Sarah Drew

Multi-hyphenate actor, producer, writer, and director, Sarah Drew is best known for playing ‘Dr. April Kepner’ for nine seasons on the hit ABC series “Grey’s Anatomy” and Hannah Rogers in Warner Bros’ “Everwood”. She can currently be seen starring in the six-episode holiday series MISTLETOE MURDERS for Hallmark+. Most recent TV credits include Freeform’s hit series “Cruel Summer” which was the recipient of the Hollywood Critics Association Award for Best Cable Drama Series, and the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series “Amber Brown” written, directed and produced by Bonnie Hunt. In 2022 Drew produced and starred in her writing debut “Reindeer Games Homecoming” as part of Lifetime’s It’s a wonderful Lifetime Holiday Slate.

Drew made her directorial debut in “Grey’s Anatomy: B-Team the Webisodes” which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Awards for an Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2018. She recently directed a radio play for LA Theater Works called “Fever Syndrome” which is set to be released this year. In film, some notable projects include her debut in Columbia Picture’s “Radio” alongside Ed Harris and Cuba Gooding Jr. as well as the lead in the hit Sony comedy “Moms’ Night Out” alongside Patricia Heaton. In 2022, she received a Canadian Screen Award Nomination for her lead role in Lifetime’s “Stolen By Their Father”. She began producing with Provident Films “Indivisible,” in which she starred alongside Tia Mowry. She released four films in 2023, producing and starring in Lifetime’s “The Girl Who Caught a Killer”, Sony Affirm’s “Birthright Outlaw”, and starring in Hallmark’s “Guiding Emily”. “A Cowboy Christmas Romance” marks Drew’s second feature film that she’s written and executive produced for Lifetime.

Drew got her start in the arts at a young age before booking the lead role of the critically acclaimed production of Romeo and Juliet at McCarter Theatre Center, an award-winning regional theater, in her fourth year of university. The opportunity catapulted her career, opening doors thanks to rave reviews by critics. She went on to make her Broadway debut in Vincent and Brixton, a classic play based on Vincent van Gogh, at the Lincoln Center Theater, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in television and film.

When she’s not acting, Drew spends time giving back to her community, donating to charities close to her heart such as Door of Hope in Pasadena and Lwala Community Alliance, an organization dedicated to improving healthcare in Africa. Drew is a devoted wife to Dr Peter Lanfer and mom to her kids Hannah and Micah and currently resides in Los Angeles.