She might be best known for playing Parks And Recreation’s April Ludgate, but here’s a guide to the career of Aubrey Plaza so far. Before making the move into movies and TV, Aubrey Plaza had a background in improv comedy and she was part of the NBC page program. In fact, one of her first acting credits is for appearing as a page during an episode of 30 Rock in 2006, and she later made her movie debut in the 2009 comedy Mystery Team. She also played a supporting role in the Adam Sandler dramedy Funny People.

She joined the cast of Parks And Recreation during its first season in 2009 and played April, an intern who is openly bored by the role. Plaza’s hilariously deadpan screen persona made April standout amid an insanely talented cast, while her romance with Chris Pratt’s Andy was surprisingly sweet. Aubrey Plaza stayed with the show until it ended in 2015, but in between she had lots of work outside the sitcom. She played Julie Powers in Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, provided a voice for the English language dub of From Up on Poppy Hill, won praise for her lead role in time travel comedy Safety Not Guaranteed and made guest appearances on shows like Portlandia.

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Aubrey Plaza’s popularity soon saw her offered lead roles in comedies like 2013’s The To-Do List or Life After Beth, which was helmed by Plaza’s spouse Jeff Baena; the pair would later collaborate on other movies like 2017’s The Little Hours. There’s plenty of variation between independent and mainstream projects in Aubrey Plaza’s career, though one of the more questionable credits is Lifetime movie Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever. This saw Plaza play both herself and voicing the titular cat.

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Aubrey Plaza has made notable guest appearances on everything from Castle to SpongeBob SquarePants, HarmonQuest to Criminal Minds, where she had a recurring role as serial killer Cat Adams. Other movie comedies include 2015’s Addicted to Fresno, the reviled Robert De Niro / Zac Efron vehicle Dirty Grandpa, and she soon reunited with Efron for 2016’s Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. The actress later won more praise as the title character in black comedy Ingrid Goes West in 2017, which co-starred Elizabeth Olsen.

That same year, Aubrey Plaza joined the cast of X-Men spinoff show Legion, where she and co-star Dan Stevens both received great reviews for their work. The series ran for three seasons and is considered one of the best superhero shows of recent years. The ever-prolific actress has been very busy the last few years, including leads in 2019’s Child’s Play remake, psychological thriller Black Bear and a key supporting part in Clea DuVall rom-com Happiest Season. She will next appear alongside Jason Statham in the forthcoming Five Eyes, while TV appearances include playing Cleopatra in Drunk History and voicing a role on animated sitcom Duncanville.

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It’s pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. Now that’s out of the way, a brief introduction. Padraig has been writing about film online since 2012, when a friend asked if he’d like to contribute the occasional review or feature to their site.

A part-time hobby soon blossomed into a career when he discovered he really loved writing about movies, TV and video games – he even (arguably) had a little bit of talent for it. He has written words for Den of Geek, Collider, The Irish Times and Screen Rant over the years, and can discuss anything from the MCU – where Hawkeye is clearly the best character – to the most obscure cult b-movie gem, and his hot takes often require heat resistant gloves to handle.

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