Monica Barbaro

Monica Maria Barbaro (/ˈbɑːrbəroʊ/; born June 17, 1990) is an American actress, known for her work on stage and screen. She has received two nominations for an Actor Award and one nomination for an Academy Award.

She started her career in television, taking supporting roles in Unreal (2016), Chicago P.D. (2016–2017), Chicago Justice (2017), The Good Cop (2018), and Splitting Up Together (2018–2019) with a leading role in the Netflix action comedy series FUBAR (2023–2025)

Barbaro made her feature film debut in the independent film The Cathedral (2021). She portrayed Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan-biopic A Complete Unknown (2024) earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also acted in the action films Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Crime 101 (2026) as well as the romantic comedies At Midnight (2023) and One Night Only (2026).

On stage, she acted in the West End revival of the Christopher Hampton play Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2025) at the Royal National Theatre.