Early life

Amanda Crew was born in Langley, British Columbia. Her mother is a legal secretary and her father is a telecom worker. She is of Welsh descent. She began acting when she was cast in the musical Dragon Tales during her fourth grade in elementary school. Three agents contacted her, and she has been acting ever since. As a child, she has appeared in a Coca-Cola commercial and acted in stage plays like Stalling, Cordstons Courts, and Langley, the Musical. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

2005-2009

In 2005, at age 19, Crew made her acting debut as Polly Brewer on the ABC teen drama Life as We Know It. She made a cameo appearance in an episode of Smallville, a television series based on the DC Comics character Superman. From 2005 to 2006, she played Tanis McTaggart on the YTV teen drama 15/Love with Meaghan Rath. From 2006 to 2008, Crew played Carrie Miller on the CTV drama Whistler, co-starring with David Paetkau.

She made her motion picture debut in the 2006 supernatural horror film Final Destination 3, the third installment in the Final Destination film series and the fourth chronologically. That same year, she starred as Kimberly in the made for television post-apocalyptic film Meltdown: Days of Destruction with Casper Van Dien.

Her next film was a non-dialogue cameo in the romantic teen comedy John Tucker Must Die, starring opposite Brittany Snow and Jenny McCarthy. Despite being a critical flop, the film was a sleeper hit at the box office, landing at #3 in the U.S. and #1 in Australia. She starred with Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum in the romantic teen comedy She's the Man as Kia.

In her first lead role, Crew starred alongside Seth Green in the 2008 teen road comedy Sex Drive, portraying Felicia Alpine, a high school senior who goes on a road trip with two of her friends. Also that year, she starred as Marie in the romantic comedy That One Night, and as Joanna in the made for television science-fiction film Monster Ark.

She had a supporting role with Martin Donovan and Kyle Gallner in the supernatural horror film The Haunting in Connecticut as Wendy. That same year, she starred as Britney in the romantic comedy The Break-Up Artist.

2010-2013

Crew starred with Zac Efron and Kim Basinger in the 2010 supernatural romantic drama Charlie St. Cloud, playing a young woman who plans to sail solo around the world. The film was released to negative reviews. Crew later starred with Dakota Johnson in Funny or Die's All That Glitters.

Crew starred in the crime thriller Repeaters (2010) as Sonia Logan, a drug addict who becomes trapped in a time loop. The film received negative reviews from critics. Despite this, the film was nominated for nine Leo Awards, including Best Feature Length Film, losing to Gunless. Crew herself received a nomination for her performance. Crew made a guest appearance on the legal drama Suits, playing an expert hacker who has stolen money from her father's company.

She starred in the 2011 crime thriller Charlie Zone as a heroin addicted single mother. She later starred in the family drama Sisters & Brothers (2011) as Nikki, an aspiring actress who comes into conflict with her older half-sister. The film won six Leo Awards, including Best Feature Length Film, and Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture for Crew's performance.

She earned her fourth Leo nomination after starring alongside Kim Coates in the 2012 thriller Ferocious as Leigh Parrish, a small-town girl turned famous actress. In 2013, she appeared alongside Virginia Madsen in the romantic comedy drama Crazy Kind of Love as Bette Mack, a woman who begins a sexual relationship with the youngest son of a dysfunctional family.

Crew starred with Rob Lowe and Jamie Chung in the political thriller Knife Fight, which was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2012 and released worldwide in 2013. She later had a supporting role with James Woods and J. K. Simmons in the critically panned biopic Jobs (2013). She plays a college student who has a one-night stand with Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, played by Ashton Kutcher.

2014-present

Since 2014, Crew has starred as Monica in Mike Judge's HBO sitcom Silicon Valley. She guest starred on the CTV police procedural drama Motive as Robin Keaton, a young mother who becomes engaged to the man responsible for the murder of her son's father. She later appeared with Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd in the Christian musical drama The Identical (2014). She plays Helen Hemsley, a Great Depression-era woman from Alabama. It fared poorly both critically and commercially. Crew was a recurring cast member on the web series Math Bites, and later appeared in the video The Slap.

She starred as Izzy Fontaine in the 2015 crime comedy Bad City, which was nominated for Best Feature Length Drama at the Leo Awards, along with nine other nominations. She starred with Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn in the 2015 epic fantasy romance The Age of Adaline, playing the daughter of Harrison Ford's character. Crew starred as Alice in the independent comedy-drama Weepah Way for Now, which was screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2015.

Crew starred with Jason Sudeikis and Jeremy Irons in the biographical sports drama Race, where she played the role of Peggy. The film was well received by critics following its release on February 19, 2016. She played prostitute Charlene Rox in the western drama Poor Boy, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2016. In late 2015, she was filming the upcoming romantic sports comedy Chokeslam after being cast as the ill-tempered professional wrestler Sheena. The film will be released on October 10, 2016.

Crew was cast alongside Anna Kendrick and Lisa Kudrow in the comedy-drama Table 19 in an unspecified role. The film is set to be released on January 20, 2017. She is to play Amelia in the upcoming crime film Juggernaut.

Personal life

She co-runs the blog Granny Girls with her friend, actress Amber Borycki, which features baking, cooking, crafting, and traveling. Actresses Meaghan Rath and Mary Elizabeth Winstead have appeared frequently on their blog. Since 2010, Crew has been dating Dustin Milligan. The two first co-starred together in Repeaters, followed by Sisters & Brothers, Ferocious, and Bad City.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Final Destination 3	Julie Christensen	Film debut
2006	Meltdown: Days of Destruction	Kimberly
2006	She's the Man	Kia
2006	John Tucker Must Die	Hallway girl	Cameo
2008	That One Night	Marie
2008	Monster Ark	Joanna
2008	Sex Drive	Felicia Alpine	Main Role
2009	The Haunting in Connecticut	Wendy	Filmed in 2007
2009	The Break-Up Artist	Britney
2010	Charlie St. Cloud	Tess Carroll
2010	Repeaters	Sonia Logan
2011	Sisters & Brothers	Nikki	Also writer
2011	Charlie Zone	Janesca "Jan"
2012	Ferocious	Leigh Parrish
2012	Knife Fight	Helena St. John
2013	Jobs	Julie
2013	Miss Dial	Amanda
2013	Crazy Kind of Love	Bette Mack	Also known as Long Time Gone
2014	The Identical	Helen Hemsley
2014	Bad City	Izzy Fontaine
2015	The Age of Adaline	Kikki Jones
2015	Weepah Way for Now	Alice
2016	Race	Peggy
2016	Poor Boy	Charlene Rox
2016	Chokeslam	Sheena	post-production
2017	Table 19	TBA	completed
TBA	Juggernaut	Amelia	pre-production; Also known as Wrecking Ball

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Life as We Know It	Polly Brewer	2 episodes
2005	Smallville	Sorority girl	Episode: "Recruit"
2005-2006	15/Love	Tanis McTaggart	Series regular (Seasons 1-2) Guest (Season 3)
2006	Diary	Herself
2006-2008	Whistler	Carrie Miller	Series regular
2010	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Herself
2011	Suits	Lola Jensen / Mildred Wisnewski	Episode: "Identity Crisis"
2014	Motive	Robin Keaton	Episode: "Raw Deal"
2014-present	Silicon Valley	Monica Hall	Series regular
2015	Last Call with Carson Daly	Herself
2015	The Home and Family Show	Herself
2016	Conan	Herself

Other

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	All That Glitters	Whitney Carmichael
2013	Sexy Pool Party	Herself	Cameo
2014	Math Bites	Various	Web series 3 episodes
2014	The Slap	Herself

Awards and nominations

Golden Maple Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2015	Silicon Valley	Best Actress in a TV Series Broadcasted in the US	Won

Leo Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2007	Whistler	Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series	Won
2011	Repeaters	Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture	Nominated
2012	Sisters & Brothers	Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture	Won
2013	Ferocious	Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture	Nominated
2015	Bad City	Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]