About
Maika Monroe
Overview
Dillon Monroe Buckley (May 29, 1993) is an American actress and professional kiteboarder. She had her breakthrough headlining the horror film It Follows (2014), which won her several accolades—including an Empire Award nomination. She is recognized for her work in the horror genre, particularly for starring in the thriller The Guest (2014), the sci-fi thriller Tau (2018), and the psychological thrillers Greta (2018) and Watcher (2022).
Monroe made her film acting debut with the drama film At Any Price (2012). Aside from her work in horror, she has also had roles in the drama film Labor Day (2013), the action film Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), the neo-noir coming-of-age film Hot Summer Nights (2017), the comedy-drama film After Everything (2018) and the black comedy film Villains (2019).
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Longlegs | Actor | Agent Lee Harker | 64 Fair |
| 2023 | God Is a Bullet | Actor | Case | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Significant Other | Actor | Ruth | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Watcher | Actor | Julia | 62 Fair |
| 2020 | Flashback | Actor | Cindy Williams | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Brothers by Blood | Actor | Grace | 58 Average |
| 2020 | The Stranger | Actor | Clare | 69 Fair |
| 2019 | Honey Boy | Actor | Sandra | 65 Fair |
| 2019 | Villains | Actor | Jules | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | How to Be Alone | Actor | Lucy | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Greta | Actor | Erica Penn | 64 Fair |
| 2018 | After Everything | Actor | Mia | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | Hot Summer Nights | Actor | McKayla Strawberry | 63 Fair |
| 2018 | Tau | Actor | Julia | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | The Scent of Rain & Lightning | Actor | Jody Linder | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Tribes of Palos Verdes | Actor | Medina Mason | 58 Average |
| 2017 | I'm Not Here | Actor | Karen | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | Actor | Joan Felt | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | Bokeh | Actor | Jenai | 57 Average |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Actor | Patricia Whitmore | 53 Average |
| 2016 | Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | The 5th Wave | Actor | Marika "Ringer" Kimura | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Burned | Actor | Lila | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Echoes of War | Actor | Abigail Riley | 59 Average |
| 2015 | It Follows | Actor | Jay Height | 65 Fair |
| 2014 | The Guest | Actor | Anna Peterson | 65 Fair |
| 2013 | Labor Day | Actor | Mandy | 66 Fair |
| 2013 | The Bling Ring | Actor | Beach Girl | 54 Average |
| 2013 | Synthesizers | Actor | Woodson's Girl | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Flying Monkeys | Actor | Joan | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Bad Blood... the Hunger | Actor | Maika Lathrop | 59 Average |
| 2012 | At Any Price | Actor | Cadence Farrow | 57 Average |
| 2011 | The Darkness Is Close Behind | Actor | Amy Southern | 59 Average |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | Actor | Claire Bartel | N/A N/A |
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| Brides | Actor | Sally | N/A N/A |
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| The One Hundred Nights of Hero | Actor | Cherry | N/A N/A |
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| Stockholm | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| They Follow | Actor | Jay Height | N/A N/A |
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| Longlegs | Actor | Lee Harker | N/A N/A |
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| In Cold Light | Actor | Ava | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2024 | The Yellow | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Production |
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| 2022 | Significant Other | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Tau | Production | Executive Producer | 60 Fair |