Madelyn Cline

About Madelyn Cline

American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Sarah Cameron on the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks (2020–present) and as Whiskey in Rian Johnson's mystery film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).

As of December 2025, Madelyn has amassed 16.7 million followers on Instagram and 7.4 million followers on her TikTok platform.

Early life
Cline was born on December 21, 1997, to estate agent Pam and engineer Mark and was raised in Goose Creek, South Carolina, near Charleston. She briefly was enrolled in college at Coastal Carolina University, but dropped out and moved to Los Angeles to further pursue acting. She was a part of a Chuck E. Cheese commercial when she was a child.

Career
She got her start with Millie Lewis Models & Talent agency in Charleston and, at age 10, Cline participated in AMTC modeling and talent competition. She subsequently appeared on the cover of Parent and Parent & Child magazines. Cline spent some of her early summers in New York City working on television commercials and print ads for T-Mobile, Flow Automotive, Next clothing and Sunny D. She later got minor roles such as Chloe in Boy Erased (2018) and Taylor Watts in Vice Principals (2016–2017) She also had small recurring roles in The Originals (2017) and Stranger Things (2017).

In 2020, Cline began starring as Sarah Cameron in the Netflix teen adventure drama Outer Banks. The series has received positive reviews from critics, with her role considered a breakout. Cline next starred in Rian Johnson's mystery comedy Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, released on Netflix on December 23, 2022, to critical acclaim.

As a model, Cline has appeared in ad campaigns for American Girl, Toys "R" Us, American Eagle, Stella McCartney, Versace, ElleIndia, and Cosmo. In 2023, she became a brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger and appeared on the "Summer Essentials" lifestyle campaign with Mason Gooding.