Britt Lower

Brittney Leigh Lower (; born August 2, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the crime drama series Unforgettable (2011–2014), the romantic comedy series Man Seeking Woman (2015–2017), and the sci-fi series Severance (2022–present), the last of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2025.

Early life and education Brittney Leigh Lower was born in Bloomington, Illinois, the daughter of Mickey and Steve Lower. which Britt occasionally joined, and Britt later cited it as where she "first encountered circus performers and artists who live on the road and work on the road as a living [and] just became totally enamored by the tightrope walkers and jugglers". She has an older brother named Brugh. she earned a BSc in Communication from Northwestern University in 2008. She also worked with the Upright Citizens Brigade and ImprovOlympic.

Career Lower had a recurring role as technology expert Tanya Sitkowsky in the 2011 series Unforgettable. In 2015, she had her breakout role as Liz Greenberg in the FXX comedy series Man Seeking Woman. In 2016, she had a recurring role as Sarah Finn in the second season of the Hulu series Casual. She later appeared in the second season of American Horror Stories and portrayed the main character in the music video for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song "Wolf". She also starred in commercials for Verizon and was a guest on The George Lucas Talk Show.

Lower has starred as Helly R. in the Apple TV+ sci-fi psychological thriller series Severance since 2022. With an interest in the circus world stemming from her mother's face painting career, and her own research for the 2020 short film Circus Person, which she wrote and directed, Lower spent a month playing a character in Circus Flora's Quest for the Innkeeper's Cask show in St. Louis during the three-year hiatus between the first and second seasons of Severance. The two live in Brooklyn, with his two children from a previous marriage.

Filmography Film

Television

Music videos Year Song Artist 2022 "Wolf" Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Video games Year Title Role 2020 NBA 2K21 Alex Williams (voice)

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref.FilmQuestBest Supporting Actress – FeatureDomainNashville Film FestivalAudience AwardCircus Person Hollywood Critics Association AwardsBest Actress in a Streaming Series, DramaSeveranceSaturn AwardsBest Actress in a Streaming SeriesGotham AwardsOutstanding Performance in a New SeriesScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Canadian Screen AwardsBest Performance in a Leading Role, DramaDarkest MiriamAstra AwardsBest Actress in a Drama Series SeveranceCritics' Choice Super AwardsBest Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV MovieTCA AwardsIndividual Achievement in DramaPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Actress in a Drama SeriesGolden Globe AwardsBest Actress – Television Series DramaActor AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Drama or Genre Series Saturn AwardsBest Actress on Television