, as well as a 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Garner also received a 2019 Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress for her work on the series, as well as a 2019 SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and a 2019 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Garner recently completed production on The Assistant, an upcoming narrative feature film charting a day in the life of a powerful producer’s assistant (played by Garner). The movie is directed by Kitty Green and produced by James Schamus (Brokeback Mountain), Scott Macaulay (Casting JonBenet) and Jen Dana (Brigsby Bear). She will also appear in the upcoming Amazon Original series Modern Love.
Last fall, Garner co-starred opposite Emma Stone, Jonah Hill and Justin Theroux in Netflix’s critically acclaimed, 10-episode series Maniac, directed by Cary Fukunaga. She also co-starred opposite Eric Bana, Connie Britton and Juno Temple in Bravo’s true-crime anthology series Dirty John. The limited series, based on the hit podcast of the same name, became the highest-rated scripted series ever on the network, with ratings growing throughout its run. Garner was nominated for a 2019 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Limited Series on behalf of her performance.
In 2015, Garner received critical recognition for her performance as a pregnant teenager in Paul Weitz’s Grandma, which she starred in opposite Lily Tomlin. The film originally premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was quickly acquired and released by Sony Pictures Classics that summer. It was named one of the Top 10 Best Independent Films that year by The National Board of Review.
Other film credits include memorable performances in One Percent More Humid, Tomato Red, We Are What We Are, Electrick Children, Martha Marcy May Marlene and Sin City 2. On the small screen, Garner has been praised for her work on The Paramount Network’s Waco, as well as FX’s critically acclaimed series The Americans. She also appeared in HBO’s GIRLS and Netflix’s The Get Down.
