Maggie Lawson
Maggie Lawson | |
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 Lawson in 2026 | |
| Born | Margaret Cassidy Lawson[1] August 12, 1980[2] Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | [3][4] |
| Partner | James Roday Rodriguez (2006–2014) |
Maggie Lawson (born Margaret Cassidy Lawson on August 12, 1980)[1] is an American actress. Her television roles include Juliet O'Hara in Psych, Natalie Flynn in Lethal Weapon, Kay Bennett in Outmatched, and Sarah Silver in Boston Blue.[5][6][7] Her television film credits include Model Behavior, Nancy Drew, and all three installments of the Psych film series.[8]
Early life, family and education
Lawson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Mike Lawson, a hotel manager, and Judy Lawson, a homemaker. She began appearing in local community and dinner theatre productions as a child and later worked as a youth journalist for a local Fox television station before moving to Los Angeles.[9][10][8]
Lawson attended Assumption High School in Louisville. After moving between Louisville and Los Angeles during high school, she completed her senior year through correspondence and graduated with her class. She also said that she wrote for the school paper while attending Assumption.[11]
Career
Lawson began acting on television as a teenager. Her early television appearances included roles in Hang Time and Boy Meets World. She later appeared in Pleasantville and played dual roles in the television film Model Behavior. In 2002, she portrayed Nancy Drew in a television based on the character.[8]
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Lawson appeared in television series including Inside Schwartz, It’s All Relative, Crumbs, ER, Party of Five, and Felicity. She also appeared in films and television films including Cheats, Nice Guys Sleep Alone, Cleaner, Killer Hair, and Hostile Makeover.[10]
In 2018, Lawson joined the third season of Lethal Weapon as Natalie Flynn, an emergency-room surgeon and former partner of Wesley Cole.[6]
In 2020, Lawson played Kay Bennett in the Fox sitcom Outmatched, opposite Jason Biggs. Fox canceled the series after one season.[7][12]
In 2024, Lawson played Emily in the Hallmark Channel television film Sugarplummed. The same year, she voiced Jo in the animated series The Milk Chug and was listed as one of the project's executive producers.[10][13][7]
In 2025, Lawson portrayed Krista in Lifetime’s I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story. That year, she also joined the CBS series Boston Blue, a Blue Bloods spinoff, as Sarah Silver, the Boston Police Department superintendent.[14][5]
Other work
Lawson co-hosts The Psychologists Are In with Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson, an official Psych rewatch podcast, with Timothy Omundson. The podcast has been active since 2021.[15]
Lawson also hosts Unconditional with Maggie Lawson, a podcast about relationships between people and pets.[16]
Lawson is associated with animal-rescue work. She co-founded the Tiger Frances Foundation and developed Love on Paws, a program involving rescue animals and children. In 2025, The Astra Awards announced that she would receive the Petco Love Lovey Award for her work with animals.[10][17][18]
Personal life
Throughout the series run of Psych (2006–2014), Lawson was in a relationship with series lead James Roday Rodriguez.[19][20]
Lawson married actor Ben Koldyke in 2015 and filed for divorce in 2017.[20]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | I've Been Waiting for You | Debbie Murdock | TV movie |
| Pleasantville | Lisa Anne | ||
| 1999 | Nice Guys Sleep Alone | Meghan | |
| 2000 | Model Behavior | Alex Burroughs/Janine Adams | TV movie |
| 2002 | Cheats | Julie Merkel | |
| Heart of a Stranger | Amanda Maddox | TV movie | |
| Nancy Drew | Nancy Drew | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Winter Break | Michelle Casper | |
| 2004 | Love Rules! | Kelly | TV movie |
| Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman | Rachel | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Cleaner | Cherie | |
| 2009 | Still Waiting... | Allison | Video |
| Killer Hair | Lacey Smithsonian | TV movie | |
| Hostile Makeover | Lacey Smithsonian | TV movie | |
| Gamer | Female News Host #1 | ||
| 2010 | A Date with Diana | Diana | Short |
| 2017 | My Favorite Wedding | Tess Harper | TV movie |
| Psych: The Movie | Juliet O'Hara | TV movie | |
| Christmas Encore | Charlotte Lacy | TV movie | |
| 2018 | Spivak | Jeanine Mulholland | TV movie |
| 2019 | The Story of Us | Jamie Vaughn | TV movie |
| Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy | Katie Connell | TV movie | |
| 2020 | Psych 2: Lassie Come Home | Juliet O'Hara | TV movie |
| 2021 | Psych 3: This Is Gus | Juliet O'Hara | TV movie |
| A Lot Like Christmas | Jessica Roberts | TV movie | |
| 2024 | Sugarplummed | Emily Mitchell | TV movie |
| 2025 | I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story | Krista | TV movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hang Time | Kim | Episode: "Green-Eyed Julie" |
| 1996–97 | Unhappily Ever After | Madelyn | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 1997 | Step by Step | Alana Mills | Episode: "Loose Lips" |
| Cybill | Jennifer | Episode: "Like Family" | |
| Meego | Brooke | Episode: "Fatal Attraction" | |
| Boy Meets World | Debbie | Episode: "I Love You, Donna Karan: Part 1" | |
| 1998 | Home Improvement | Samantha Hayes | Episode: "An Older Woman" |
| Kelly Kelly | Ally | Episode: "The Wedding Show" | |
| 1999 | Working | Julie | Episode: "Romeo and Julie" |
| Felicity | Rebecca | Episode: "Todd Mulcahy: Part 2" | |
| Family Rules | Hope Harrison | Main Cast | |
| ER | Shannon Mitchell | Episode: "Responsible Parties" | |
| Party of Five | Alexa | Recurring Cast: Season 6 | |
| 2001–02 | Inside Schwartz | Eve Morris | Recurring Cast |
| 2002 | Smallville | Chrissy Parker | Episode: "Redux" |
| 2003–04 | It's All Relative | Liz Stoddard-Banks | Main Cast |
| 2005 | Tru Calling | Megan Roberts | Episode: "The Last Good Day" |
| 2006 | Crumbs | Andrea Malone | Main Cast |
| 2006–14 | Psych | Juliet O'Hara | Main Cast |
| 2007 | Rules of Engagement | Jesse | Episode: "Jeff's Wooby" |
| 2008 | Fear Itself | Samantha the Bride | Episode: "In Sickness and in Health" |
| 2012 | Justified | Layla | Episode: "Thick as Mud" |
| 2013–14 | Back in the Game | Terry Gannon Jr. | Main Cast |
| 2014–15 | Two and a Half Men | Ms. McMartin | Recurring Cast: Season 12 |
| 2016 | Angel from Hell | Allison | Main Cast |
| 2017 | The Great Indoors | Rachel | Recurring Cast |
| 2017–18 | The Ranch | Jen | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 |
| 2018–19 | Lethal Weapon | Natalie Flynn | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Christa | Recurring Cast: Season 2–3 | |
| 2019 | Into the Dark | Rebecca Wheeler | Episode: "Treehouse" |
| 2020 | Outmatched | Kay | Main Cast |
| 2023–25 | The Milk Chug | Jo (voice) | Main Cast |
| 2025-current | Boston Blue | Sarah Silver | Main Cast |
References
- 1 2 "Apple TV Maggie Lawson Profile". Apple TV. Apple Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "Maggie Lawson". TV Insider. TVGM Holdings, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "Maggie Lawson- Angel From Hell". Paramount+. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ "Ben Koldyke Selling Updated 1920s Santa Monica Craftsman (EXCLUSIVE)". Yahoo. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- 1 2 "Blue Bloods spinoff Boston Blue adds Psych star Maggie Lawson". Entertainment Weekly.
- 1 2 Otterson, Joe (2018-07-27). "'Lethal Weapon': Maggie Lawson Joins Series as Seann William Scott's Character Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- 1 2 3 Andreeva, Nellie (2019-05-09). "Fox Orders Live-Action Comedy Series 'Outmatched' & Animated 'The Great North'". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- 1 2 3 "Maggie Lawson Film Credits". TV Insider. TVGM Holdings, LLC. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "Maggie Lawson Movies and Shows - Apple TV". Apple TV. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- 1 2 3 4 "Maggie Lawson".
- ↑ "Maggie Lawson talks Psych 3: This Is Gus - Solzy at the Movies". solzyatthemovies.com. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise (2020-05-20). "'Outmatched' Canceled By Fox After One Season". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (2024-09-24). "Trailer: Cool Cats & Titmouse Launch 'The Milk Chug' on Sept. 26". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 2, 2025). "'Boston Blue': Maggie Lawson Joins 'Blue Bloods' Offshoot For CBS". Deadline. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ↑ "The Psychologists Are In with Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ "Unconditional with Maggie Lawson". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ admin (2025-06-10). "The 2025 Astra TV Awards Honorees Have Been Revealed". The Astra Awards Presented by The Hollywood Creative Alliance. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ "Maggie Lawson".
- ↑ David, Mark (2014-01-17). "Maggie Lawson Lists Eco-Friendly Los Feliz Home". Variety. Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- 1 2 "psych cast where are they now". Entertainment Weekly.
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