- Kristen Connolly has signed with Strand Entertainment for management, with Jason Shapiro overseeing her career in film and TV.
- Connolly is best known for playing Christina Gallagher on Netflix's House of Cards and most recently appeared as a series regular in the third and final season of Amazon's The Summer I Turned Pretty.
- She continues to be represented by Paradigm Talent Agency for talent representation alongside her new management deal.
- Strand Entertainment has been on a signing streak in 2026, recently adding Genneya Walton and Sol Rodriguez to its roster.
Kristen Connolly has signed with Strand Entertainment for management. Jason Shapiro, co-founder of the firm, will oversee her career. She continues her long-standing representation with Paradigm Talent Agency.
Connolly is widely recognized for her role as political staffer Christina Gallagher on Netflix’s House of Cards. Her most recent high-profile credit is a series regular role in the third and final season of Amazon’s hit The Summer I Turned Pretty.
Her extensive screen credits also include CBS’s Zoo, FBI: International, Prime Video’s Outer Range, the History miniseries Houdini opposite Adrien Brody, and the HBO TV movie The Wizard of Lies alongside Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer.
On the film side, she recently appeared in Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t! and previously starred in The Cabin in the Woods and Adrian Lyne’s Deep Water opposite Ben Affleck.
Strand Entertainment, co-founded by Jeff Golenberg and Jason Shapiro, has been building serious momentum in 2026. The firm recently signed Daredevil: Born Again‘s Genneya Walton and Peacemaker‘s Sol Rodriguez.
Takeaways
Connolly’s move to Strand comes off the back of a strong run, wrapping The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3, which is expected to be one of Amazon’s most-watched drama finales, puts her in an ideal position to leverage that visibility.
Signing with a boutique management firm like Strand, while keeping Paradigm on the talent agency side, is a smart, focused play. Strand clearly knows how to work talent in the streaming ecosystem, as its recent signings show.
The bigger picture? Strand is quietly building one of the more compelling rosters in the management space right now.
Will Strand’s growing roster help Connolly land a lead role in a major streaming project? Could this pairing accelerate Connolly’s transition from supporting roles to top-billed credits? Is Strand emerging as the go-to management firm for versatile TV actresses with strong streaming résumés?
