Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress and director. As the eldest child of filmmaker Ron Howard, she pursued acting studies at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Her performance as Rosalind in a 2003 production of *As You Like It* drew the attention of director M. Night Shyamalan, who cast her as a blind girl in the thriller *The Village* (2004) and as a naiad in the fantasy film *Lady in the Water* (2006).

Her portrayal in Kenneth Branagh's *As You Like It* (2006) earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. She later appeared as Gwen Stacy in Sam Raimi's *Spider-Man 3* (2007), as Kate Connor in *Terminator Salvation* (2009), and as Victoria in *The Twilight Saga: Eclipse* (2010). She also appeared in *The Help* (2011), *50/50* (2011), *Pete's Dragon* (2016), and *Rocketman* (2019). Howard played Claire Dearing in the *Jurassic World* trilogy (2015–2022), which became the top-grossing series in the franchise.

In addition to acting, Howard directed the documentary *Dads* (2019) and episodes of the Disney+ series *The Mandalorian* (2019–present) and *The Book of Boba Fett* (2022).