---
name: "Julia Garner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/julia-garner"
fi1m_id: "julia-garner"
imdb_id: "nm3400186"
tmdb_id: 936970
wikidata_id: "Q13560358"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 February 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-19T04:29:43.653010+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."
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# Julia Garner

## Identity

Julia Garner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/julia-garner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** julia-garner
- **IMDb ID:** nm3400186
- **TMDB ID:** 936970
- **Wikidata ID:** Q13560358
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Garner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13560358, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3400186/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/936970

Actor. Born 1 February 1994 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 February 1994, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Kitty Green](https://film.one/person/kitty-green.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 75 (5), 2020s 71 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Thriller 3, Comedy 2, Horror 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $868m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Garner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13560358, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3400186/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/936970

## Coming up

- *The Altruists* (2026-11-19), as Caroline Ellison — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-altruists.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Assistant*](https://film.one/film/the-assistant.md) (81), [*The Royal Hotel*](https://film.one/film/the-royal-hotel.md) (74), [*The Fantastic 4: First Steps*](https://film.one/film/the-fantastic-4-first-steps.md) (71)
- **HBO Max:** [*Weapons*](https://film.one/film/weapons.md) (75)
- **Netflix:** [*Ozark*](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md) (70)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Modern Love*](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md) (61)
- **Peacock:** [*Wolf Man*](https://film.one/film/wolf-man.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Julia Garner

> Julia Garner makes small reactions count: a raised shoulder, a delayed smile, a voice kept flat. We rate her watchfulness and the anger beneath it, though scripts that ask her only to look worried waste her.

In *The Royal Hotel* (2023), Julia Garner listens to men laughing at a joke her character, Hanna, has not been allowed to share. Kitty Green holds on her while she decides whether to smile, and we felt ourselves tense at that small calculation. Garner keeps her shoulders raised and her eyes on the exits; Jessica Henwick's Liv sees the same company as harmless fun. That difference gives Garner's watchfulness something to work against, rather than leaving her to look worried for an hour.

Her feature debut was *Martha Marcy May Marlene* (2011), but the breakthrough came as Ruth Langmore in *Ozark* (2017–2022). Ruth combined force with insecurity, qualities that recur in Garner's work. The lead in Green's *The Assistant* (2019) depended on physical restraint and little dialogue. Green's patience suits her: it gives us time to notice each small adjustment.

Zach Cregger's *Weapons* (2025) gives her watchfulness a sharper temper. As Justine, a teacher treated as guilty after children disappear, she is tight, jumpy and drinking in her car. Garner lets anger show underneath the fear, so that being innocent does not make Justine agreeable. Cregger's chapter-by-chapter telling grows predictable, but her performance supplies a human reason to stay with the mystery.

The limitation is clearest in Leigh Whannell's *Wolf Man* (2025), where her Charlotte is married to Christopher Abbott's Blake. Their early arguments give us little sense of a shared life, and Charlotte is defined largely by her job and her frown. Once the trouble begins, the script leaves her waiting for someone else's change. We would not recommend it for Garner; the part gives her too little to do.

Matt Shakman's *The Fantastic 4: First Steps* (2025) finds a better use for her stillness. Her Silver Surfer announces the planet's destruction in a flat voice, and for a few minutes the threat feels serious, though the film cannot sustain that dread. Start with *The Royal Hotel* for a fuller account of what she can do, with fair warning that its ending is less assured than its first hour.

## Biography

Julia Garner is an American actress born on 1 February 1994 in the Bronx, New York City. She began acting in her teens and made her feature debut in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). Early film roles include The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014).

Garner gained wider recognition for her portrayal of Ruth Langmore in the Netflix series Ozark (2017–2022), winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also appeared in The Americans (2013) and Maniac (2018).

Her later film work includes The Royal Hotel (2023) as Hanna, Wolf Man (2025) as Charlotte, Weapons (2025) as Justine, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) as Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *The Fantastic 4: First Steps* (2025), Fi1m 71, as Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fantastic-4-first-steps.md)
- *Weapons* (2025), Fi1m 75, as Justine — [page](https://film.one/film/weapons.md)
- *Wolf Man* (2025), Fi1m 54, as Charlotte — [page](https://film.one/film/wolf-man.md)
- *The Royal Hotel* (2023), Fi1m 74, as Hanna — [page](https://film.one/film/the-royal-hotel.md)
- *The Assistant* (2020), Fi1m 81, as Jane — [page](https://film.one/film/the-assistant.md)
- *Modern Love* (2019), Fi1m 61, as Maddy — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md)
- *Ozark* (2017), Fi1m 70, as Ruth Langmore — [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *Girls* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Charlie's Roommate — [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md)
- *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012), Fi1m 76, as Susan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower.md)
- *Martha Marcy May Marlene* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Sarah — [page](https://film.one/film/martha-marcy-may-marlene.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Altruists* (2026), series, as Caroline Ellison · Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-altruists.md)
- *You Can't Win* (2026), as Chicken
- *Weapons* (2025), as Justine — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/weapons.md)
- *The Fantastic 4: First Steps* (2025), as Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fantastic-4-first-steps.md)
- *Wolf Man* (2025), as Charlotte — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/wolf-man.md)
- *Apartment 7A* (2024), as Terry Gionoffrio
- *The Royal Hotel* (2023), as Hanna — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-royal-hotel.md)
- *Inventing Anna* (2022), series, as Anna Delvey / Anna Sorokin
- *The Assistant* (2020), as Jane — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-assistant.md)
- *Modern Love* (2019), series, as Maddy — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md)
- *Dirty John* (2018), series, as Terra Newell
- *Maniac* (2018), series, as Ellie Landsberg
- *Waco* (2018), series, as Michele Jones
- *Ozark* (2017), series, as Ruth Langmore — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *Everything Beautiful Is Far Away* (2017), as Rola
- *One Percent More Humid* (2017), as Catherine
- *Tomato Red* (2017), as Jamalee Merridew
- *Good Kids* (2016), as Tinsley
- *Grandma* (2015), as Sage
- *I Believe in Unicorns* (2015), as Cassidy
- *Sin City: A Dame to Kill For* (2014), as Marcie
- *Send* (2014), as Girl
- *Hairbrained* (2013), as Shauna
- *We Are What We Are* (2013), as Rose Parker
- *The Last Exorcism Part II* (2013), as Gwen
- *The Americans* (2013), series, as Kimberly Breland — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *Not Fade Away* (2012), as Girl In Car
- *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012), as Susan — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower.md)
- *Electrick Children* (2012), as Rachel
- *Girls* (2012), series, as Charlie's Roommate — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md)
- *Martha Marcy May Marlene* (2011), as Sarah — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/martha-marcy-may-marlene.md)
- *Our Time* (2011), as Kaya
- *Mac & Cheese* (2011), as Mary Katherine Brown
- *The Dreamer* (2010), as Girl on Sidewalk #3
- *One Thousand Cranes* (2010), as Dorian
- *Tyrant*, Actor
- *Guilty Creatures*, series, as Executive Producer
- *Who's That Girl*, as Madonna

## Gallery

- ![Julia Garner](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-144373c08016.jpg) Julia Garner — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Julia_Garner_Berlinale_2020_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/1280px-Julia_Garner_Berlinale_2020_%28cropped%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-524607de0df6.jpg) Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Julia_Garner-6566.jpg/1280px-Julia_Garner-6566.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-a0ad93cd40a4.jpg) Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Julia_Garner-6566_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Julia_Garner-6566_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-303f803f8061.jpg) Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Julia_Garner-6677.jpg/1280px-Julia_Garner-6677.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julia Garner](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-7b0d844f4efe.jpg) Julia Garner — Image via TMDB
- ![Julia Garner](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-db4415ff5003.jpg) Julia Garner — Image via TMDB
- ![Julia Garner](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-3004ab192925.jpg) Julia Garner — Image via TMDB
- ![Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-36a6ad841bba.jpg) Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Julia_Garner-6677_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Julia_Garner-6677_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-8a9cbe27e0c4.jpg) Actress Julia Garner at the Berlinale 2020 — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Julia_Garner-6708.jpg/1280px-Julia_Garner-6708.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julia Garner](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-5e4b697a68b0.jpg) Julia Garner — Image via TMDB
- ![Julia Garner](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-e0d96d490a12.jpg) Julia Garner — Image via TMDB
- ![Julia Garner](https://film.one/media/person/8155/gallery-a043b5a66df9.jpg) Julia Garner — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2023: Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series/Musical-Comedy or Drama (won), for *Ozark*
- 2023: Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (nominated), for *Inventing Anna*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 2 won

- 2020: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Ozark*
- 2019: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Ozark*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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