Megan Ward

Megan Ward is an American actress born on September 24, 1969, in Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her numerous credits in science fiction and horror feature films and television series, as well as her roles in several 1990s comedy movies and daytime television.

Raised as the youngest of four siblings by parents who were professional actors and acting coaches, Ward moved with her family to Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1973 at four years old. She began appearing in commercials for local department stores at age nine. In her early teens, she moved to Japan for modeling work, remaining there for several years. Utilizing the Japanese language skills she acquired during her schooling in Hawaii, she hosted the NHK science television program Science Q from 1988 until February 1989.

After graduating from Kaiser High School, Ward relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting. She secured roles in science-fiction and comedy films, including leading roles in Charles Band productions such as Crash and Burn, Trancers II, Trancers III, and Arcade. In 1992, she played Robyn Sweeney in the comedy Encino Man, and in 1993, she appeared in the horror-comedy Freaked. Her other 1990s comedy credits include PCU, The Brady Bunch Movie, and Joe's Apartment.

During the mid-1990s, Ward landed a recurring role on the television series Party of Five. Following her departure from that show, she took the lead role in the Cold War UFO thriller series Dark Skies. She subsequently appeared in direct-to-video films like Tick Tock and Mirror Man, alongside roles in television series such as Sports Night, Boomtown, Kevin Hill, and Summerland.

On May 4, 2007, Ward joined the cast of the daytime drama General Hospital as Kate Howard. She was taken off contract in March 2009, continuing on the series as a recurring character until she was dropped from the cast in 2010, later making a guest appearance in 2018. Her other television credits include a guest appearance on CSI: NY. More recently, Ward portrayed the character Michelle in the horror-thriller film The Invited, directed by Ryan McKinney.

In her personal life, Ward married Michael Shore in 1995 after meeting him in an acting class. The couple has two children, a son born in 2001 and a daughter born in 2006.