Caitlin Leahy

Caitlin Leahy (born May 1, 1989) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles in Samson, Black-ish, and Queen of the South. Early Life Leahy was born and raised in Chicago, IL to Matt and Ellen Leahy. The middle of 5 children, she has three sisters, Shannon, Cara, Brenna, and a brother, Ryan. She began training and performing at a young age, eventually studying theatre at the University of Illinois at Chicago before receiving her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago.  Career Upon graduating from theatre school, Leahy moved to Los Angeles. She booked her first television role on the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful”. Leahy has appeared in several Funny or Die videos including the widely received “Walk of No Shame" with Amber Rose. She appears in country singer Randy Houser's hit music videos, “Like a Cowboy” and “We Went”. In 2016 Leahy guest starred on an episode of ABC’s "Black-ish” titled "Being Bow-Racial" which was the highest rated episode of season 3. Other notable roles include USA Network's "Queen of the South", Showtime's “Roadies”, ABC’s "Secrets & Lies”, and truTV’s “Those Who Can’t”. In 2017 Leahy appeared in several TV series including BET's “Rebel", the Lifetime film “Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland”, and FX's “Legion”. Leahy stars in the film adaptation Afterburn/Aftershock, directed by Tosca Musk, based on the NY Times best-selling books by Sylvia Day. In March 2017, Leahy was cast as the female lead in the epic action film “Samson” playing the coveted role of Delilah. The movie which filmed in South Africa is set to be released in theatres on 16 February 2018. Leahy has modeled for numerous brands, such as Bentley Motors, Adidas, Chase Bank, Ritz Carlton, Honda, Schlitz Brewing Co. and HBO’s Eastbound & Down.