Megan Fox

Megan Denise Fox is an American actress who first gained widespread recognition for her role as Mikaela Banes in the action film Transformers (2007) and its 2009 sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Prior to her breakout cinematic roles, she began her professional career in television and film during the early 2000s.

Born on May 16, 1986, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Fox spent her early childhood in Rockwood before moving to St. Petersburg, Florida. She began training in dance and drama at age five in Kingston, Tennessee, and later won several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention at age 13. At 17, she tested out of high school via correspondence to move to Los Angeles, California, to pursue acting.

Fox made her feature acting debut in the direct-to-DVD romantic comedy Holiday in the Sun (2001). She subsequently appeared in the film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) and held a regular role as Sydney Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith from 2004 to 2006. Following her breakout in Transformers, Fox starred as the title character in the 2009 horror comedy Jennifer's Body, which later developed a cult following, and appeared in the 2010 film Jonah Hex.

Throughout the 2010s and 2020s, Fox maintained a steady screen presence across film, television, and media. She starred as April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and its 2016 sequel, played Reagan Lucas in the fifth and sixth seasons of the sitcom New Girl (2016–2017), and appeared in films such as Passion Play, This Is 40, The Battle of Jangsari, Rogue, Midnight in the Switchgrass, Till Death, Big Gold Brick, Expend4bles, and Subservience (2024). She also provided voice roles for projects including Robot Chicken, the video game Mortal Kombat 1, and the film Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

Beyond feature films, Fox has taken on varied projects across publishing, gaming, and commercial media. She voiced a character in the video game Stormfall: Rise of Balur, appeared on the cover of the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and authored a collection of poetry titled Pretty Boys Are Poisonous, published in November 2023. Over the course of her career, she has won two Scream Awards and four Teen Choice Awards.