Britt Lower

Biography

Brittney Leigh Lower (born August 2, 1985) is an American actress best known for her roles as Liz in Man Seeking Woman (2015-2017), Tanya Sitkowsky in Unforgettable (2011-2017), and Severance (2022-), the last of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2025, for her dual roles as Helena Eagan / Helly R.

Career Overview

Britt Lower has 46 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Signature works include Severance, Sender, Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

46

Birth Date

1985-08-02 00:00:00

Birth Place

Heyworth, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  Severance
• 

  Sender
• 

  Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
• 

  Domain
• 

  Darkest Miriam
• 

  Show Pony

Frequent Collaborators

• Adam Scott (1 collaborations)
• Tramell Tillman (1 collaborations)
• Zach Cherry (1 collaborations)
• Jen Tullock (1 collaborations)
• Dichen Lachman (1 collaborations)
• Sarah Bock (1 collaborations)
• John Turturro (1 collaborations)
• Christopher Walken (1 collaborations)
• Patricia Arquette (1 collaborations)
• Rhea Seehorn (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (41 credits)

  • Severance

    Helly R

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Zero K

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Sender

    Julia Day

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

    Suzie

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Darkest Miriam

    Miriam Gordon

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Show Pony

    Kate

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Severance

    Helly Riggs

    actor

    actors

    - Cold Harbor (2025) ... Helly Riggs actor actors

    - The After Hours (2025) ... Helly Riggs actor actors

    - Sweet Vitriol (2025) ... Helly Riggs actor actors

    - Chikhai Bardo (2025) ... Helly Riggs actor actors

    - Attila (2025) ... Helly Riggs actor actors
    2022
  • American Horror Stories

    - Facelift (2022) ... Fay Mellon actor actors
    2021
  • Circus Person

    Ava

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Holly Slept Over

    Audra

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Eric Stonestreet, Britt Lower (2022) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • A Civilized Life

    Jack

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Faith

    Padma

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Staycation

    Jill

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Shadow Hours

    Dorothy

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Mr. Roosevelt

    Celeste Jones

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Domain

    Phoenix

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Future Man

    - Homicide: Life in the Mons (2019) ... Jeri Elizabeth Lang actor actors

    - A Blowjob Before Dying (2017) ... Jeri Elizabeth Lang actor actors

    - Justice Desserts (2017) ... Jeri Elizabeth Lang actor actors

    - A Riphole in Time (2017) ... Jeri Elizabeth Lang actor actors

    - Pilot (2017) ... Jeri Elizabeth Lang actor actors
    2017
  • Swell

    Ana

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Don't Worry Baby

    Anna

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps!

    Rachael

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Quotidien

    - Episode 130 (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2016
  • Wrecked

    - Ransom (2017) ... Margot Wallace actor actors
    2016
  • Sisters

    Mrs. Geernt

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Those People

    Ursula

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Shells

    Alex

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - Michelle Yeoh, Britt Lower (2025) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • Beside Still Waters

    Olivia

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Re: Jess

    Jess

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Lin-Manuel Miranda, Britt Lower, Cody Johnson (2026) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Jack Black, Britt Lower, Yandel (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Sterling K. Brown, Lisa Ann Walter (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Nick Kroll, Britt Lower (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • One Trick Dieter

    Ellen

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Letter

    Kathleen

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Worst

    Ryan

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Unforgettable

    - Throwing Shade (2014) ... Tanya Sitkowsky actor actors

    - Omega Hour (2014) ... Tanya Sitkowsky actor actors

    - The Man in the Woods (2012) ... Tanya Sitkowsky actor actors

    - Endgame (2012) ... Tanya Sitkowsky actor actors

    - You Are Here (2012) ... Tanya Sitkowsky actor actors
    2011
  • Spark

    Suze

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Imogen

    Natalie

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    - The Gang Gets Romantic (2019) ... Lisa actor actors
    2005
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    - Strange Beauty (2012) ... Jess Hardwicke actor actors
    1999
  • The Daily Show

    - June 16, 2026 - Britt Lower (2026) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1996
  • The Emmy Awards

    - The 77th Emmy Awards (2025) ... Self actor actors
    1949

• production (2 credits)

  • Sender

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

    executive producer

    production
    2025

• directing (1 credits)

  • Circus Person

    director

    directing
    2020

• writing (2 credits)

  • Circus Person

    writer

    writing
    2020
  • Re: Jess

    story

    writing
    2014