Mircea Monroe

She has also appeared in movies including Cellular (2004), House of the Dead 2 (2005), Just Friends (2005), The Change-Up (2011) and Magic Mike (2012). Mircea received a Certificate in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge in 2021.

• Name — Mircea Monroe • Birthplace — St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2004–present • Partner — Stephen Merchant (2018–present)

Mircea Monroe is best known for her role as “Morning” in Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy Episodes, created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and starring opposite Matt LeBlanc for five seasons. She also starred as Tansy Truitt on The CW’s Hart of Dixie and was a series regular on TV Land’s Impastor opposite Michael Rosenbaum. In 2023, Monroe appeared in a recurring role on ABC’s The Rookie with Nathan Fillion, CBS’s Dinner With The Parents and the BBC/Amazon series The Outlaws. Her feature film credits include The Change-Up opposite Ryan Reynolds, Magic Mike with Channing Tatum, directed by Steven Soderbergh and Book Club opposite Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Andy Garcia. Across her career, Monroe has starred in numerous network pilots and appeared in a wide range of television and film projects, excelling in both comedic roles (on shows including Scrubs and How I Met Your Mother) as well as dramatic performances (Sons of Anarchy and Madso's War, directed by Walter Hill).

Monroe was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her first name Mircea is a traditionally male given name in Romania. She says her father chose the name to honor his favorite professor, Mircea Eliade, with whom he studied History of the Religions at the University of Chicago. Since 2018, Monroe has been in a relationship with English comedian and actor Stephen Merchant. They live in a home in the Nichols Canyon area of Los Angeles.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — Freddie — Tammy — Episode: "Pilot" • 2006 — Just for Kicks — 2 episodes • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip — Crystal — Episode: "The Focus Group" • 2007 — Scrubs — Heather — Episode: "My No Good Reason" • Drive — Ellie Laird — Main role; 6 episodes • Rules of Engagement — Danielle — Episode: "Guy Code" • 2008 — Fear Itself — Virginia — Episode: "The Sacrifice" • Sons of Anarchy — Susie — Episode: "Patch Over" • 2009 — Without a Trace — Isabella Tyler — 2 episodes • Zeke and Luther — Hottie Babesworth — Episode: "Summer School" • 2010 — Miami Medical — Tracy Herskope — 2 episodes • 2011 — Chuck — Amy — Episode: "Chuck Versus the Cat Squad" • Franklin & Bash — DeeDee — 2 episodes • Death Valley — Lindsay — Episode: "Help Us Help You" • 2011–2015 — Hart of Dixie — Tansy Truitt — 25 episodes • 2011–2017 — Episodes — Morning Randolph — 26 episodes • 2012 — Men at Work — Abby — Episode: "Crazy for Milo" • White Collar — Tempest — Episode: "Identity Crisis" • The Mentalist — Tara Skye — Episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads" • 2013 — How I Met Your Mother — Liddy Gates — Episode: "Romeward Bound" • Anger Management — Tracey — Episode: "Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits" • 2014 — Enlisted — Jeanie — Episode: "Brothers and Sister" • Sullivan & Son — Kara — Episode: "A Kiss is Never Just a Kiss" • Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn — Tiffany — Episode: "Get Sporty-er!" • 2015 — The Odd Couple — Brooke — Episode: "Jealous Island" • BoJack Horseman — Some Lady / An Actress or Something — Episode: "Higher Love" • Significant Mother — Annie Hole — Episode: "Get Forked" • 2015–2016 — Impastor — Alexa Cummings — 20 episodes • 2016 — Hell's Kitchen — Herself — Episode: "Don't Tell My Fiance" • 2017 — Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special — Virtual Woman — Variety special • 2018–2023 — The Rookie — Isabel Bradford — Recurring role, 7 episodes • 2024 — Dinner with the Parents — Amy — Episode: "The Langer Game" • 2024 — The Outlaws — Helena — 2 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2010 — Ghostfacers — Ambyr — 9 episodes • 2012 — Dating Rules from My Future Self — Amanda — 9 episodes • 2016 — Sing It! — Stacey Needles — 10 episodes • 2018 — Uncharted Live Action Fan Film — Elena Fisher