Storm Reid
Storm Reid is an actress, producer, and current sophomore at USC. She is known for starring as ‘Meg’ in Disney’s live action adaptation of the acclaimed children's novel A WRINKLE IN TIME, which was directed by multi-award winner Ava DuVernay. The film also starred Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling. With numerous credits to her name, Reid has emerged as one of Hollywood’s most sought-after young actors. Reid landed her first feature film role opposite Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender in the Academy Award winning film TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE directed by Steve McQueen and continued in Judy Greer’s directorial debut A HAPPENING OF MONUMENTAL PROPORTIONS, and SLEIGHT which premiered at Sundance and was picked up by Blumhouse.
In 2020, Reid was seen in Blumhouse’s INVISIBLE MAN alongside Elizabeth Moss. She also appeared in the Blumhouse thriller DON’T LET GO, opposite David Oyelowo – the film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was released on August 30, 2019. On the small screen, Reid can be seen in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix limited series WHEN THEY SEE US, based on the Central Park Five – the series launched on May 31, 2019. The series racked up 16 Emmy Nominations and garnered two wins. She also stars alongside Zendaya in HBO’s EUPHORIA, which was just nominated for a 2022 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Storm plays Gia Bennett, Rue’s (Zendaya) younger sister. The story follows a group of high school students navigating issues of drugs, sex, and violence. This gritty drama first premiered on June 9, 2019 and just finished airing its second season. Reid also voiced ‘Nia’ in Hulu’s animated children’s series THE BRAVEST KNIGHT. The series received a 2020 GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming.
In 2013, Reid and her mother, Robyn Simpson launched A SEED & WINGS Productions, an independent multimedia production house rooted in narratives that forge multi-cultural conversations, entertain, educate, and uplift. Their desire is to create authentic storytelling that is impactful, honest, and reflects the perspectives of all people. In 2021, Reid starred in Facebook Watch’s “Chop it Up,” a conversation series by way of cooking. The series was created and produced by Reid and her mother, Robyn Simpson, through their production company. It was announced that Reid will star and produce, alongside Simpson under their banner, the Paramount feature BECOMING NOBLE.
Reid was seen in the 2021 DC Comics film THE SUICIDE SQUAD. She starred alongside Machine Gun Kelly, Kevin Bacon and Drea de Matteo in Saban’s ONE WAY which dropped in select theaters last year. Most recently, she starred in MISSING, the standalone sequel of the SEARCHING franchise, which came out on January 20th, 2023, opposite Nia Long. She also recently appeared on the record-breaking HBO Max series THE LAST OF US. Reid’s next project, THE NUN 2, is set to be released in September 2023 .