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Meredith Hagner

Meredith Hagner

Actor · Born May 31, 1987 (39) · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Meredith Kathleen Hagner is an American actress. She began her career portraying Liberty Ciccone on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (2008–2010), which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2009. Following her departure from As the World Turns, she appeared as a series regular on the FX drama Lights Out (2011) and the TBS sitcom Men at Work (2012–2014). Hagner gained further prominence for her role as Portia Davenport in the TBS and HBO Max dark comedy series Search Party (2016–2022), receiving critical praise for her performance. She also appeared as a series regular on the Facebook Watch comedy-drama Strangers (2017–2018), the Quibi comedy Dummy (2020) and Apple TV's Bad Monkey (2024). Hagner's film roles include Hits (2014), Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016), The Oath (2018), Brightburn (2019), and Palm Springs (2020).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 31, 1987 (39)
From
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Meredith Hagner's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
36%
Morality
11%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Survival
4%
Ideas
2%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Absurd
11
Joyful
7
Warm
7
Melancholic
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Meredith Hagner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Meredith Hagner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mating Season(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Macey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • You're Cordially Invited(2025)

    as Neve

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bad Monkey(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Eve Stripling

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Vacation Friends 2(2023)

    as Kyla

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Joy Ride(2023)

    as Jess

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Baby Ruby(2022)

    as Shelly

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Shrinking(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Hater(2022)

    as Greta

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Vacation Friends(2021)

    as Kyla

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Palm Springs(2020)

    as Misty

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Barbara (voice)

  • Horse Girl(2020)

    as Heather

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Brightburn(2019)

    as Merilee McNichol

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Oath(2018)

    as Abbie

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Disenchantment(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · as (voice) · as Mora (voice) · as Mora / Mop Girl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Set It Up(2018)

    as Becca

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 17 episodes · as Cam

  • Ingrid Goes West(2017)

    as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • My Christmas Love(2016)

    as Cynthia Baker

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Lena

  • Search Party(2016)

    Show 50 episodes · as Portia Davenport

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Folk Hero & Funny Guy(2016)

    as Bryn Miller

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Club Policy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kelly

  • Creative Control(2015)

    as Becky

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Urge(2016)

    as Club Girl #2

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • A Gift Wrapped Christmas(2015)

    as Gwen

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Irrational Man(2015)

    as April's Friend

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Younger(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Montana

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • We'll Never Have Paris(2014)

    as Leah

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hits(2014)

    as Katelyn

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Following(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Aimee

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Art Machine(2012)

    as Alexia

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Men at Work(2012)

    Show 30 episodes · as Amy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Debralee

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Damsels in Distress(2011)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Lights Out(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ava Leary

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Madison (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Going the Distance(2010)

    as Tanning Salon Employee

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Royal Pains(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · as Libby

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • In Plain Sight(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Beth Harris

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jan Gramercy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Intimacy Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Scorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Seven Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • System of Colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 41 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Brightburn (2019)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

Palm Springs (2020)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Bad Monkey (2024)

Film career

20022026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 15% of 20 roles
1020

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Meredith Hagner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Hater (2022)

91st percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Palm Springs (2020)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Meredith Hagner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles25–83 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles17–55 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles59–91 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles33–80 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles16–59 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Meredith Hagner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Meredith Hagner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clay Tarver shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles