Meganne Young

Meganne Young (born 22 March 1990) is a South African actress and director. She is best known for her roles in The Kissing Booth franchise and the Starz series Black Sails.

Early life Young was born in Cape Town to a South African father and an Australian mother. She spent her childhood moving around, with stints in Nigeria, Switzerland, and Sri Lanka where she took the International Baccalaureate at the Overseas School of Colombo. She pursued at an Advanced Diploma in Acting at the CityVarsity Cape Town campus, completing in 2011, before going on to graduate from the Guildford School of Acting in England as a part-time distance learner in 2014.

Career Young began her career in theatre and short films, earning 48 Hour Film and Fleur du Cap Theatre Award nominations for her work. She appeared in the British film Eye in the Sky. She landed her first major onscreen role as Abigail Ashe in Starz series Black Sails.

In 2018, she landed the role of Rachel in the Netflix original film The Kissing Booth. Young went on to reprise her role in the films' sequels, The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) and The Kissing Booth 3 (2021).

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Notes 2012 Past.Tense 2014 The Giver Bride 2015 Eye in the Sky Lizzy 2017 Blood Drive Anne 2018 The Kissing Booth Rachel 2018 The Bull Mare Short film 2019 We Are Not Alone Gina Short film 2020 The Kissing Booth 2 Rachel 2021 The Kissing Booth 3 Rachel

Television Year Film Role Notes 2013 The Challenger Disaster Michelle Feynman TV movie 2015 Bluestone 42 Nurse 2015 Black Sails Abigail Ashe 2015 Zum Teufel mit der Wahrheit Actress TV movie 2015 Saints & Strangers Priscilla Mullins Miniseries 2017 The Dating Game Killer Wendy Cade TV movie 2018 Supernatural Lydia Crawford 2018 Legends of Tomorrow Zelda Fitzgerald

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2010 Lenny and the Wasteland Newt National Arts Festival 2012 A Tale of Horribleness My National Arts Festival Pocket Shots Ashley

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2012 48 Hour Film Festival Best Actress Past.Tense 2014 Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors