Erin Moriarty
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Erin Moriarty’s career is defined by her powerful performance as Annie January / Starlight in *The Boys*, a role that has made her a standout in the superhero genre and a key face of Prime Video’s flagship series. Her work has earned her two individual Saturn Award nominations and a SAG ensemble nomination for *Captain Fantastic*. Beyond acting, she brought Starlight into the gaming world by voicing the character in *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II*, and her in-character performance of the song “Never Truly Vanish” was pushed for Emmy contention. While formal awards are still on the horizon, her impact as a leading woman in a critically acclaimed franchise is undeniable.
Records & Feats
Primary female lead of a flagship streaming series
Erin Moriarty plays Annie January / Starlight, the central female protagonist and moral center of *The Boys*, an Amazon Prime Video original that has run from 2019 onward and become one of the platform’s most recognized series.
Voice and performance crossover into a AAA video game
She reprised her role as Starlight by lending her voice to the character in *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II* content (2023), extending her portrayal from television into one of the world’s top‑selling video game franchises.
Part of a cast nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award
Erin Moriarty was part of the ensemble cast of *Captain Fantastic* (2016), which received a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Key female superhero in a major post-Marvel/DC streaming franchise
In a media landscape dominated by Marvel and DC, *The Boys* emerged as one of the most prominent third‑party superhero properties; Erin Moriarty’s Starlight is one of the show’s few core superheroes and the primary female hero.
Associated with an Emmy-pushed original song as performer
Her vocal performance of “Never Truly Vanish” is integral to *The Boys* narrative and was packaged as an Emmy‑contending original song, indicating her work is not purely acting but also musical performance in‑character.