Brianna Hildebrand

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Brianna Hildebrand
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Hildebrand in 2018
Born1996or1997(age 27–28)
Occupation Actress
Years active2014–present

Brianna Hildebrand (born 1996or1997) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for appearing as Negasonic Teenage Warhead in the films Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). She is also known for appearing in the web series Annie Undocumented, and as the character Aurora in the Netflix show Lucifer . She also portrayed Elodie Davis in the show Trinkets .

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Early life

Brianna Hildebrand was born in College Station, Texas, [2] in 1996. She is the daughter of Jon and Veronica Hildebrand. Her father is of German and Native American descent and her mother is of Mexican descent. She grew up with a love of all things entertainment. She moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 after dropping out of high school to pursue a career in music and acting.[ citation needed ]

Career

Hildebrand appeared in the web series Annie Undocumented, named best web series at the 2014 New York TV Festival. [3] The series was created by Daniel Hsia, Elaine Low and Brian Yang. [4]

Hildebrand was cast as the superhero Negasonic Teenage Warhead in the film Deadpool on March 30, 2015. The film was shot in Vancouver in April 2015, and released on February 12, 2016. [3] [5] [6] She reprised the role in the sequel in 2018. [7] She was also cast as Sasha in First Girl I Loved , starring opposite Dylan Gelula and Mateo Arias.

In July 2017, Hildebrand was added to the main cast for season two of The Exorcist . [8] In December 2020, Hildebrand was added to the cast of Lucifer for its final season. [9]

Personal life

Hildebrand is openly queer. She is a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and has spoken once about her own experiences as a queer woman. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015PrismJulia
The Voice InsideGraceShort; also producer
2016 First Girl I Loved Sasha
Deadpool Negasonic Teenage Warhead
2017 Tragedy Girls Sadie Cunningham
2018 Deadpool 2 Negasonic Teenage Warhead
2019 Playing with Fire Brynn
2020 Runt Gabriella
2022 The Time Capsule Elise
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Negasonic Teenage Warhead
TBA Osiris TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 The Exorcist VerityMain cast (season 2)
2019Love Daily LizzieEpisode: "Group"
2019–2020 Trinkets Elodie DavisMain cast
2021 Lucifer Aurora "Rory" Decker-MorningstarMain cast (season 6)

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Annie UndocumentedJen

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientOutcome
2016 Teen Choice Awards [11] Choice Movie: Breakout Star Deadpool Nominated
2017 London FrightFest Film Festival Best Actress Tragedy Girls Won
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Best ActressTragedy GirlsWon

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