Brittany Curran

Brittany Curran
Curran in 2017
Born (1990-06-02) June 2, 1990 (age 34)
Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BS)[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Partner(s)James Ingram (2013–present; engaged)

Brittany Curran (born June 2, 1990)[2] is an American film and television actress. Beginning as a child actress, she is known for her roles on the television series Men of a Certain Age and The Magicians, and for the film Dear White People. She won a Peabody Award for her work on Men of a Certain Age.[3]

Life and career

Curran was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts and also lived in other parts of the Massachusetts area including Avon, Marstons Mills, Cape Cod and Hingham.[4] She has a younger brother named Ryan.[5][6] As a child, she took part in plays and also studied ballet, jazz and tap and the violin, as well as participating in summer theatre.[4][7]

At eleven years of age, Curran made her screen acting debut on an episode of the sketch comedy series MADtv in 2001. She went on to guest star in the television series Drake & Josh, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The Suite Life on Deck, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds and The Young and the Restless.

In 2009, Curran was cast in her best-known role to date as Lucy Tranelli in the TNT comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age, the daughter of Ray Romano's character. In 2011, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress, for her work in the series.[8] The series was canceled in 2011, after two seasons.[9]

Curran also had roles in the films 13 Going on 30, Akeelah and the Bee, The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, The Uninvited, Legally Blondes and Dear White People. In 2012, she was cast in the film Backmask (retitled Exeter before release), directed by Marcus Nispel.[10] In 2013, she had a recurring role as Phoebe Daly on the ABC Family series Twisted.[11]

She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in June 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in American Literature & Culture.[12][13]

In 2017 Curran joined the cast of The Magicians on SyFy playing Fen, the Fillorian wife of Eliot. She was promoted to series regular for season 3 of the show.[14]

In 2020 Curran co-hosted for the Travel Channel show, History of Trains.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 13 Going on 30 Six Chick
U.S. Air Marshals Cheerleader Mindy Short film
Frenching Stephanie
2005 A Host of Trouble Mary Pat Weber
Betsy Betsy Short film; also associate producer
2006 Akeelah and the Bee District Speller #1
Monster House Jenny Uncredited; voice role
2007 A Lesson in Biology Alma Short film
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It Priscilla Wright Direct-to-video
2008 The Uninvited Helena
Dog Gone Lilly
The Adventures of Food Boy Shelby
2009 Legally Blondes Tiffany Donohugh Direct-to-video[15]
2014 Dear White People Sophie Fletcher [16]
2015 Exeter Reign
Intrepid Jess
2017 The Man from Earth: Holocene Tara
2020 Captured Julie Direct-to-video; filmed in 2012

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 MADtv Ruthie Episode #7.8
2002 Power Rangers Wild Force Young Girl Episode: "The Soul of Humanity"
2004 Complete Savages Josie Episode: "Voodude"
2005 Go Figure Pamela Television film
2006 The Young and the Restless Lindsey Episode #1.8427
2006–2007 Drake & Josh Carly 2 episodes[17][18]
2007 Shark Annie Episode: "Fall from Grace"
Zip Natalie Unaired television pilot
Mr Robinson's Driving School Missy Television mini-series
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Chelsea Brimmer 3 episodes[19]
2008 The Suite Life on Deck Episode: "Flowers and Chocolate"
2009 Ghost Whisperer Kristy Marks Episode: "Slow Burn"
2009–2011 Men of a Certain Age Lucy Tranelli Main role; 13 episodes[20][21]
2012 Criminal Minds Addyson Jones Episode: "The Wheels on the Bus..."
2013–2014 Twisted Phoebe Daly Recurring role; 10 episodes
2013–2014, 2018 Chicago Fire Katie Nolan Recurring role (season 2); guest role (season 7);
9 episodes[22]
2015 Double Daddy Heather Henderson Television film
2017–2020 The Magicians Fen Recurring role (season 2), main role (season 3–5)
2020–present History of Trains Co-host / Narrator

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2010 Peabody Award Men of a Certain Age Won [3]
2011 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - From a Supporting Young Actress Men of a Certain Age Nominated [23]

Personal life

Curran began dating James Ingram in 2013.[24] They became engaged on January 12, 2020 after seven years of dating.[25][26][27][28]

References

  1. ^ "I just completed my FINAL final for my undergrad at #UCLA!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! #MeAndMyProfessor @ucla". instagram.com.
  2. ^ "Birthdays for June 2 Birthdays - June 2". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 2, 2024. p. 2. ProQuest 3063028011. Actor Morena Baccarin ("Gotham," "Homeland") is 45. Drummer Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes is 44. Country singer Dan Cahoon of Marshall Dyllon is 41. Singer-songwriter ZZ Ward is 38. Actor Awkwafina ("The Farewell," "Crazy Rich Asians") is 36. Actor Brittany Curran ("The Magicians," "Men of a Certain Age") is 34. See also:
    • "Celebrity Birthdays". Florida Today. June 2, 2011. p. 10A. ProQuest 2202475278. Actress Morena Baccarin is 32. Actress Brittany Curran is 21.
  3. ^ a b "Brittany Curran". Relate Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Murray, Ken (September 6, 2011). "Get to know Brittany Curran". Examiner.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "My brother Ryan brought me to see THE office from where they filmed #TheOffice and let's just say I got a little more emotional than I was expecting. #bearsbeetsbattlestargalactica @nbc". twitter.com.
  6. ^ "Happy #NationalSiblingDay to the most wonderful creature to ever grace this planet with his glorious presence, my little brother @ryancurranmusic. 💃🏻🕺🏻 #DisneyWorld #MagicKingdom (📷: @jamesisntcool )". instagram.com.
  7. ^ Soroff, Jonathan. "Brittany Curran". Improper Bostonian. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  9. ^ Seidman, Robert (July 15, 2011). "TNT Cancels 'Men of a Certain Age'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  10. ^ Miller, Daniel (June 5, 2012). "Brittany Curran Cast as Female Lead in Thriller 'Backmask'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 8, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "PRETTY LITTLE LIARS' Tyler Blackburn, TWISTED's Brittany Curran to Host Live Twitter Chats, 6/25". BroadwayWorld. June 24, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  12. ^ @brittanycurran (June 10, 2015). "I just completed my FINAL final for my undergrad at #UCLA!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!". Archived from the original on 2017-12-29 – via Instagram.
  13. ^ @brittanycurran (July 13, 2015). "I opened the mail, and look what I found! Right before he went out of town, @jamesisntcool secretly ordered me this surprise plaque from my graduation!". Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-29 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ "'The Magicians Ups Two to Regulars'". Deadline. May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  15. ^ "Brittany Curran Official Facebook Page - Playing Tiffany in Legally Blondes was a blast. Tiffany was a rich girl with attitude and knew what she wanted. Until, of course, she ended up on the yellow bus surrounded by baloney sandwiches! Comments". facebook.com.
  16. ^ "Dear White People – What Looks Like The Most Racist Film Ever Made". oxygen.ie. 9 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Brittany Curran Official Facebook Page - Drake & Josh! Had a blast on that show!". facebook.com.
  18. ^ "Fun times with @DrakeBell". twitter.com.
  19. ^ "Brittany Curran BIRTHDAY: 01 JUN 1990". www.empireonline.com.
  20. ^ "'Men of a Certain Age' Series Preview: Cast, Plot Details, and Trailer". www.showbizjunkies.com. 13 June 2011.
  21. ^ "Brittany Curran gives us a photo tour of TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" set". masslive.com. 5 October 2010.
  22. ^ "Chicago Fire's Brittany Curran talks returning in season 7". onechicagocenter.com. 30 January 2019.
  23. ^ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  24. ^ "Look at Brittany Curran and Potential Husband James Ingram's Love Life". gbissue.com. 15 August 2022.
  25. ^ "'The Magicians' ' Brittany Curran Gets Engaged to Boyfriend James Ingram in Paris". people.com.
  26. ^ "Plundered a castle, good thing I've got someone to share the loot with... 🏴‍☠️ 💎 🏴‍☠️". instagram.com.
  27. ^ "I just said, "Yes!" to the love of my life. ❤️💍🏰". instagram.com.
  28. ^ "'The Magicians' star Brittany Curran gets engaged to boyfriend James Ingram at her favorite castle in France". meaww.com. 16 January 2020.