Catherine Missal is an up-and-coming actress who’s been thrust into the pop culture conversation thanks to her starring role in Hulu’sTell Me Lies. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Carola Lovering,Tell Me Liesis a Hulu original TV seriesthat premiered in September 2022. It was such a success that season 2 was ordered only a few months later and premiered in September 2024. The show takes place over eight years, following the turbulent romance between Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White).
Those two aren’t the only ones to be featured in a series that has received 75% overall onRotten Tomatoes.Catherine Missal also stars as Beth. The biggest role of the young actress’s career,Tell Me Lieshas introduced Missal to a wider audience than ever beforeand her impressive acting has gotten people interested in knowing just where she came from. Born on June 27, 2025, Missal was only 22 when she first appeared in the Hulu series, but she had already accumulated an impressive filmography.
Catherine Missal Has Been Acting Professionally Since She Was 10
Missal Began Her Career With Small TV Roles
Catherine Missal began her professional career in 2009 at the age of 10in the short filmShopping, playing Sophie. She quickly moved into smaller parts, appearing in two episodes ofLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitand appearing multiple times onThe Super Sproutlet Show. Then came supporting parts in movies likeVijay and Ias Lily,Vacationas Adena, andNatural Selectionas Tiffany.
Tell Me Lies(2022-2024)
Bree
In 2017, she appeared in an episode ofDoubtas Young Amy and later appeared in an episode ofThe Blacklistas Tara Rayburn.Tell Me Liesmarks the biggest performance of her career and came after a four-year hiatus between roles. When Missal first got to set, she and the other cast mates clicked instantly (viaScreenRant),
“I think it’s funny because the first stuff that we shot was in the future—eight years of knowing each other. And it was in like the first three days of meeting each other. So all of that was really funny. But we all clicked so instantly, that it was really easy to kind of get that chemistry. But it was fun to play college characters, you know?”
It’s an easy chemistry that has madeTell Me Liessuch a popular series.
Missal Plays Bree In Tell Me Lies
Bree Is One Of The Show’s Main Characters
Bree is one of Lucy and Pippa’s (Sonia Mena) closest friends, though she is the most shy of the trio and is often left behind in the wake of their high-energy antics. She finds it difficult to get close to the pair because of their outgoing nature. Bree began dating Stephen’s friend Evan (Branden Cook) in season 1, though Evan later cheated on her with Lucy. In season 2, Bree becomes romantically involved with one of her professors, Oliver (Tom Ellis).
Tell Me Lies Season 1 Ending Explained (In Detail)
Hulu’s Tell Me Lies season 1 ends with revelations about Stephen and big bombshells for Lucy. We unpack the many sordid twist and turns.
Bree is a complex character who is never totally sure what she wants. Catherine Missal plays the nervousness of Bree very well but can also explode with bursts of confidence that don’t feel false because Missal has made it clear that Bree always had a strong core just below the surface.Her chemistry with both her romantic co-stars is also very effective, particularly in season 2, which makes it difficult to parse the entangled nature of that relationship.
Upcoming Projects For Catherine Missal
Missal Should Return For Tell Me Lies Season 3
At the moment, the only project on Catherine Missal’s slate isTell Me Liesseason 3, which has not been confirmed yet but is almost certain to be on the way. The Season 2 finale only airs on July 10, 2025, so it is still early to announce the next installment.
The critical success of the show along with its impressive viewership numbers, the series was ranked 10th-most streamed original series in the U.S. for the week of September 8 (viaMediaPlayNews), has all but guaranteedTell Me Lieswill be back on and Catherine Missal and Bree will be a big part of that.
Tell Me Lies
Cast
Tell Me Lies is a drama television series created by Meaghan Oppenheimer for Hulu. Based on the novel, the series follows the relationship of two people over eight years who develop into a toxic co-dependent relationship that causes lasting effects for them and those closest to them.
