# Maddie Hasson
**Maddie Hasson** (full name Madelaine Hasson; born 1995) is an American actress known for lead roles in the television series *The Finder*, *Twisted*, and *Impulse*, and for film roles in *Malignant* (2021) and *Elevation* (2024)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/) • [2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/maddie-hasson/bio/3000428477/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995; sources give Wilmington, North Carolina (IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes) or New Bern, North Carolina (TV Guide)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maddie_hasson) • [2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/maddie-hasson/bio/3000428477/) |
| First lead TV role | Willa Monday, a Romany juvenile delinquent, on Fox's *The Finder* (2012), 13 episodes[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/1793/maddie-hasson) • [5](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=14490) |
| Breakout series | Jo Masterson on ABC Family's *Twisted* (2013–2014), earning Teen Choice Award nominations in 2013 and 2014[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/maddie-hasson/bio/3000428477/) |
| Signature role | Henrietta "Henry" Coles, lead of YouTube Premium's *Impulse* (2018–2019), 20 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/) |
| Notable films | *God Bless America* (2011), *I Saw the Light* (2015), *Novitiate* (2017), *Malignant* (2021), *Elevation* (2024), *Bone Lake* (2024)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/) |
| Recent TV | Nichka Lashin on Netflix's *The Recruit* (2022–2025), guest in season 1 and series regular in season 2[6](https://www.memorabletv.com/news/maddie-hasson-joins-julia-garner-lewis-pullman-apple-tvs/) |
| Upcoming | Series regular on Apple TV+'s *Guilty Creatures* opposite Julia Garner and Lewis Pullman[6](https://www.memorabletv.com/news/maddie-hasson-joins-julia-garner-lewis-pullman-apple-tvs/) |
## Early life and training
Hasson grew up in [Wilmington, North Carolina](https://www.edgepedia.org/wilmington-north-carolina), and began performing at the age of seven, dancing competitively with the Fox Troupe Dancers for eight years[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maddie_hasson) • [2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/maddie-hasson/bio/3000428477/). Her competition awards included a scholarship to the Broadway Dance Center in New York awarded by choreographer Mia Michaels, and the Triple Threat award at the Access Broadway competition[5](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=14490). At fourteen she joined the Opera House Theatre Company in Wilmington, performing in productions including *Grey Gardens*, *The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas*, *A Midsummer Night's Dream*, *Anything Goes*, *Antigone*, and *Vital Signs*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/) • [5](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=14490). In *Grey Gardens* she played the young version of Little Edie, a part she later described as one of her favorites[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maddie_hasson).
She got her agent through North Carolina casting director [Jackie Burch](https://www.edgepedia.org/jackie-burch) after auditioning for a Disney movie; her mother initially declined the agent's repeated calls to bring her to Los Angeles until he flew out to watch one of her school plays and meet her parents[7](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-maddie-hasson). Hasson moved to Los Angeles with her mother during high school and completed her coursework online[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maddie_hasson).
## Television career
**The Finder and Twisted.** Hasson's first lead television role came at 15 or 16 as Willa Monday on *The Finder*, a 2012 Fox spin-off of *Bones*, acting opposite [Michael Clarke Duncan](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-clarke-duncan) and [Geoff Stults](https://www.edgepedia.org/geoff-stults)[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/1793/maddie-hasson) • [8](https://giojournal.com/next-wave/). The series ran one season of 13 episodes[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/1793/maddie-hasson). The following year she was cast as Jo Masterson, a lead on ABC Family's mystery-thriller *Twisted*, about a suspected sociopathic teen who reconnects with his childhood best friends after returning from juvenile detention; the show ran in 2013 and 2014 and brought her two Teen Choice Award nominations[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/maddie-hasson/bio/3000428477/) • [9](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.filmtrackonline.com/mongrelmedia/starcm_vault_root/images%2Ffiles%2F60%2F60459203-ae8e-421a-ba70-9389ad118a3e.pdf). She also made a guest appearance as Carly Kempfer on NBC's *Grimm* in 2012[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/1793/maddie-hasson).
**Impulse.** Hasson led [YouTube Premium](https://www.edgepedia.org/youtube-premium)'s original series *Impulse* as Henrietta "Henry" Coles, a small-town teenager who discovers she can teleport. The series, based on the third novel in Steven Gould's *Jumper* book series, premiered its first season on June 6, 2018, and its second season launched on October 16, 2019[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/). The pilot was directed by [Doug Liman](https://www.edgepedia.org/doug-liman)[10](https://www.riversidefilmfestival.org/nominee-posting/maddie-hasson). Hasson called it the hardest and most rewarding job she had ever had[11](https://www.justjared.com/2018/06/11/get-to-know-impulse-star-maddie-hasson-with-these-10-fun-facts-exclusive/).
**Mr. Mercedes and The Recruit.** She guest-starred as Allie Hodges on the Audience Network series *Mr. Mercedes* between 2017 and 2019[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/1793/maddie-hasson). On Netflix's *The Recruit* she played Nichka Lashin, appearing as a guest in season 1 (2022) before becoming a series regular in season 2 (2025)[6](https://www.memorabletv.com/news/maddie-hasson-joins-julia-garner-lewis-pullman-apple-tvs/) • [4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/1793/maddie-hasson).
## Film career
Hasson made her feature film debut as Chloe in [Bobcat Goldthwait](https://www.edgepedia.org/bobcat-goldthwait)'s independent black comedy *God Bless America* (2011), which premiered at the [Toronto International Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/toronto-international-film-festival)[5](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=14490). In 2015 she played Billie Jean Jones, the second wife of country singer [Hank Williams](https://www.edgepedia.org/hank-williams), in the biopic *I Saw the Light* opposite Tom Hiddleston; W Magazine described it as one of her first adult roles[12](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/maddie-hasson-twisted-actress). She then appeared in the independent drama *A Light Beneath Their Feet* (2015) and the dark indie *Good After Bad* (2017), in which she played a bullied student named Shelly[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maddie_hasson) • [10](https://www.riversidefilmfestival.org/nominee-posting/maddie-hasson).
Her best-reviewed film is Margaret Betts's *Novitiate* (2017), in which she played Sister Sissy opposite [Melissa Leo](https://www.edgepedia.org/melissa-leo) and [Margaret Qualley](https://www.edgepedia.org/margaret-qualley); it holds 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metascore of 73, the highest of her career on both aggregators[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maddie_hasson) • [13](https://www.metacritic.com/person/maddie-hasson/). She starred in the horror film *Malignant* (2021), directed by [James Wan](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-wan), as Sydney Lake[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/), and in Mercedes Bryce Morgan's psychological thriller *Fixation* (2022) as Dora[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/).
**Elevation.** In 2024 Hasson co-starred as Katie alongside [Morena Baccarin](https://www.edgepedia.org/morena-baccarin) and [Anthony Mackie](https://www.edgepedia.org/anthony-mackie) in *Elevation*, an action thriller directed by George Nolfi and set in the mountains of Colorado, where the high-altitude shooting presented a physical challenge[14](https://crypticrock.com/interview-maddie-hasson/). She said it was her first straight-up action film and that she would do another[14](https://crypticrock.com/interview-maddie-hasson/). Also in 2024 she played Sage in the horror film *Bone Lake*[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maddie_hasson).
## Upcoming projects
In October 2026 it was announced that Hasson had joined Apple TV+'s *Guilty Creatures*, a true-crime thriller adapted from Mikita Brottman's 2024 book, as a series regular opposite [Julia Garner](https://www.edgepedia.org/julia-garner) and Lewis Pullman; Craig Gillespie is directing and the series was ordered in early July 2026 with no premiere date set[6](https://www.memorabletv.com/news/maddie-hasson-joins-julia-garner-lewis-pullman-apple-tvs/). She also has post-production credits as Lauren Platt in the miniseries *The Altruists* (2026) and a role in the dark thriller *America's Favorite*, which completed principal photography in Norfolk, Virginia, with Dane DeHaan, Greg Kinnear, and Dennis Quaid[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/) • [15](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/news/).
## Personal life
Hasson married Julian Brink on December 17, 2015[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/). In January 2021, one day before her 26th birthday, she posted an Instagram photo reading "Hi, I'm bi and proud," disclosing that she is bisexual[16](https://bi.org/en/famous/maddie-hasson/). She resides in Los Angeles[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/).
## References
1. [Maddie Hasson, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/)
2. [Maddie Hasson Biography, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/maddie-hasson/bio/3000428477/)
3. [Maddie Hasson, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/maddie_hasson)
4. [Maddie Hasson, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/1793/maddie-hasson)
5. [Maddie Hasson, TVSA](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=14490)
6. [Maddie Hasson Joins Julia Garner and Lewis Pullman in Apple TV's Guilty Creatures, Memorable TV](https://www.memorabletv.com/news/maddie-hasson-joins-julia-garner-lewis-pullman-apple-tvs/)
7. [Discovery: Maddie Hasson, Interview Magazine](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-maddie-hasson)
8. [Next Wave, Gio Journal](https://giojournal.com/next-wave/)
9. [Maddie Hasson press materials, Mongrel Media](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.filmtrackonline.com/mongrelmedia/starcm_vault_root/images%2Ffiles%2F60%2F60459203-ae8e-421a-ba70-9389ad118a3e.pdf)
10. [Best Actress Nominee - Maddie Hasson, Riverside International Film Festival](https://www.riversidefilmfestival.org/nominee-posting/maddie-hasson)
11. [Get to Know 'Impulse' Star Maddie Hasson with These 10 Fun Facts, Just Jared](https://www.justjared.com/2018/06/11/get-to-know-impulse-star-maddie-hasson-with-these-10-fun-facts-exclusive/)
12. [Maddie Hasson Is Growing Up, W Magazine](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/maddie-hasson-twisted-actress)
13. [Maddie Hasson, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/maddie-hasson/)
14. [Interview - Maddie Hasson, Cryptic Rock](https://crypticrock.com/interview-maddie-hasson/)
15. [Maddie Hasson - News, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4487976/news/)
16. [Maddie Hasson, Bi.org](https://bi.org/en/famous/maddie-hasson/)
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