A popular American model and actress, Bridget started her career as a model before eventually doing TV commercials and later becoming an actress. Since Moynahan had no prior experience in acting, she took acting lessons before making her acting debut with the film Row Your Boat, a crime drama film in 1999. She made her debut on the TV screen with a guest appearance in the popular comedy series, Sex and the City, where she later had a recurring role as Natasha. Some of her most notable films include Coyote Ugly (2000), Serendipity (2001), The Recruit (2003), and Lord of War (2005).
Early Life
Born in Binghamton, New York, Bridget Moynahan is the daughter of Edward Bradley Moynahan, a former administrator at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Mary Bridget who worked as a school teacher. When she was seven years old, the actress along with her two brothers, Sean and Andy moved to Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Moynahan went to Longmeadow High School and she completed her high school graduation in 1989. While in school, the actress took great interest in sports and she was the captain of the school lacrosse, basketball and soccer teams.
Personal Life
Moynahan dated the Hollywood screenwriter, Scott Rosenberg for three years and after the relationship ended, she started seeing the NFL quarterback Tom Brady in December 2004. In 2006, her representative told People magazine that Moynahan and Brady have amicably ended their relationship. Later, in February 2007, Moynahan confirmed that she is pregnant with Brady’s child and in August 2007, she gave birth to her son, John Edward Thomas Moynahan. After being single since the birth of her child for about eight years, Moynahan married Andrew Frankel, a businessman in a private ceremony at the Hamptons.
Movie Career
The actress made her debut on the big screen with a small role in the crime drama film Row Your Boat in 1999 and subsequently featured in films like In the Weeds (2000) and Trifling with Fate (2000) where she played minor roles. After failing to make a mark, Moynahan finally got some recognition as she starred in the American romantic musical comedy Coyote Ugly directed by David McNally. Although the film received mostly negative reviews, it performed well at the box office; it grossed more than 113 million USD.
The actress continued her good run with another stellar performance in the 2001 American romantic comedy Serendipity starring
John Cusack and
Kate Beckinsale. Over the next few years, the actress starred in films like The Sum of All Fears (2002) and The Recruit (2003) both of which received mixed critical reviews. She had her first major success in 2004 as she starred alongside
Will Smith,
Bruce Greenwood,
James Cromwell and
Chi McBride in the
Alex Proyas directed neo-noir sci-fi film I, Robot. The film, which is noted for it's brilliant visual effects received mostly favorable reviews and emerged to be a massive commercial hit.
Following her success with I, Robot, Bridget Moynahan collaborated with director
Andrew Niccol for the war crime film Lord of War, which was her solitary release in 2005. The film co-starring
Nicolas Cage,
Jared Leto and
Ethan Hawke was officially endorsed by Amnesty International, a human rights group for highlighting the issue of arms trafficking. The actress had quite a dull period in her career between 2006 and 2011 as most of her films including
Prey (2007), Ramona and Beezus (2010) and
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) received average reviews and it did not do much to propel her career to the next level. It was in 2014, the actress got a major fillip in her career as she shared the screen with
Keanu Reeves,
Michael Nyqvist, and
Alfie Allen in
John Wick, the first film in the John Wick series. The film, which received wide praise for its visuals and action sequences grossed more than 86 million USD worldwide. With no releases to her name in 2015 and 2016, the actress made a comeback in 2017 with the second installment of the John Wick titled
John Wick: Chapter 2 directed by Chad Stahelski.
TV Career
Bridget Moynahan made her debut in a TV series with the popular show Sex and the City in 1999. She first appeared in a guest role in one of the episodes and later had a recurring role as Natasha Naginsky in seven episodes. Whilst, her maiden series appearance did not gain her much fame, she became a household name with her role in Six Degree (2006-2007) where she was one of the mains. Her other popular TV series’ include Eli Stone (2008), Bunker Hill (2009) and Blue Bloods (2010) where she played the lead role.