Megan Boone

Megan Boone (born April 29, 1983) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her role as FBI agent and profiler Elizabeth Keen on the first eight seasons (2013–2021) of the drama series The Blacklist. Early in her career she appeared in the films My Bloody Valentine 3D and Step Up Revolution (2012), and had a recurring role in the single season of Law & Order: LA (2010–2011). Since leaving The Blacklist, she has appeared in a 2023 episode of Accused.

Early life and education Boone was born in Petoskey, Michigan and raised in The Villages, Florida. Her parents relocated there when she was a child to be closer to her grandparents. Her grandfather, H. Gary Morse, was the developer of The Villages; her mother, Jennifer Parr, is the Director of Sales. Boone has a sister named Paige, a brother named Harper and a half-brother named Hudson.

Boone's ancestry is mostly English, German and Jewish (via her maternal grandfather), also Dutch and Irish.

Boone studied acting as a student at a local arts magnet Belleview High School, where she graduated in 2001. In 2005, she graduated from Florida State University's School of Theatre with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Acting. Boone studied with Jane Alexander and Edwin Sherin at the Asolo Repertory Theatre and workshopped with playwright Mark Medoff. In late 2017, Boone began studying for an MBA in Sustainability from Bard College In New York.

Career Boone produced and starred in the 2007 Los Angeles debut of the Charles L. Mee play Limonade Tous Les Jours and won two LA Weekly Theater Awards for her performance. Boone made her feature film debut in the horror film My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009), followed by a supporting role in Sex and the City 2 in 2010. During 2010, in her year in television, she portrayed Junior Deputy District Attorney Lauren Stanton in the short-lived NBC series Law & Order: LA. That same year, Boone made her directorial debut with the independent film Eggshells for Soil, portions of which were shot in her hometown, The Villages, Florida.

Boone stars in the independent drama Leave Me Like You Found Me (2012), for which she won the Gen Art Film Festival Award for Best Actress. followed by her starring role of FBI agent Elizabeth Keen in the NBC series The Blacklist that year. The Blacklist achieved critical and public success, including good DVR ratings scores. On June 15, 2021, her departure from The Blacklist was announced for season 8, reportedly to pursue other opportunities. She started the production company Weird Sister, signing a first look deal with Sony Pictures Television.

Personal life

Boone is married to artist Dan Estabrook. Their first child was born in April 2016.

In 2017, she became a spokesperson for climate and environmental legislation and used her acting platform to help raise awareness for bills, and to pass laws in her home state of New York such as the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and Birds and Bees Protection Act banning the agricultural use of neonicotinoids.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 My Bloody Valentine 3D Megan 2010 The Myth of the American Sleepover Kerri Sullivan 2010 Eggshells for Soil Teacher Also director, writer and producer 2010 Sex and the City 2 Allie 2012 Step Up Revolution Claire Asa 2012 About Cherry Jake 2012 Leave Me Like You Found Me Erin Gen Art Film Festival Award for Best Actress 2013 Welcome to the Jungle Lisa 2013 Family Games Sloane Film released in 2018 2026 Internship Candace Dalton

Television