Biography

"Terra Mackintosh's nuanced work convinces us we're in the presence of something transcendental." - The New York Times

Terra Mackintosh is an award-winning actress, producer, and writer. Her acting credits include - New York: Back (RAVE Theatre Festival Award for Outstanding Performance), Salty, Grounded, Running Interference (Fringe Excellence in Ensemble Award), Bryony Lavery’s Frozen, Fool for Love. She has appeared on television (Apple TV+, Netflix, HBO, NBC, CBS, Paramount+) and in multiple independent films, including: ‘I Am Like You,’ 'A Good Marriage' by Stephen King, and ‘In Defense of Wonder’ (Atlanta Film Festival Selection).

Terra has extensive experience working with actors with disabilities, most recently as the on-set acting coach for breakout star Anna Sargent in Liz Sargent’s feature film "Take Me Home." The film made its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where Terra was invited to speak on a panel regarding authentic disability representation on screen. The film is also a 2026 Berlinale and Tribeca Film Festival selection. She co-wrote, produced and cast "Best Summer Ever", the "unprecedented" (Variety) and "unlike anything you’ve seen before" (Forbes) feature made with a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities, for which she was awarded the SXSW 2020 Final Draft Screenwriters Award. The film was named a NYTimes Critics’ Pick, a SXSW 2020 World Premiere Selection, a SXSW 2021 Spotlight Selection, and received raves from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Forbes, USAToday, and Indiewire. She returned to SXSW in 2022 for the world premiere of Delta Spirit’s music video "What’s Done is Done," the first music video to star actors with down syndrome, which she produced.

Her feature film screenplay, "Serotinous," inspired by Anton Chekhov’s "Three Sisters," was named a Second Rounder in the 2025 Austin Film Festival Script Competition and a Semifinalist in the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition.

Terra co-founded The Artist’s Space alongside casting director Danny Gordon, where she teaches an ongoing scene study class. She also teaches acting at Performing Arts Studio West.
- IMDb mini biography by: Terra Mackintosh