Jenessa Grant

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Jenessa Grant
Born
Felicity Jenessa Grant

Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Jenessa Grant is a Canadian actress. She has played the characters Mud in Orphan Black , Ofsamuel in The Handmaid's Tale and Aylee in Reign . [1] She also portrays Faith Seed in the video game Far Cry 5 . [2]

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Selected filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Cracked Isabelle Saunders2 episodes
2013 Reign AyleeMain role; 8 episodes
2015 Grimm Chloe Bennett1 episode
2017 Ransom EvieRecurring role; 5 episodes
2017 Orphan Black MudRecurring role; 5 episodes
2017-2019 The Handmaid's Tale Ofsamuel/DoloresRecurring role; 11 episodes
2019 Tin Star RosaRecurring role; Season 2

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Far Cry 5 Faith SeedVoice and performance capture

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References

  1. Vogt, Tiffany (October 24, 2013). "REIGN Preview: Jenessa Grant Talks Playing a Queen's Confidante and Struggle for Her Own Identity". TheTVAddict.com . Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  2. Tucker, Kevin (April 16, 2018). "List of All Voice Actors in Far Cry 5". shacknews.com . Retrieved April 29, 2018.