Anna Hopkins

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Anna Hopkins
Anna Hopkins (2016 Tribeca Film Festival).jpg
Hopkins at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
Born (1987-02-12) February 12, 1987 (age 38)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma mater Concordia University
Paris Institute of Political Studies
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Anna Hopkins (born February 12, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Lilith in Freeform's original series Shadowhunters and documentary filmmaker Monica Stuart in The Expanse . [1]

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Early life and education

Hopkins was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Rita Hopkins, a graphic designer, and visual artist Tom Hopkins. [2] She is of Jewish Romanian and Hungarian descent from her mother's side, and Scottish, Welsh descent on her father's side. [3] She is fluent in French and English. [3] She trained in hip hop dancing and planned to start a dancing career after high-school when her interests shifted to theatre. [4]

In 2012 Hopkins achieved a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the Concordia University and a Bachelor of Arts and Science from the Paris Institute of Political Studies in Paris. [5] [6]

Career

Hopkins first appeared in the miniseries Human Trafficking in 2005, and then after in Canadian television series and television films, among them the character of Samantha Clayton in a crossover of The Flash and Arrow in 2014, and was credited as writer for Girl Couch. She also played in Barney's Version (2010) alongside Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman, and The Grand Seduction starring Brendan Gleeson in 2013. One of her better-known roles was the recurring character Jessica 'Berlin' Rainer in the second and third seasons of the sci-fi series Defiance . [7] Hopkins was promoted to series regular for the third, [8] and last season; Defiance was cancelled by SyFy on 16 October 2015. [9] [10]

She was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for the web series For the Record . [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005StrangerMarieShort film
2005 Human Trafficking KaterinaMiniseries, 4 episodes
2006Circle of FriendsLesley WilsonTV film
2007 Killer Wave MelMiniseries, 2 episodes
2007Reality CheckShannonShort film
2007 Too Young to Marry SophieTV film
2007 The Dead Zone WaitressTV series, 1 episode "Denouement"
2009Out of ControlYoung WomanTV film
2010 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction Monument Visitor / Civilian / Carnival Attendee (voice)Video game
2010 Barney's Version Kate Panofsky
2013 Nikita Kate BarrettTV series, 1 episode "Survival Instincts"
2013 The Grand Seduction Helen (voice)
2013 It Was You Charlie Madeleine
2014 Watch Dogs Nicky Pearce (voice)Video game
2014Cazzette: SleeplessShort film
2014Julia JulepAlexShort film
2014 The Masters of Suspense (Les Maîtres du suspense)Alyssa
2014–2015 Defiance Jessica 'Berlin' RainerTV series, 21 episodes
2014–2015 The Flash Samantha ClaytonTV series, 2 episodes
2014–2017 Arrow Samantha ClaytonTV series, 5 episodes
2015Girl CouchMeredithShort film
2015 Lost Girl Brinkley WhiteTV series, 1 episode "Clear Eyes, Fae Hearts"
2015 After the Ball Simone
2015Never HappenedSharonShort film
2015The BoyThe GirlShort film
2016 Jean of the Joneses Maxine
2017 Lâcher prise NinaTV series, 2 episodes
2017 Ransom Annie KapilaTV series, 2 episodes (season 1)
2017 Dark Matter AmbrosiaTV series, 1 episode "Give It Up, Princess"
2018 Killjoys FairuzaTV series, 2 episode (season 4)
2018 Bad Blood Teresa LanganaTV series, 8 episodes (season 2)
2018Final OfferOliviaShort film [12] [13]
2018The Give and TakeMomShort film
2018 Red Rover Maya
2018–2019 Shadowhunters LilithTV series, 14 episodes (season 3)
2020Is There a Killer in My Family?Carly TraversTV film
2020 Transplant Selena RuisTV series, 1 episode "Far From Home"
2020 Tin Can Fret
2018, 2020–2022 The Expanse Monica StuartTV series, 20 episodes
2021 V/H/S/94 Holly MarcianoSegment Storm Drain
2021 Letterkenny LisaTV series, 1 episode
2021 For the Record
2021 Hudson & Rex Pam Hasselbock / Margo NovakTV series, 1 episode (Series 3)

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ "The Expanse, Full Cast". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved February 23, 2021. Anna Hopkins as Monica Stuart
  2. ↑ "Anna Hopkins". itwasyoucharlie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  3. 1 2 "Anna Hopkins Bio". IMDB. Retrieved May 27, 2021. She is of Jewish Romanian and Hungarian descent from her mother's side, and Scottish, Welsh descent on her father's side.
  4. ↑ "'Defiance' Actress Anna Hopkins Interview On Joining The Hit Sci-Fi Show & Her Hollywood Career". realstylenetwork.com. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  5. ↑ "IMDb Resume for Anna Hopkins". IMDb . Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  6. ↑ Bibel, Sara (2013-09-03). "William Atherton & Anna Hopkins Join Cast of Syfy's 'Defiance'". Zap2it. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  7. ↑ Ilana Rapp (2014-09-09). "Beloved Starlet Anna Hopkins Nails It in SyFy's 'Defiance'". The Huffington Post . Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  8. ↑ Bibel, Sarah (2015-02-02). "Syfy's 'Defiance' Season 3 Begins Production in Toronto". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  9. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (2015-10-16). "Syfy's 'Defiance' Canceled After Three Seasons". hollywoodreporer.com. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  10. ↑ Keating, Trenna (2015-10-17). "Trenna Keating on facebook". Trenna Keating . Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  11. ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ Jason Sondhi (2018-07-24). "Final Offer" . Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  13. ↑ "Final Offer". YouTube . 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  14. ↑ "2011 ACTRA Awards in Montreal – Nominees Announced". ACTRA Montreal. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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