Amanda Clayton is an American actress, known for her roles as Alex Montgomery in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong, and as Catherine "Cathy" Ryan in the Showtime crime drama series, City on a Hill.
Life and career Clayton was born in Johnston, Rhode Island. She studied at the University of Rhode Island and later moved to New York City to attend New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in 2005. She made her film debut in 2006, playing a supporting role in the independent film December Ends. In 2012, Clayton landed the supporting role of Sarah Carter in the Disney adventure film John Carter. She later went to appear in guest starring roles on The Mentalist and Rizzoli & Isles.
In 2014, she was cast as a lead, alongside Edwina Findley, Heather Hemmens, Zulay Henao, and April Parker Jones in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera If Loving You Is Wrong. The series ended in 2020 after five seasons. Later in 2014, she was cast opposite Miles Teller and Katey Sagal in the biographical drama film Bleed For This about boxer, Vinny Pazienza.
In addition to Bleed For This, Clayton is the female lead in two additional feature-length films set for release in 2016, the comedy, The Bet and the drama, Bad Frank. In 2017, she played the leading role in the Lifetime Movie Cradle Swapping, and the following year in Mommy's Little Angel.
In 2018, Clayton was cast in the Showtime drama series, City on a Hill. She left the series after the second season in 2021. In 2026, she made her directorial debut with the true-crime biopic, Lupo.
Filmography
Film Year Film RoleNotes 2006 December Ends Nicole 2006 Goomar Goomar Short film 2010 Two Years Short film Short film 2012 John Carter Sarah Carter 2012 Little Red Elephant Riley Short film 2016 The Bet Amanda Morrison 2016 Bleed for This Doreen Pazienza 2017 Bad Frank Gina Pierce IndieFEST Film Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated — World Music & Independent Film Festival Award for Best ActressNominated — International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, Milan for Best Actress in a Feature Film 2017 Cradle Swapping Alicia 2018 Mommy's Little Angel Nikki Bilson Television film 2018 Dirty Dead Con Men Lori Also producer 2023The Bastard SonsProducer2024Beyond the Rush Tristan Grievess2025Topper Allie 2025Marshmallow Deputy Maxwell 2026Lupo Cynthia Rulli Also director, writer and producer
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2012 The Mentalist Kelly Burbage Episode: "Red Dawn" 2012 Rizzoli & Isles Valentina Smith Episode: "Over/Under" 2013 Victorious Tilda Episode: "The Slap Fight" 2014 The Soul Man Sandi Episode: "Back in the Day" 2014–2020 If Loving You Is Wrong Alex Montgomery Series regular, 108 episodes 2015 Constantine Renee Episode: "Quid Pro Quo" 2016 Major Crimes Lisa Cornell Episode: "N.S.F.W." 2016 Rosewood Jodi Carvel Episode: "Tree Toxins & Three Stories" 2017 NCIS: New Orleans Eliza West Episode: "Follow the Money " 2017 NCIS: Los Angeles Anna Ross Episode: "The Silo" 2019—2022 City on a Hill Catherine "Cathy" Ryan Series regular, 18 episodes2023NCIS Lieutenant Rachel DonahueEpisode: "Head Games"20249-1-1 Walter's LawyerEpisode: "Confessions"2025NCIS: Origins Detective FieldsEpisode: "End of the Road"
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