Madeline Brewer

Madeline Kathryn Brewer^[1] (born May 1, 1992) is an American actress, known for recurring roles in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Hemlock Grove (2014–2015). She stars as Janine Lindo in the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021.

Madeline Brewer
Brewer in 2017
Born	Madeline Kathryn Brewer (1992-05-01) May 1, 1992 (age 32) Pitman, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present

Her films include Braid, Cam (both 2018), and The Ultimate Playlist of Noise (2021).

Early life

Madeline Brewer was born on May 1, 1992,^[2] and grew up in Pitman, New Jersey,^[1] the daughter of actor and musician Laurie and Mark Brewer.^[3] At the age of 8, she starred in A Christmas Carol.^[3] In 2009, she starred in her high school musical The Wiz as Dorothy Gale.^[3] She was crowned Miss Pitman in 2010, following her senior year at Pitman High School.^[4][5] Brewer is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.^[6][3]

Career

Brewer made her television debut in 2013 with the recurring role of Tricia Miller in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.^[1] This was followed by a recurring role as Miranda Cates in Hemlock Grove, also on Netflix. In 2016, she appeared in "Men Against Fire", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.^[7][8]

In 2017, Brewer made her feature film debut in Hedgehog,^[1] and Flesh and Blood,^[1] and began starring in the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale as Janine Lindo.^[2][9][10] In 2021, for The Handmaid's Tale's fourth season, Brewer received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.^[11]

Brewer had leading roles in the 2018 psychological horror films Braid,^[1] and Cam.^[12][13] This was followed in 2019 by supporting film roles in Captive State,^[1] and Hustlers.^[1] She also appeared in the independent film Where Are You. In 2021, she starred opposite Keean Johnson in the Hulu romantic comedy The Ultimate Playlist of Noise. She had roles the same year in Separation,^[1] and then in 2022, Space Oddity.^[1]

In 2023, Brewer made her West End stage debut as Sally Bowles in the London production of Cabaret at the Playhouse Theatre.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Hedgehog	Ali
	Flesh and Blood	Maddy
2018	Still	Lily
	Braid	Daphne Peters/Mother	[14]
	Cam	Alice Ackerman/Lola	[12][13]
2019	Captive State	Rula
	Hustlers	Dawn
	Where Are You	Hannah/Kate
2021	The Ultimate Playlist of Noise	Wendy
	Separation	Samantha Nally
2022	Space Oddity	Liz
2022	Pruning[15]	Sami Geller	Short film
TBA	Anniversary	Anna	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Orange Is the New Black	Tricia Miller	Recurring role (season 1), 7 episodes[16]
2014	Stalker	Claudia Burke	Episode: "Crazy for You"
2014–2015	Hemlock Grove	Miranda Cates	Recurring role (seasons 2–3), 10 episodes[17]
2015–2016	Grimm	Billie Trump	Episodes: "Wesen Nacht", "Eve of Destruction"
2016	Black Mirror	Hunter Raiman	Episode: "Men Against Fire"[7][8]
	The Deleted	Agatha	Web series; main role[18]
2017–present	The Handmaid's Tale	Janine Lindo / Ofwarren / Ofdaniel / Ofhoward / Ofjoseph	Main role[2][10] Nomination – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2021)[19]
2020	Acting for a Cause	Claudius	Episode: "Hamlet"
2022	Shining Girls	Klara Meiser	3 episodes
2025	You	Bronte	Main role (season 5)[20]