Zoey Deutch

Zoey Francis Chaya Thompson Deutch is an American actress and producer. She began her career in television during the early 2010s before transitioning into film, streaming projects, and theater. She is best known for her leading and supporting performances across a wide variety of genres, including romantic comedies, independent dramas, thrillers, and biographical films.

Deutch was born on November 10, 1994, in Los Angeles to actress Lea Thompson and director Howard Deutch. She grew up in a family connected to the entertainment industry, including her sister Madelyn Deutch, who is also an actress. Deutch identifies as Jewish, attended Hebrew school, and had a bat mitzvah. Her background includes Russian, Polish, Irish, and Native American heritage. She began taking acting classes at five years old and later majored in theater at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, while also studying at Oakwood School and the Young Actors Space.

She made her acting debut in 2010 at age 15 on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life on Deck. She subsequently secured a recurring role in the drama series Ringer and made her feature film debut in Mayor Cupcake in 2011. After appearing in television shows such as NCIS, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, and Switched at Birth, Deutch achieved a film breakthrough in 2013 with a supporting role in the fantasy-romance film Beautiful Creatures.

Deutch landed her first lead film role in 2014 starring as Rosemarie Hathaway in Vampire Academy. Her career expanded through roles in Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!!, the comedies Dirty Grandpa, Why Him?, and Good Kids, and the drama Vincent-N-Roxxy. In 2017, she headlined Before I Fall and Flower, portrayed Oona O'Neill in Rebel in the Rye, appeared in The Disaster Artist, and co-produced and starred in The Year of Spectacular Men, directed by her mother. She also appeared in Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" music video.

In 2018, Deutch starred in the Netflix romantic comedy Set It Up and appeared in The Professor. She went on to produce and star in the crime comedy Buffaloed, star in Zombieland: Double Tap, and take on a main role in Ryan Murphy's streaming series The Politician. Her work continued in the early 2020s with starring roles in the thriller The Outfit, the satire film Not Okay, and the Amazon Original film Something from Tiffany's, which she also executive produced.

Deutch starred in Clint Eastwood's drama thriller Juror No. 2 in 2024 and made her Broadway debut as Emily Webb in a revival of Thornton Wilder's play Our Town. In 2025, she portrayed Jean Seberg in Richard Linklater's biographical film Nouvelle Vague, earning a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance. Her subsequent projects include the dystopian film Anniversary, the comedy Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, and the romantic comedy Voicemails for Isabelle.

Outside of performing, Deutch became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2018. She supports charitable causes and organizations, including Planned Parenthood, Corazón de Vida, the Alzheimer's Association, and the Embrace Ambition campaign.