Meagan Good
Actress Meagan Good was most recently seen starring in the hit DC Comics film “Shazam!.” She also starred opposite Dennis Quaid and Michael Ealy in the Screen Gems’ thriller “The Intruder,” which was released in theaters May 3, 2019. She will also star in Sony’s “Monster Hunter,” which will be released in 2020. She was recently seen in the film “A Boy. A Girl. A Dream: Love on Election Night,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Meagan also recently directed her first film, “If Not Now, When?”
Meagan also starred as ‘Kali’ in the Showtime series “White Famous” opposite Jay Pharoah and in the Lifetime movie “Love by the 10th Date.” In 2016, she published her first book, The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life You Love, which she co-wrote with her husband, DeVon Franklin. She also guest-starred on CBS’ medical drama “Code Black,” in which her character had a 3-episode arc. In 2015, she starred in the lead role on Fox’s series “Minority Report.” In one of her first major film roles, the 1997 family drama “Eve’s Bayou,” she received critical acclaim for her powerful performance opposite Samuel L. Jackson, winning an NAACP Image Award and a Hollywood Reporter nomination.
Good began starring in commercials at age four, and has filmed more than 60 national television ads. Her first major television role was the character of “Nina” on the 1998 cable series “Cousin Skeeter,” which aired for three seasons. In 2001, she transitioned to primetime television with a recurring role on “Raising Dad.” Good’s other television credits include “Deception,” “Californication,” “Moesha,” “The Steve Harvey Show,” “The Division,” “The Parent ’Hood,” “My Wife & Kids,” “All of Us” and most recently NBC’s “Mr. Robinson” which premiered as the most-watched summer comedy debut on the big four broadcast networks since 2007.
In addition to acting, Good’s ambitions led her to produce her own independent films, including executive-producing and starring in the 2006 feature “Miles From Home.” A favorite of critics, it premiered at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival, the DC Independent Film Festival and the Atlanta Film Festival, where it managed a clean sweep of the major awards: Best Feature, Best Actor, Best Actress (Good) and Best Director. She also produced and starred in “Video Girl,” which depicts the sordid and misunderstood life of a music video superstar.
Other film credits include “A Girl Like Grace,” “Think Like A Man,” Think Like a Man Too,” Anchorman: The Legend Continues,” “The Unborn,” “The Love Guru,” “Jumping the Broom,” “Stomp the Yard,” “Brick,” “You Got Served,” “D.E.B.S: Waist Deep,” “Biker Boyz,” “Deliver Us From Eva” and “Saw V.”
Good resides in Los Angeles with her husband.
