Auden Thornton is an American actress.
Life and career Born and raised in Houston,4th Wall Theatre Company (Houston, TX) (August 27, 2020). "Ep 10: Auden Thornton on Beyond the 4th Wall". YouTube. Retrieved June 13, 2026. Thornton was a fourth-grader at St. John's School when cast in the film Arlington Road and graduated from the Juilliard School in 2011. In New York City, Thornton began performing in Off-Broadway plays, include Years of Sky and Three Sisters. She also guest-starred in a number of television series, include Blue Bloods, The Good Wife, Forever, and Elementary.
In 2017, Thornton played a leading role in the critically acclaimed independent drama film Beauty Mark. The film has 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Thornton received positive reviews and won Los Angeles Film Festival Award for Best Breakout Performance. In 2019, she was cast in a recurring role for the fourth season of the NBC family drama series, This Is Us. In 2020, Thornton was cast in the ABC pilot Thirtysomething(else), the sequel to critically acclaimed drama Thirtysomething, in which she will play Brittany Weston, the daughter of Elliot Weston (Timothy Busfield) and Nancy Weston (Patricia Wettig).
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Arlington Road Hannah Lang 2014 The Longest Week Woman at Gallery 2015 True Story Lena 2017 Beauty Mark Angie Los Angeles Film Festival Award for Best Breakout Performance 2020 Virtue Kiki 2022 Palm Trees and Power Lines Katie2025 Broke Ali Little Lorraine Emma This Tempting Madness Gemma
Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Pan Am Anke Episode: "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" 2013 Blue Bloods Angie Episode: "Unwritten Rules" 2014 The Good Wife Darla Riggs Episode: "We, the Juries" 2015 Forever Sarah Clancy Episode: "Memories of Murder" 2016 Elementary Julie Monahan Episode: "Ready or Not" 2016 Royal Pains Bree Episode: "Palpating the Orbital Rim" 2017 Doubt Gemma Ashford Episodes: "Pilot" and "Not a Word" 2018 Bull Sarah Lynch Episode: "Keep Your Friends Close" 2019–2020 This Is Us Lucy Damon Recurring role 2020 Thirtysomething(else) Brittany Weston 2023 Black Mirror Jessica Ross Episode: "Beyond the Sea"
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