Megan Park

Megan Park (born July 24, 1986) is a Canadian actress, director, writer, and producer. Beginning her career as a performer, she gained prominence as a regular castmember of the ABC Family television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013). After shifting her focus to work behind the camera, Park wrote and directed the feature films The Fallout and My Old Ass (2024), and created the television series Sterling Point (2026–present).

Early life Born in Lindsay, Ontario, Park began her acting career with small parts starting at age 6. She attended Oakridge Secondary School, in London, Ontario. She was also a part of the Original Kids Theatre program. Based on her origins in a small town in Canada and lack of entertainment industry connections, she originally did not think that writing and directing was an option.

Career

Acting Park's first major roles came with a guest spot on the Lifetime series Angela's Eyes and a minor role in the indie movie Charlie Bartlett. Park completed a guest starring role on the Disney Channel show Life with Derek as Amy, a love interest of Derek and head cheerleader ex-girlfriend to Max. In the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, she played one of the main characters, Grace Bowman, a conservative Christian teen and cheerleader who, along with her boyfriend, struggle with her purity vow until marriage.

In 2014, Park portrayed Jules in the horror-thriller film Demonic, directed by Will Canon. In 2015, Park portrayed Lindsay in the Hallmark Channel movie A Wish Come True, directed by Mark Rosman.

Music In 2009, Park, Codi Caraco and Brandi Cyrus formed the band Frank + Derol, in which she sang and played bass guitar. In 2010, Park left the band to focus on her acting career.

Directing

While still acting, Park wrote a television pilot about a girl trapped inside a TV show, which was bought by a major studio but never produced. This experience helped her realize her passion for writing and directing. She co-wrote and co-directed the web series "We're Adults Now" with Canadian writer Katie Boland. She also directed several music videos, some of which garnered significant attention, including videos for artists Billie Eilish, Gucci Mane, Mike Posner, Alina Baraz, and Blackbear.

Park's first feature film as writer-director, The Fallout, premiered at the South by Southwest festival on March 17, 2021, where it won three awards, including the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. The film was released on HBO Max on January 27, 2022. Starring Jenna Ortega, it explored the psychological aftermath of a school shooting.

For My Old Ass, her second feature film as writer-director, Park described herself as seeking a thematic and tonal contrast with The Fallout, wanting to "put something out into the world that was joyful, therapeutic, and left people feeling healed but in a different way." was given a limited theatrical release in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on September 13, 2024. The film was critically acclaimed, earning Park nominations for the DGA Award for First-Time Theatrical Feature Film and the WGA Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Following the success of My Old Ass, Park pitched a television series also based in the Muskoka cottage country setting, which would also examine teenage coming of age and class themes. Co-run with The O.C. and Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Sterling Point debuted in August of 2026 on Amazon Prime Video. She cited a desire to accurately capture the experiences of the series' Generation Z protagonists, believing that The Secret Life of the American Teenager had not reflected her own teenage experience as a Millenial.

Die Alive, Park's planned third film starring Zoë Kravitz, will be her first project centered around adults. She described it as being "about parenthood, aging parents, female friendship and the comedy that comes from that," adding that "[of] all the things I've written, it's the closest to where I am in my actual life."

Personal life In 2006, Park started dating American actor and singer Tyler Hilton after meeting him on the set of Charlie Bartlett. They became engaged in December 2013 and married on October 10, 2015. On December 20, 2019, they welcomed a daughter. Their second child, a son, was born in 2024. Park and Hilton ended their marriage in 2026.

Filmography

Acting credits + Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Some Things That Stay Brenda Murphy 2007 Kaw Gretchen 2007 Charlie Bartlett Whitney Drummond 2007 Diary of the Dead Francine Shane 2011 A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song Beverly "Bev" Van Ravensway Direct-to-video 2012 Guns, Girls and Gambling Cindy, The Girl Next Door 2012 So Undercover Cotton Roberts 2013 Dalia Also known as What If 2015 Demonic Jules 2015 Room Laura Uncredited role 2016 Central Intelligence Lexi 2018 Did I Kill My Mother? Natalie Romero 2018 Dog Days Kelli 2020 Deported Harper

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 This Time Around Young Cara Cabot Television film 2004 She's Too Young Becca White Television film 2004 Dark Oracle Ainsley Episode: "It Happened at the Dance" 2004 Ace Lightning Jessica Fisgus Recurring role 2006 Hilly Pullman Television film 2006 Angela's Eyes Zoe Episode: "Undercover Eyes" 2007 Life with Derek Amy Episode: "Cheerleader Casey" 2007 Zoe Television film 2007 Kaw Gretchen Television film 2008–2013 Grace Bowman Main role 2010 Entourage Girl Being Interviewed Episode: "Buzzed" 2010 The Perfect Teacher Devon Burke Television film 2011 Happy Endings Chloe Episode: "Baby Steps" 2012 Gwen Valley Episode: "News Night 2.0" 2013–2014 Jane Recurring role 2014 Rose Recurring role 2015 Jane the Virgin Dr. Damprey Episode: "Chapter Thirty" 2015 Lindsay Corwin Television film 2015 Ungodly Acts Melissa Cooper Television film 2016 My Christmas Love Janet Television film 2017 Imposters Gaby 3 episodes 2017 9JKL Sara Episode: "Nanny Wars" 2018 Once Upon a Prince Susanna Truitt Hallmark Television film 2018 Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas Cara Hill Hallmark Television film 2019 A Christmas Wish Maddie Television film 2019 Young Sheldon Francine Walker Episode: "A Math Emergency and Perky Palms" 2021 A Royal Queens Christmas Dee Dee Hallmark Television film

Directing, writing and producing credits + Music videos Year Title Artist 2012 "(Kissed You) Good Night" Gloriana 2017 "Rich White Girls" Mansionz 2017 "Watch" Billie Eilish2017"do re mi"blackbear featuring Gucci Mane 2018 "Buzzin" Alina Baraz 2018 "I Wanna Know" RL Grime featuring Daya 2018 "City on Fire" Tyler Hilton

+ Film Year TitleDirectorWriterProducer Notes 2017 Lucy in My Eyes Short film 2018 A Beautiful Future: Goodnight Short film 2021 The Fallout 2024My Old Ass

+ Television Year TitleCreatorWriterDirectorExecutiveproducer Notes 2026 Sterling Point (3) (4)