Alexa Demie (born ) is an American actress best known for portraying Maddy Perez on the HBO teen drama Euphoria (2019–2026). Her film credits include Brigsby Bear (2017), Mid90s (2018), and Waves (2019).
Early life Demie was born in and raised in Atwater Village, Los Angeles. She was raised by her mother, Rose Mendez, a make-up artist whose family had immigrated from Mexico. She became involved in performing arts only in her senior year of high school.
During high school, Demie launched a sunglasses line called Mainframe that gained international attention before she discontinued it after not being paid for her designs. She had plans to become a fashion designer but decided against it after attending orientation for a New York art school.
Career
Early work (2013–2018) Demie made her first onscreen appearance in Azealia Banks' 2013 music video for "ATM Jam". In 2015, she secured the lead in The Godmother, a shelved biopic about Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, and found representation through the short film Miles. She went on to guest star on Ray Donovan, Love, and the second season of The OA. She made her feature film debut in the comedy-drama Brigsby Bear (2017) and gained wider attention with a supporting role in Jonah Hill's Mid90s (2018).
Euphoria and wider recognition (2019–present) After an unsuccessful audition for Augustine Frizzell's Never Goin' Back (2018), Frizzell contacted Demie about the pilot of Euphoria. Despite planning to focus on music, Demie was drawn in by the script and auditioned. She was cast as Maddy Perez, a popular teenager in an abusive, on-again-off-again relationship with quarterback Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi); Demie is widely cited as one of its breakout performers.
Also in 2019, Demie starred in Waves as Alexis, a teenager impregnated by a troubled high school wrestler played by Kelvin Harrison Jr. She also appeared in Mainstream (2020) and, in 2021, collaborated with photographer Petra Collins on Fairy Tales, a collection of erotic short stories published by Rizzoli.
In 2024, she appeared in the HBO series Fantasmas, created by Julio Torres. Filming for Euphoria season 3 began in early 2025, with Demie reprising her role as Maddy. She is also set to voice a role in the upcoming animated series Fables.
Filmography +Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Miles Sara Short film 2017 To the Moon Virginia Dawson Brigsby Bear Merideth 2018 Mid90s Estee 2019 Waves Alexis Lopez 2020 Mainstream Isabelle Roberts 2021 Nineteen on Fire Paisley Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Ray Donovan Shairee 3 episodes 2018 Love Marina 2 episodes 2019 Ingrid Episode: "Treasure Island" 2019–2026 Euphoria Maddy Perez Main role 2023 Uncredited cameo, episode: "Pop Tarts & Rat Tales" 2024 Fantasmas Becca Episode: "Valued Customer" Fables Voice role
Music videos Year Title Artist 2012"That's Why God Made the Radio"The Beach Boys 2013 "ATM Jam" Azealia Banks featuring Pharrell Williams 2021"Love 2 U"JMSN "Leopard Limo (Archive LL11)"Alexa Demie
Awards and nominations Award Year Nominated work Category Result Imagen Awards 2022 Euphoria Best Supporting Actress – Drama (Television) MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 Best Fight (shared with Sydney Sweeney)
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