Nicole Brydon Bloom

Nicole Brydon Bloom (born March 23, 1994) is an American actress. Starting with bit parts in 2013, she came to attention in 2023 with a recurring role in season 2 of the HBO series The Gilded Age, followed by joining the main cast character of Agent Jane Driscoll, starting in 2025, in the Hulu series Paradise.

Early life The daughter of Melanie and David Bloom, a television news journalist, she was nine years old when her father died in April 2003 as he was covering the war in Iraq. She graduated from Elon University in 2017 with a degree in acting despite first enrolling with a journalism major.

Career She had early screen appearances in long-running television series The Affair and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2019, she had the lead role in horror film 1BR.

She appeared as Maud Beaton, based on real life swindler Cassie Chadwick, in seasons two and three of The Gilded Age. That series was nominated for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

In 2024, she appeared in historical drama We Were the Lucky Ones. That year, she had a main role as Agent Jane Driscoll in the Dan Fogelman series Paradise alongside Sterling K. Brown. In December 2024, it was confirmed that shooting for her film Handle with Care, co-starring alongside Justin H. Min, had been completed.

In 2026, she reprised her role in the second season of Paradise.

Personal life In August 2024, she became engaged to fellow actor Justin Theroux after he proposed in Venice, Italy. The pair had publicly revealed their relationship the year prior. The couple married in March 2025. , they are expecting their first child together. Bloom announced that she gave birth to a son on April 18, 2026.

Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film Year Title Role Notes 2016 Better Off Single Sorority Girl An Ideal Marriage Julia Short film 2019 1BR SarahVideo on demand Here on Out Francis 2020 A Small Family Affair Jane Heller Short film Handle with Care Reese filmed in 2024

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 The Michael J. Fox Show Amy Episode: "Teammates" 2017 The Affair Lila Episode: "#3.6" 2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Chloe Cooper Episode: "At Midnight in Manhattan" 2023, 2025 The Gilded Age Maud Beaton Recurring role (season 2), 2 episodes (season 3) 2024 We Were the Lucky Ones Caroline 2 episodes 2025–present Paradise Agent Jane Driscoll Main cast