Molly Gordon

Molly Gordon is an American actress, screenwriter and director born on December 6, 1994 in Los Angeles. He is known for the TV series Animal Kingdom and The Bear, as well as the movie Theater Camp, which he co-directed, wrote and starred in. She is the daughter of director Bryan Gordon and writer-director Jessie Nelson.

He appeared on stage at a very young age, in children's theater productions in Los Angeles; he often acted alongside Ben Platt in these plays. As a child, he had a small role in the movie I Am Sam (2001). He enrolled at New York University, but left after a few weeks.

Career

Her recognition increased with her role as Nicky Belmont in the TV series Animal Kingdom, which started in 2016. In the cinema, he first appeared in supporting roles in comedies such as Life of the Party (2018), then Booksmart and Good Boys (2019). She played Maya in the 2020 independent film Shiva Baby. In 2022–2023, she starred as Linda Zafrani in the TV series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.

In 2023, the musical comedy Theater Camp, which she directed with Nick Lieberman, co-wrote the script and played the character Rebecca-Diane, received the jury award at the Sundance Film Festival. In the same year, she joined the cast of The Bear as Claire Dunlap; The show's cast won a Screen Actors Guild Award for best ensemble performance in a comedy series in 2024. In 2025, he starred in Oh, Hi!, for which he was a co-writer.

Gordon is one of the new generation American comedians who continues writing and directing as well as acting.