Mikaela Hoover (born July 12, 1984) is an American actress. She frequently collaborates with the director James Gunn, appearing in his films Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Suicide Squad (2021), and Superman (2025). She voices and does the face capture for Tony Tony Chopper in the second season of Netflix's live-action One Piece adaptation.
Early life Mikaela was born to Frank and Nancy Hoover () on July 12, 1984, in Colbert, Washington. Her father is of Italian and German descent and her mother is Iranian-American.https://www.stardem.com/obituaries/article_7c4fedfb-30b7-5be8-a950-73ba2f0901de.html She started taking dance classes at the age of two and starred in school plays and appeared in local commercials as a child. She was accepted to Loyola Marymount University's theatre program in Los Angeles and graduated with her bachelor's degree in theatre.
Career Hoover made her acting debut in 2007 with a role in the independent film Frank. She later booked a leading part in the web series Sorority Forever (2008). Around the same time, she auditioned for director James Gunn and appeared in his project Humanzee! (2008). This led to her being cast in the lead role of the Gunn and Peter Safran–produced Xbox series Sparky & Mikaela.
In 2010, Hoover began appearing in American television productions, including a guest role on How I Met Your Mother. That same year, she played a supporting role in Gunn's dark comedy film Super (2010).
She went on to make guest appearances on several sitcoms and comedy series. In 2011, she portrayed Jackie in two episodes of Happy Endings, and in 2012 she appeared in an episode of Anger Management. In 2013, she guest-starred in Two and a Half Men and The League, followed by an appearance on Saint George in 2014.
Hoover continued her collaborations with James Gunn, appearing as Nova Prime's assistant in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). She later played Raziya Memarian in The Belko Experiment (2016), produced by Gunn.
In 2017, her television work included single-episode roles in 2 Broke Girls, The Guest Book, and Lucifer. She returned to feature films with supporting appearances in The Suicide Squad (2021) and the comedy Guest House (2020). That same year, she was part of the main cast of the Netflix romantic comedy Holidate. She followed this with another starring role in Netflix's Love Hard (2021).
Hoover was later cast as Cat Grant in James Gunn's Superman for DC Studios.
In 2025, it was announced that she had joined the main cast for the second season of Netflix's series One Piece, providing the voice of Tony Tony Chopper. The season aired in 2026. In August 2026, Hoover was announced to be reprising her DC Studios role as Cat Grant in the HBO series The People v. Gorilla Grodd.
Filmography + Film & television Year Film Role Notes 2006 SamHas7Friends Cami Web series, 3 episodes 2007 Frank Heather 2008 Casanovas Actress #1Episode: "Hollywood Heartburn" Sorority Forever Madison Westerbrook Web series, main cast Sparky & Mikaela Mikaela Episode: "Pilot" Humanzee! Margo Episode: "Pilot"2009 PG Porn Julie Web series, Episode: "Helpful Bus" Lost Dream Mackenzie 2010 G33K & G4M3R Girls Jenna Music video parody by Team Unicorn Super Holly How I Met Your Mother Stacey Episode: "Baby Talk"2011 2 Man 3 Way Short film Happy Endings Jackie 2 episodes Fleshlightning Madison Short film 2012 Anger Management Daytona 2 episodes2013 Two and a Half Men MorganEpisode: "Big Episode: Someone Stole a Spoon" The League Taco's Girl Episode: "Chalupa vs. The Cutlet"2014 Back in the Day Tifficult Saint George Chloe Episode: "Won't Get Fooled Again" Cuz-Bros Karissa TV movie Guardians of the Galaxy Nova Prime's Assistant 2016 The Belko Experiment Raziya Memarian2017 2 Broke Girls Jessica Episode: "And The Baby And Other Things" Lucifer Esther Episode: "Chloe Does Lucifer" The Guest Book Bethany Episode: "Story Three"2018 Blacked Out Suzy Short film Bubble Sunday Short film 2019 Airplane Mode Claire2020 Holidate Annie Guest House Taylor2021 The Suicide Squad Camila Love Hard Chelsea 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Floor the Rabbit Voice role and motion-capture 2025 Duster Adrienne Barbeau Episode: "Suspicious Minds" Superman Cat Grant 2026 One Piece Tony Tony Chopper Voice and performance capture, main cast (season 2–present) Beef Ava Recurring cast (season 2) Lego One Piece Tony Tony Chopper Voice and performance capture, main cast TBA The People v. Gorilla Grodd Cat Grant Main role; Filming
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