# Meghan Leathers
**Meghan Leathers** (born 1990 in [Providence, Rhode Island](https://www.edgepedia.org/providence-rhode-island)) is an American actress and educator who works in film, television, and theater. She is known for playing Pam Horton in the Apple TV+ alternate-history space drama *For All Mankind* across its four seasons, for her role as Meg in the Tribeca-winning dark comedy *[Bad Shabbos](https://www.edgepedia.org/bad-shabbos)*, and for supporting roles in *[Kevin Can F**k Himself](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-can-f-k-himself)*, *Don't Look Up*, and *Finestkind*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4775000/) • [2](https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/meghan-leathers)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990, Providence, Rhode Island, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4775000/) |
| Signature TV role | Pam Horton in *For All Mankind* (Apple TV+), 17 episodes from 2019 to 2023[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/57959/meghan-leathers) |
| Starring film role | Meg in *Bad Shabbos* (2024), which won the Tribeca Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative and streams on Netflix[4](https://www.menemshafilms.com/bad-shabbos) • [5](https://www.netflix.com/title/82134920) |
| Other screen credits | Jenn in *Kevin Can F**k Himself* (5 episodes), Wanda Jean/Wujay Weaver in *Partner Track* (3 episodes), Kathy in *Finestkind* (2023), Media Quant in *Don't Look Up* (2021), Martha in *S.W.A.T.* (2025)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/57959/meghan-leathers) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4775000/) |
| Education | BA from Middlebury College, magna cum laude; MFA from Brown University/Trinity Rep (2018), recipient of the Lotta Theatrical Fund[6](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55591a42e4b07b37133b7ddc/t/5a3b27d471c10b359f54a851/1513826260961/Leathers%2BHeadshot%2BRes.pdf) |
| Academic post | Artist-in-Residence in Theatre at Middlebury College, teaching voice, speech, and audition techniques[2](https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/meghan-leathers) |
## Television and film career
Leathers' earliest listed screen credits are small guest parts: she appeared as Extra Girl #4 in an episode of CNN's *The Hunt with John Walsh* in 2014 and as Jane, a co-star role, in the *[Law & Order](https://www.edgepedia.org/law-and-order-franchise): Special Victims Unit* episode "Devastating Story" in 2015.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/57959/meghan-leathers) Her resume also lists short-film work from this period, including a lead role in *American Waste* (Montclair Film Institute) and co-star and lead roles in NYU Tisch thesis films.[6](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55591a42e4b07b37133b7ddc/t/5a3b27d471c10b359f54a851/1513826260961/Leathers%2BHeadshot%2BRes.pdf)
**For All Mankind.** Her most prominent television role is Pam Horton in *For All Mankind*, Apple TV's first original series, which reimagines the space race in an alternate history. She appeared in 17 episodes from the show's first season in 2019 through the season 4 premiere "Glasnost" in November 2023.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/57959/meghan-leathers) Middlebury's faculty profile describes Pam as a "fan favorite" role and says she starred on the show for four seasons.[2](https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/meghan-leathers)
**Comedy and ensemble work.** In AMC's *Kevin Can F**k Himself*, the multi-cam/single-cam hybrid comedy starring [Annie Murphy](https://www.edgepedia.org/annie-murphy), Leathers played Jenn, the wife of Sam Park's character, in five episodes between 2021 and 2022.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/57959/meghan-leathers) • [7](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2569738/kevin-can-f--k-himself-where-youve-seen-the-amc-cast-before) She appeared in three episodes of Netflix's legal drama *Partner Track* in 2022 as Wanda Jean, also credited as Wujay Weaver.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/57959/meghan-leathers) In film, she played the Media Quant in [Adam McKay](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-mckay)'s *Don't Look Up* (2021), which starred [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://www.edgepedia.org/leonardo-dicaprio) and Jennifer Lawrence, and Kathy in Brian Helgeland's crime thriller *Finestkind* (2023).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4775000/) • [2](https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/meghan-leathers) In 2025 she guest-starred as Martha in the *S.W.A.T.* episode "The Heights."[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/57959/meghan-leathers)
## Bad Shabbos
Leathers' most recent starring film role is Meg in Daniel Robbins' dark comedy *Bad Shabbos* (2024). The film follows David ([Jon Bass](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-bass-actor)) and his fiancée Meg, who is converting to Judaism, as her devout Midwestern Catholic parents meet his sharp-tongued Jewish family over a Shabbat dinner in New York City that is derailed by an unexpected death.[8](https://tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/bad-shabbos-2024) • [9](https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-97/2/May%25202025%2520TJN%2520FINAL-web.pdf) The ensemble cast includes [Kyra Sedgwick](https://www.edgepedia.org/kyra-sedgwick), Cliff "Method Man" Smith, [David Paymer](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-paymer), Milana Vayntrub, and Catherine Curtin.[4](https://www.menemshafilms.com/bad-shabbos) *Bad Shabbos* won the Audience Award for Best Narrative at the 2024 Tribeca Festival and streams on Netflix.[4](https://www.menemshafilms.com/bad-shabbos) • [5](https://www.netflix.com/title/82134920) In interviews around the release, Leathers described feeling companionship with Meg, a character trying to fit in with her future in-laws.[10](https://awardsbuzz.com/interview-meghan-leathers-on-feeling-companionship-with-her-character-and-wanting-to-fit-in-with-everyone-in-bad-shabbos/)
## Theatre and teaching
Leathers trained at [Brown University](https://www.edgepedia.org/brown-university)/Trinity Rep, completing her MFA in 2018, and her regional theater work includes The Huntington Theatre, Trinity Repertory Company, Theatre at Monmouth, Martha's Vineyard Playhouse, and Potomac Theatre Project (PTP/NYC).[2](https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/meghan-leathers) • [6](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55591a42e4b07b37133b7ddc/t/5a3b27d471c10b359f54a851/1513826260961/Leathers%2BHeadshot%2BRes.pdf) Her stage credits include the world premiere of *Into the Breeches!* at Trinity Rep, where she played June,[6](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55591a42e4b07b37133b7ddc/t/5a3b27d471c10b359f54a851/1513826260961/Leathers%2BHeadshot%2BRes.pdf) and Martine in Molière's *[The Learned Ladies](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-learned-ladies)* at Theatre at Monmouth.[11](https://theateratmonmouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Preposterously-Pretentious-Pretenders-Parodied-in-Moliere%E2%80%99s-The-Learned-Ladies-at-TAM.pdf) Actors' Equity Association's 2017–2018 regional theater report photographed her among its Boston-area members in the Trinity Rep production of *Into the Breeches!*.[12](https://actorsequity.org/aboutequity/annualstudy/2017-2018-regional-theatre-report/ActorsEquity_RegionalTheatreReport-2017-2018.pdf)
She now teaches at [Middlebury College](https://www.edgepedia.org/middlebury-college), her undergraduate alma mater, as Artist-in-Residence in Theatre, specializing in voice and speech and audition techniques and teaching the beginning acting course.[2](https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/meghan-leathers) As an undergraduate she was a Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1 Finalist in 2012.[6](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55591a42e4b07b37133b7ddc/t/5a3b27d471c10b359f54a851/1513826260961/Leathers%2BHeadshot%2BRes.pdf)
## References
1. [Meghan Leathers, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4775000/)
2. [Meghan Leathers, Middlebury College faculty profile](https://www.middlebury.edu/college/people/meghan-leathers)
3. [Meghan Leathers, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/57959/meghan-leathers)
4. [Bad Shabbos, Menemsha Films](https://www.menemshafilms.com/bad-shabbos)
5. [Watch Bad Shabbos, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/82134920)
6. [Meghan Leathers headshot and resume](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55591a42e4b07b37133b7ddc/t/5a3b27d471c10b359f54a851/1513826260961/Leathers%2BHeadshot%2BRes.pdf)
7. [Kevin Can F**k Himself: Where You've Seen the AMC Cast Before, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2569738/kevin-can-f--k-himself-where-youve-seen-the-amc-cast-before)
8. [Bad Shabbos, 2024 Tribeca Festival](https://tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/bad-shabbos-2024)
9. [Toledo Jewish News, May 2025](https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-97/2/May%25202025%2520TJN%2520FINAL-web.pdf)
10. [Interview: Meghan Leathers on 'Bad Shabbos', Awards Buzz](https://awardsbuzz.com/interview-meghan-leathers-on-feeling-companionship-with-her-character-and-wanting-to-fit-in-with-everyone-in-bad-shabbos/)
11. [The Learned Ladies press release, Theater at Monmouth](https://theateratmonmouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Preposterously-Pretentious-Pretenders-Parodied-in-Moliere%E2%80%99s-The-Learned-Ladies-at-TAM.pdf)
12. [Actors' Equity Association 2017–2018 Regional Theatre Report](https://actorsequity.org/aboutequity/annualstudy/2017-2018-regional-theatre-report/ActorsEquity_RegionalTheatreReport-2017-2018.pdf)
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