Chloë Grace Moretz Bio
Chloë Grace Moretz (born February 10, 1997) is an American actress whose career has spanned film, television, voice work, and stage since she was a child. She first drew wide attention with her performance as Hit-Girl in the superhero film Kick-Ass (2010) and went on to earn praise for roles in Let Me In (2010), Hugo (2011), and The Equalizer (2014). Moretz has continued to build a varied résumé across genres, including The 5th Wave (2016), Greta (2018), The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018), and the animated feature Nimona (2023). Beyond acting, she has expanded into producing and advocacy, particularly on LGBTQ equality.
Early Life and Background
Chloë Grace Moretz was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in nearby Cartersville, Georgia. Her mother, Teri Duke, works as a nurse practitioner, and her father, Dr. McCoy “Mac” Moretz, was a plastic surgeon and an heir to the Moretz hosiery business, which was bought out in 2011. She grew up in a Christian household, specifically Southern Baptist, with four older brothers named Brandon, Trevor, Colin, and Ethan, and has spoken publicly about her Southern roots shaping her upbringing.
When Moretz was around five years old, her mother and her brother Trevor relocated to New York City so Trevor could attend the Professional Performing Arts School. While helping Trevor read his lines at home, Chloë discovered her own interest in performing. She later enrolled at the same school, balancing her education with auditions and on-set work as her young career accelerated.
Path to Acting
Moretz began her career as a child actress, with early screen appearances in projects that built her résumé and her confidence. Her first television role was as Violet in two episodes of the CBS series The Guardian, and she followed it with her feature debut in Heart of the Beholder. Her turn as Molly in the 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror brought her stronger notice and a Young Artist Award nomination, setting the stage for more substantial work.
Over the next several years, she appeared in recurring television roles and supporting film parts, including Dirty Sexy Money, Desperate Housewives, The Poker House, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. By the time she was cast as Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass, Moretz had built the discipline of a working actor, training for months with Jackie Chan’s stunt crew to handle much of the action herself. That role announced her as a serious young performer to a global audience.
Chloë Grace Moretz Career
Early Career (2004–2009)
Across her first years in Hollywood, Chloë Grace Moretz took on a string of guest spots, voice roles, and small film parts while still a student. She voiced characters in animated projects, appeared in episodes of family-oriented television, and earned early recognition for her performance in The Poker House (2008), in which she played Cammie, a child caught in a difficult home environment. These projects gave her range and helped her transition into larger studio work.
By 2009, Moretz had appeared in (500) Days of Summer, demonstrating her comfort in studio comedies and indie drama. The accumulation of small but well-received performances positioned her for the breakout roles that would define her next phase.
Breakthrough (2010–2015)
The year 2010 marked Moretz’s arrival as a leading young actress. Her turn as Hit-Girl in Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass earned widespread critical acclaim and made her a familiar name to mainstream audiences. That same year, she starred as Abby, a young vampire, in the well-regarded remake Let Me In, showcasing her ability to anchor quieter, atmospheric material as well as action.
In 2011, she joined Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, an adventure film that earned eleven Academy Award nominations, playing Isabelle opposite Asa Butterfield. The following year she appeared in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows and in 2013 she reprised her role as Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass 2 and took on the title character in Kimberly Peirce’s remake of Carrie. Her later work in this period included the romantic drama If I Stay (2014), the action film The Equalizer (2014), the science fiction thriller The 5th Wave (2016), and the comedy Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), establishing her across genres from horror to superhero and coming-of-age drama.
Notable Works and Milestones
Standout works of this stretch include her voice role as young Penny in Bolt (2008), her supporting turn in Hugo (2011), and her leading performance in The Equalizer (2014), where she played a teenage sex trafficking victim. She also made her Off-Broadway debut in 2014 with Steven Soderbergh’s production of The Library at The Public Theater, expanding her craft into live stage performance.
Chloë Grace Moretz Award Nominations
Chloë Grace Moretz received a Young Artist Award nomination early in her career for The Amityville Horror (2005), and additional industry recognition followed as she took on more demanding roles. In 2018, her performance in The Miseducation of Cameron Post earned the film the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, where her work was singled out by critics as a key reason for the project’s impact.
Chloë Grace Moretz Awards Won
Moretz has been recognized in the fashion and youth-influence space as well, receiving the “Max Mara Face of the Future” award in 2012 and Elle’s “Next Future Icon Award” at the 2013 Elle Style Awards in London. Time magazine named her one of the 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014, reflecting her broader cultural reach alongside her film work.
Chloë Grace Moretz Family
Moretz is the daughter of Teri Duke and the late Dr. McCoy “Mac” Moretz. She has four older brothers, Brandon, Trevor, Colin, and Ethan, two of whom have come out as gay, a detail Moretz has discussed publicly. Her brother Trevor has served as her acting coach since 2010, often traveling with her on shoots and press engagements, while her brother Brandon has worked as her business manager.
Personal Life
From 2014 to 2018, Moretz was in a high-profile relationship with Brooklyn Beckham, son of David and Victoria Beckham. She later began dating model Kate Harrison, daughter of actors Gregory Harrison and Randi Oakes, and the couple confirmed their engagement on January 1, 2025. They subsequently married over Labor Day weekend in 2025, with the wedding reported by Vogue. In 2024, Moretz publicly came out as a “gay woman” and has remained an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ equality, as well as a vocal feminist who has turned down roles she considered overly sexualized.