Actor Profile · Wednesday
Emma Myers
American Actress, best known for Enid Sinclair in Netflix's Wednesday (2022-present).
Quick Answer
Emma Myers plays Enid Sinclair in Wednesday. Emma Myers portrays Enid Sinclair, Wednesday Addams' colorful werewolf roommate at Nevermore Academy. The show's creators, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, have said in multiple interviews (quoted in the Enid Sinclair character article) that the Wednesday-Enid friendship is the heart of the show - 'a show about female friendship [...] two teenage girls who need each other and have found that connection.'
Known for
- Enid Sinclair in Netflix's Wednesday (2022-present)
- Pip Fitz-Amobi in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024)
- Natalie in A Minecraft Movie (2025)
- CC Walker in Family Switch (2023)
Roles
TV Roles
| Show | Network | Character | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Netflix | Enid Sinclair | Main Cast |
Career
Career Highlights
- Breakthrough television role: Plays Enid Sinclair, Wednesday Addams' werewolf roommate in Netflix's Wednesday (2022-present); the character article aggregated in this pass states the role was a breakout that launched the then-little-known actress to wide visibility, with her Instagram following reported to have jumped from roughly 9,000 to about five million within three days of the Season 1 release.
- Lead television role: Plays Pip Fitz-Amobi, a student investigating a murder case everyone else considers closed, in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024), the screen adaptation of Holly Jackson's YA thriller; IMDb lists the role among her best-known credits and she is also credited as an executive producer on the series.
- Film role: Played Natalie in A Minecraft Movie (2025); IMDb lists the film among her best-known credits.
- Film role: Played CC Walker in Netflix's body-swap comedy Family Switch (2023), alongside Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms; per the IMDb credits list.
- Early career: Child-actress credits date to 2010, including an episode of The Glades and the film Letters to God, per the IMDb credits list.
Performance & Reception
How the role plays on screen
Performance style
- Warm counterpart to the title character — Enid is written and played as Wednesday's polar opposite; creators' interviews quoted in the character article frame the friendship as the series' emotional core ('the heart and soul of the show', 'her learning what that means and how to navigate something she's never done before'). Per-actor critic quotes on Myers' performance style in Season 1 were not retrieved from Tier 1/2 outlets this pass; evaluative framing is therefore kept minimal.
- Range beyond the breakout role — The IMDb credits list shows deliberate movement across genres after Wednesday: a serious lead turn as Pip Fitz-Amobi (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, 2024), an ensemble blockbuster role (A Minecraft Movie, 2025), and broad comedy (Family Switch, 2023). No Tier 1/2 performance critique of these turns was retrieved this pass; the entry records the pattern, not a quality judgement.
Reception
- Wednesday Season 1 (2022): Breakout reception: the character article states Enid 'proved to be a breakout role for Emma Myers, as the relatively unknown actress was launched into superstardom', citing her Instagram following rising from roughly 9,000 to about five million in three days after release.
- Wednesday Season 2 (2025): Mixed on the character's retooling: per the character article's aggregation, David Opie (GamesRadar+) considered Season 2 Enid 'more of a MacGuffin than a key character' and Gaby Shedwick (Collider) described her as a romance-focused 'caricature'; both lamented how the changes affected the Wednesday-Enid relationship.
Character Connections
Who they share the screen with
Related Works & Cast
Other credits and co-stars
| Title | Years | Type | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday Season 1 (2022); Season 2 released in two parts (August 6 and September 3, 2025); IMDb lists 16-17 episode credits through 2026. | 2022-present | TV series (Netflix) | Enid Sinclair (main cast) |
| A Good Girl's Guide to Murder IMDb pages show differing episode counts across listings (6 vs 12) - recorded under conflicts. | 2024 | TV series (BBC/Netflix adaptation) | Pip Fitz-Amobi (lead) |
| A Minecraft Movie | 2025 | Film | Natalie |
| Family Switch | 2023 | Film (Netflix) | CC Walker |
| Girl in the Basement | 2021 | Film | Marie Cody |
| Southern Gospel | 2023 | Film | Angie Blackburn |
| The Angry Birds Movie 3 In production / post-production per IMDb at capture time. | 2026 | Animated film (voice) | June (voice) |
Cast they appear alongside
- Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams (Wednesday) — Title lead; Myers' Enid is her assigned roommate and the series' central friendship.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams (Wednesday) — Season 2 brings Morticia on campus, intersecting with the Wednesday-Enid arc.
- Luis Guzman as Gomez Addams (Wednesday) — Plays Wednesday's father.
- Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin (Wednesday) — Season 1's central antagonist reveal.
- Christina Ricci as Marilyn Thornhill (Wednesday) — The girls' teacher; Season 1's hidden antagonist.
- Victor Dorobantu as Thing (Wednesday) — Plays the Addams family's sentient hand.
- Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams (Wednesday) — Plays Wednesday's younger brother; a larger Season 2 presence.
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Media
Photo gallery
Photo: Helen Sloan/Netflix
Image: Netflix
Photo: Helen Sloan/Netflix
Media
Official videos
FAQ
Emma Myers: frequently asked questions
Who plays Enid Sinclair in Wednesday?
Emma Myers, an American actress born in 2002, plays Enid Sinclair, Wednesday Addams' werewolf roommate at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday (2022-present) is her breakout role.
Is Enid a werewolf in Wednesday?
Yes. Enid is a werewolf student at Nevermore Academy whose struggle to 'wolf out' and her family's expectations over it are part of her Season 1 storyline.
What else has Emma Myers been in?
Her best-known credits outside Wednesday include A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024) as lead Pip Fitz-Amobi, A Minecraft Movie (2025) as Natalie, Family Switch (2023) as CC Walker, and Girl in the Basement (2021).
When did Emma Myers start acting?
Per the IMDb credits list, her earliest credits date to 2010, including an episode of The Glades and the film Letters to God, when she was a child actress.
Did Enid's role change in Wednesday Season 2?
The Season 2 handling drew mixed comment: GamesRadar+'s David Opie considered her 'more of a MacGuffin than a key character' and Collider's Gaby Shedwick called her a romance-focused 'caricature', while the Wednesday-Enid friendship remained central to the season's emotional stakes.
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Sources
Sources used for this profile
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- IMDb - Emma Myers profile and credits (name/nm3528821) (Tier 3)
- Wikipedia article "Enid Sinclair" (character), read via gwern.net mirror; includes attributed quotes from showrunners Gough/Millar, GamesRadar+ (David Opie), Collider (Gaby Shedwick), and CBR (Andrea Sandoval) (Tier 3)
- Wikipedia article "Wednesday (TV series)" / season pages (non-official mirror; direct Wikipedia fetches are blocked in this working environment) (Tier 3)
- IMDb - "Wednesday" episode full cast & crew listing (You Reap What You Woe, tt14077402) (Tier 3)
- The Independent - "Wednesday season two review: Netflix hit is as stylish as ever, but frightfully formulaic" (Tier 1)
- NPR Fresh Air - "Mother-daughter dynamics dominate an ambitious second season of 'Wednesday'" (David Bianculli) (Tier 1)
- Wikipedia article "Christina Ricci" (mirror; used for Marilyn Thornhill's teacher role and Season 1 reveal context) (Tier 3)