--- name: "Britt Lower" canonical: "https://film.one/person/britt-lower" fi1m_id: "britt-lower" imdb_id: "nm3138882" tmdb_id: 973497 wikidata_id: "Q19538831" roles: ["Actor"] born: "2 August 1985" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-07T04:05:47.432330+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Britt Lower ## Identity Britt Lower - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/britt-lower - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** britt-lower - **IMDb ID:** nm3138882 - **TMDB ID:** 973497 - **Wikidata ID:** Q19538831 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britt_Lower, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19538831, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3138882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/973497 Actor. Born 2 August 1985 in Heyworth, Illinois, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 2 August 1985, Heyworth, Illinois, USA - **Active:** 2011–present - **Also known as:** Brittney Leigh Lower, 布丽特·洛薇尔, بریت لاور - **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britt_Lower, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19538831, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3138882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/973497 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Severance*](https://film.one/tv/severance.md) (86) - **Netflix:** [*I Will Find You*](https://film.one/tv/i-will-find-you.md) (56) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Britt Lower > Britt Lower makes rebellion feel physical, with a comic instinct that keeps the anger human. We rate her highly in *Severance*, though we need more leading work before making broader claims for her. In *Severance* (2022), Britt Lower makes Helly R.'s rebellion felt in the way she moves. Her physical intensity makes the office feel oppressive, even before we have finished thinking through the divided-memory premise. We were unsettled by her resistance, because she makes that arrangement feel like something being done to a person. There is comic agility in the performance too, which stops the anger from becoming monotonous. She is a strong reason to watch. The route to that performance runs through television comedy as well as drama. A recurring part as Tanya Sitkowsky in *Unforgettable* (2011–2014) preceded Liz Greenberg in *Man Seeking Woman* (2015–2017), where she gained notice in a main role. The latter's surreal situations gave her comic timing a useful setting: she could make behaviour believable even when the circumstances were not. That ability matters in *Severance*, which also needs its actors to take an unnatural situation seriously. She also wrote, directed and starred in the short *Circus Person* (2020), drawing on her interest in circus performance. The lead role in *Severance* asks more of that combination of comic judgement and physical control. Working with director Ben Stiller and creator-writer Dan Erickson, Lower keeps Helly's rebelliousness clear without making every response the same. Alongside Adam Scott, whose performance makes the premise frightening, she gives the office a more physically restless occupant. The first season still takes too long to gather pace. Her energy cannot shorten it, though it gives us a reason to remain patient. Our view still rests heavily on this one programme, and that deserves acknowledging. *Man Seeking Woman* supplies evidence that the comic judgement was there before Helly, but we would welcome another substantial lead that asks something different of her. Another comedy would be particularly welcome. Start with *Severance*, provided a slow first season is not an automatic disqualification. ## Biography Britt Lower is an American actress. She was born on 2 August 1985 and grew up in Heyworth, Illinois. She graduated from Northwestern University with a BSc in Communication in 2008. Lower is known for her roles as Tanya Sitkowsky in the series *Unforgettable* (2011–2014), Liz in *Man Seeking Woman* (2015–2017), and Helly R. / Helena Eagan in *Severance* (2022–present). For the latter she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2025. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *I Will Find You* (2026), Fi1m 56, as Rachel Mills — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-will-find-you.md) - *Severance* (2022), Fi1m 86, as Helly Riggs — [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md) ## Complete filmography (37) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *I Will Find You* (2026), series, as Rachel Mills — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-will-find-you.md) - *Sender* (2026), as Julia Day · Executive Producer - *Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer* (2025), as Suzie · Executive Producer - *Darkest Miriam* (2025), as Miriam Gordon - *Show Pony* (2022), as Kate - *Severance* (2022), series, as Helly Riggs — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md) - *American Horror Stories* (2021), series, as Fay Mellon - *Circus Person* (2020), as Ava · Director, Writer - *Holly Slept Over* (2020), as Audra - *A Civilized Life* (2018), as Jack - *Faith* (2018), as Padma - *Staycation* (2018), as Jill - *The Shadow Hours* (2018), as Dorothy - *Future Man* (2017), series, as Jeri Elizabeth Lang - *Ghosted* (2017), series, as Claire - *Mr. Roosevelt* (2017), as Celeste Jones - *Domain* (2017), as Phoenix - *Swell* (2016), as Ana - *Don't Worry Baby* (2016), as Anna - *Wrecked* (2016), series, as Margot Wallace - *Bad Internet* (2016), series, Actor - *How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps!* (2016), as Rachael - *Sisters* (2015), as Mrs. Geernt - *Those People* (2015), as Ursula - *The Shells* (2015), as Alex - *Man Seeking Woman* (2015), series, as Liz Greenberg - *Beside Still Waters* (2014), as Olivia - *Re: Jess* (2014), as Jess · Story - *One Trick Dieter* (2013), as Ellen - *The Letter* (2012), as Kathleen - *The Worst* (2012), as Ryan - *Unforgettable* (2011), series, as Tanya Sitkowsky - *Spark* (2010), as Suze - *Imogen* (2008), as Natalie - *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005), series, as Lisa - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Jess Hardwicke - *Zero K*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Britt Lower in 2023](https://film.one/media/person/48323/gallery-c909058f979f.jpg) Britt Lower in 2023 — Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/BrittLower.jpg/1280px-BrittLower.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Britt Lower](https://film.one/media/person/48323/gallery-8e7aa19e6b49.jpg) Britt Lower — Obelluck, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Britt_Lower_Headshot.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Britt Lower](https://film.one/media/person/48323/gallery-cba32ede46a6.jpg) Britt Lower — Image via TMDB - ![Britt Lower](https://film.one/media/person/48323/gallery-4334866d415d.jpg) Britt Lower — Image via TMDB - ![Britt Lower](https://film.one/media/person/48323/gallery-1a15bfa928ff.jpg) Britt Lower — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won - 2025: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Severance* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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