Julia Garner is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Ruth Langmore in the Netflixcrime drama series Ozark, for which she has received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Garner also had roles in the FX period spy-drama series The Americans, the limited series Waco, the Netflix dark comedy-drama miniseries Maniac, and the Bravotrue-crime series Dirty John. Garner has appeared in the films Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, , and had leading roles in the films Electrick Children, We Are What We Are, Grandma, Tomato Red, Everything Beautiful Is Far Away and The Assistant.
Garner began taking acting lessons at age 15 to overcome her shyness. She had her theatrical debut at age 17 in Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene, playing the role of Sarah. In 2012, director David Chase invited her to play a small role which he wrote specifically for her in his film Not Fade Away. Her first starring role was in the 2012 film, Electrick Children. In 2013, she starred alongside Ashley Bell in the horror film The Last ExorcismPart II, and played the lead in the American remake of the Mexican horror film We Are What We Are. Garner co-starred in as new character Marcie, a young stripper who crosses paths with another new character, Johnny. This marked the first time she acted against a green screen. Garner was cast in a recurring role in the third season of the FX period spy thriller series The Americans. She continued the role through season six. She was to have made her off-Broadway debut in Noah Haidle's play Smokefall at MCC Theater in 2016, but had to drop out during rehearsals because of scheduling conflicts. Since 2017, Garner has starred as Ruth Langmore in the Netflix crime drama seriesOzark, opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. The role has garnered her critical acclaim and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In 2018, Garner appeared in the Netflix miniseries Maniac as Ellie, the sister of Emma Stone's character. Garner makes regular appearances in the Bravo true crime anthology series Dirty John. She plays Terra Newell, the daughter of Connie Britton's character. In October 2019, Garner was cast in a lead role in Shonda Rhimes' upcoming Netflix drama miniseries Inventing Anna.
