Megan Boone, born April 29, 1983, is an American actress and producer who spent eight seasons as Elizabeth Keen on The Blacklist, a role that turned her into a weekly anchor for a show built on secrets, shifting loyalties, and moral gray zones. Before that long run, she worked the early grind: a feature debut in the slasher My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009), a dance-world turn in Step Up Revolution (2012), and a steady TV foothold as Deputy D.A. Lauren Stanton on Law & Order: LA. She also took swings outside acting, directing the indie Eggshells for Soil and starring in smaller festival films like Leave Me Like You Found Me, which earned her a Best Actress prize at Gen Art. Raised in The Villages, Florida, Boone came up through arts magnet schooling and Florida State’s theatre program, then sharpened her craft with training at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. Off-screen, she’s nudged her career toward producing through her company Weird Sister, and she’s been vocal about environmental causes, aiming to use Hollywood visibility for policy-level attention. Her post-Blacklist work has been selective so far—more a reset than a retreat—suggesting a performer who prefers the next step to mean something instead of just being the next step.
