Britt Lower

Born: 02 August 1985

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Years Active: 2008-present

Brittney Leigh Lower (born August 2, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the crime drama series Unforgettable (2011–2014), the romantic comedy series Man Seeking Woman (2015–2017), and the sci-fi series Severance (2022–present), the last of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2025.

Brittney Leigh Lower was born in Bloomington, Illinois, the daughter of Mickey and Steve Lower. Lower lived in Heyworth, Illinois and graduated from Heyworth High School. Her mother was a home economics teacher at Clinton Junior High School in Clinton, Illinois. As of 2012 she was running a face painting business, known throughout Central Illinois as "the Zoo Lady", which Britt occasionally joined, and Britt later cited it as where she "first encountered circus performers and artists who live on the road and work on the road as a living [and] just became totally enamored by the tightrope walkers and jugglers". She has an older brother named Brugh.

After graduating as the valedictorian from Heyworth High School in 2004, she earned a BSc in Communication from Northwestern University in 2008. She also worked with the Upright Citizens Brigade and ImprovOlympic.