Aleyse Shannon

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Aleyse Shannon
Born (1996-05-16) May 16, 1996 (age 28)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2018–present

Aleyse Shannon (born May 16, 1996) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Kris Waterson in the 2019 remake of Black Christmas , as Breanna Casey in Leverage: Redemption and as Jada Shields in 2018's Charmed reboot.

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Early life and career

Shannon was raised in Stafford, Virginia. She graduated from Colonial Forge High School in 2014 and was actively involved with the school's drama program. Her first role came with a mandatory part in an eighth-grade play. Afterwards, she developed a strong interest in drama, [2] later enrolling at Carnegie Mellon University and graduating in 2018 from the School of Drama. During her time at Carnegie, Shannon lived in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. [3] [4]

In 2019, Shannon starred as Kris Waterson in a second reboot of Black Christmas, a contemporary interpretation of the 1974 horror cult classic directed by Sophia Takal and produced by Blumhouse Productions. Shannon has stated that the film was her first major shoot. She had not seen the original films prior, saying of eventually watching the original, "It was the first thing I did after shooting the movie. I'm one of those people that's like, I can't watch the old one while shooting the new one, I'm just going to feel inadequate. I fought it off for a bit, but I watched it and loved it. It was good..." [5]

When Leverage: Redemption, an Amazon Freevee continuation of the 2008 TNT TV series Leverage , was announced in 2020, it was revealed that a main character from the original series, Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge), would be reduced to a supporting role, with Hodge seeking to focus on other projects. It was subsequently reported that Shannon would be cast as Breanna Casey, a hacker and the younger foster sister of Hardison, who would effectively replace him in the primary cast. [6]

Aside from her film and television career, Shannon continues to act in plays. In 2023, she performed in Thomas Bradshaw's rendition of The Seagull , first written by Anton Chekhov in 1895. [7]

Personal life

Shannon identifies as queer. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018–2019 Charmed Jada Shields11 episodes
2019 Instinct Starr1 episode
2019 Two Sentence Horror Stories Karine1 episode
2019Inez & Doug & KiraTeen Inez
2019 Black Christmas Kris Waterson
2021–present Leverage: Redemption Breanna Casey29 episodes
2022 Beauty JasmineDirect-to-streaming film
2023It Is What It Is (or the Standards of Outrage)ChaperoneShort

Stage

YearPlayRoleTheatre
2023 The Seagull / Woodstock, NY Nina Pershing Square Signature Center, Off-Broadway

Recognition and awards

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2022 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated [9]

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