Megan Hensley
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Megan Hensley was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. She went to North High School and Grand View University. She was conceived in a trailer and baptized in a cow tank. She started her career by auditioning for plays in High School and driving all over the Midwest with 2 other actresses to audition in surrounding states. Sometimes driving 10 hours just for a single audition. She booked her first big project in Iowa "The Crazies", with Timothy Olyphant. Since then she has been in LA for the past 10 years and also New Mexico and loving it! She enjoys squirrel and bird watching, the outdoors, archery, horse riding, playing her acoustic, resonator and electric guitars, playing her ukulele, drinking fine wine, eating decadent chocolate and tortilla chips, and watching classic and cutting edge TV and film. She dreams of opening her own tea room and wine bar someday! She now studies at Lesly Kahn. She has been in several TV shows and quite a few movies too. Most recently, this year, she has 3 movies coming out. "Americana" (alongside Toby Huss), "End of the Rope" and "Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch". The latter two films she is playing her guitar and singing. "Americana" premiered at SXSW and "End of the Rope" at Dances with Films. She just finished a screenplay about a true story close to her heart and hopes to make that film in 2024.