Megan Maczko is an award-winning writer-director and critically acclaimed actress. Born and raised outside of Detroit, her training and artistic curiosities led her to New York, LA and Europe, where she grew into a filmmaker.

Megan’s curiosity with people and why we do what we do informs her richly drawn characters; her examination of “the good life” usually places those characters in aspirational worlds.  Sometimes they get skewered with satire, occasionally they speak to our darkest deeds, and from time to time they even fall in love. Her short films have screened internationally including at BAFTA and Oscar-qualifying festivals, earning writing and directing accolades along the way. Her short film, FJÄLLNÄS, was awarded a six-figure commission from the renowned Alpine Fellowship and her commercials have successfully sold products.

Megan’s currently in development on a slate of diverse projects including, HONESTLY ANONYMOUS, a drama-docuseries that tackles controversial topics through anonymous interview reenactments and, GOOD PEOPLE, a satire set in an idyllic village where a shunned couple return in disguise to seek revenge, long-listed for The Lynn Shelton Grant.

As an actress, Megan has worked in film and London’s West End with some of the most celebrated directors in the industry (Richard Linklater, Tom Tykwer, Robert Icke, Neil LaBute, Thea Sharrock, among others). Her work as a voice over artist has been featured in video games (HORIZON: ZERO DAWN), animation (RON’S GONE WRONG) and most recently opposite Emilia Clarke & Chiwetel Ejifor in Sophie Barthes’ THE POD GENERATION.

In late 2023 Megan started the lifestyle satire, The Source on Insta, to serve humanity through offerings like, “How to Hit Rock Bottom in Three Easy Steps” and “Basic Intervention”, a helpline for bougies with a secret hankering for true crime and Home Goods.

Ms. Maczko holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She divides her time between the U.S. and the U.K.