Maika Monroe Bio, Boyfriend, Parents, Movies, Net Worth

Maika Monroe is an American actress and professional kiteboarder (the sport of riding on a small surfboard that is propelled across the water by a large kite to which the rider is harnessed).

Monroe began her acting career in 2012 with a small role in the drama film ‘At Any Price’, but it was her performance in the horror film ‘It Follows’ that brought her massive attention and wider recognition in 2014.

Maika Monroe’s Early Life, Real Name, and Family Details

Maika Monroe’s real name is Dillon Monroe Buckley. Monroe was born on May 29, 1993, in Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A., and is the age of 29, at the time of writing.

Monroe’s parents are Dixie Buckley and Jack Buckley. Monroe’s mother, Dixie worked as a sign language interpreter while her father, Jack, was a construction worker.

At the age of 17, Monroe moved to the Dominican Republic from her home place to continue her kiteboarding training and completed her senior year of high school online while living there.

Monroe’s family has always supported her decisions and she has often spoken about their influence on her work and life.

What Movies Has Maika Monroe Been In?

Maika Monroe’s acting career began in April 2012 when she landed a small role in the drama film ‘At Any Price’.

Later, Maika played the role of Mandy, a farm girl who eventually becomes a young man’s wife and mother of his child, in the drama film, labor Day.

In June 2013, Monroe joined the cast of the psychological thriller film ‘The Guest’. The same year she starred in the horror film ‘It Follows’ as Jay which turned out to be a hit film.

Maika has played in many famous movies like The Scent of Rain and Lightning, Tau, Greta, Honey Boy, Flashback, and Watcher. As per wiki, her upcoming movies are God Is a Bullet and Longlegs.

Maika has also played famous roles in television series like Maya Wynne in the Eleventh Hour and Clare in The Stranger. She has also voiced Snow White in the television series JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales.

Maika Monroe has received several nominations for her acting work, but she has not won any major awards to date.

In 2016, she was awarded the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress for her performance in ‘It Follows’. Maika was also nominated for the Fright Meter Awards for Best Actress for the same film.

In the same year, Maika was awarded the CinemaCon Awards for the Best Ensemble of the Universe role in ‘Independence Day: Resurgence.’

Who Is Maika Monroe’s Boyfriend?

Delving into Maika Monroe's dating life, she was in a relationship with Stranger Things co-star Joe Keery.

The pair met each other on the set of their film After Everything in 2017 and eventually began dating. The pair were then spotted together at several public events including award shows.

Maika even bought a gold necklace for Joe for Christmas that he wore often. The couple also spent their quarantine together. In an interview with GQ in August 2021, Joe said:-

“Over quarantine, it was like we spent so much time together, which was rare. I mean, that’s one of the disadvantages of dating someone else in the industry. There are advantages as well: somebody who kind of understands what’s going on with you in a pretty deep way. But yeah, I think she’s like me. She doesn’t take it all too seriously.”

The couple seemed pretty happy together till a piece of news about them breaking up spread like wildfire after Joe released a song titled ‘Go For It’. The lyrics of the song indicated that they’re having problems in their relationship.

Maika is no more seen attending premiers with her boyfriend. The couple hasn’t come out in public on this matter but things aren’t pretty well right now.

Some wiki sites claimed that the couple opened up about their split on their Instagram stories. According to a source, Maika was also seen kissing Karl Glusman, her Watcher co-star.

Before Joe, Maika was in relationships with Taylor Lautner in 2013, Liam Hemsworth in 2015, and Boyd Holbrook in 2016.