Riley Voelkel

Riley Voelkel
Born	Riley Emilia Voelkel (1990-04-26) April 26, 1990 (age 35) Elk Grove, California
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present
Notable work	American Horror Story: Coven (2013) The Originals (2014–2018) Hightown (2020–2024)
Spouse	Michael C. Robertson (m. 2022)

Riley Emilia Voelkel (born April 26, 1990) is an American-born Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Freya Mikaelson on The CW television series The Originals and Legacies . Voelkel also played the role of Jenna Johnson on the HBO television series The Newsroom . In 2013, she played the younger version of Jessica Lange's character, the witch Fiona Goode in the FX series American Horror Story: Coven .

Early life

Voelkel was born in Elk Grove, California but raised in Calgary, Alberta.

Just a month away from going to college, a modeling scout came to her town and she decided to try her luck. The scout picked her and she went to Los Angeles where she was very much liked by several agents. She moved to Los Angeles to model, but, soon after, she joined an acting class recommended by an agent. ^[1]

Career

Voelkel's first role was of a club girl in The Social Network , winning the part by audition. Afterwards, she signed with an agent,^{[ citation needed ]} and booked her first starring role, as Carrie in the independent film, The Secret Lives of Dorks , released in 2013. ^{[2] [3]} In 2012, she joined the HBO series The Newsroom only for the pilot episode, but later became the character of Jenna. ^[1] In 2014, she was cast as one of the leads in the Amazon pilot Point of Honor. ^{[4] [5]}

In the fall 2014, Voelkel was cast in an unnamed recurring role on The CW series The Originals during its second season. Her character on The Originals, Freya Mikaelson, was upgraded to a series regular for the show's third season. ^{[6] [7]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Social Network	Final Club Girl	Uncredited[ citation needed ]
2011	Prom	Claire
2012	Hidden Moon	Christine Brighton
2013	Synthesizers	Club Girl	Short film
	The Secret Lives of Dorks	Carrie Smith
2016	Scrambled	Cristina

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Glory Daze	Caroline	Episode: Pilot
2012	The Mentalist	Tristan	Episode: "Red is the New Black"
2012–14	The Newsroom	Jenna Johnson	Recurring, 15 episodes
2013	American Horror Story: Coven	Young Fiona Goode	3 episodes
2014	Glee	Sam	Episode: "New New York"
2014–2018	The Originals	Freya Mikaelson	Recurring role (season 2) Series regular (season 3–5); 60 episodes
2015	Point of Honor	Lorelei Sumner	Unsold television pilot
2016	Advance & Retreat	Alison Sinclair	TV movie
2019–2022	Roswell, New Mexico	Jenna Cameron	Recurring role
	Legacies	Freya Mikaelson	Special guest star (3 episodes) [8]
2020–2024	Hightown	Renee Segna	Series regular
2022	Chicago Med	Milena Jovanovic	Recurring role (season 7) Guest role (season 8) 9 episodes

References

1. "Don't ask Riley Voelkel why America is the best country in the world!". July 29, 2015.
2. Frank Scheck (September 25, 2013). "The Secret Lives of Dorks: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
3. Scott Foundas (October 15, 2013). "Film Review: 'The Secret Lives of Dorks'". Variety . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
4. Nellie Andreeva (August 27, 2014). "Riley Voelkel Cast In 'Point Of Honor'". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on August 28, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
5. Todd Spangler (November 11, 2014). "Amazon Studios Announces 7 Pilots for Early 2015". Variety . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
6. Andy Swift (May 11, 2015). "Originals Scoop: Riley Voelkel Promoted to Series Regular". TVLine . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
7. "The Originals Season 2 Spoilers: Meet Freya Mikaelson". gossipandgab.com.
8. Swift, Andy (March 24, 2022). "Legacies: Charles Michael Davis and Nathaniel Buzolic to Appear as Marcel and Kol in season 4 Episode". TVLine. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

External links

• Riley Voelkel at IMDb
• Riley Voelkel on Twitter