Quinn Shephard (born February 28, 1995) is an American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. Shephard grew up in New Jersey and the surrounding New York area. As an actress, she is best known for her role as Morgan Sanders in the CBS television series Hostages and as Donna Malone in the holiday comedy Unaccompanied Minors. In 2017, her feature film directorial debut, Blame, which she also wrote and starred in, screened at several film festivals and earned critical attention. Shephard developed the script for her first feature film, Blame, for several years. The film received generally positive reviews from critics; it holds an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Shephard has also appeared on television. In 2013, she played the recurring role of Morgan Sanders in the CBS thriller series Hostages. From 2014 to 2015, she portrayed Claire Mahoney in the fourth season of Person of Interest. Shephard has played guest roles in several television series, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2011), Made in Jersey (2012), The Blacklist (2013), and Believe (2014).