Shantel VanSanten

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Shantel VanSanten
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VanSanten in 2022
Born (1985-07-25) July 25, 1985 (age 38)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1999–present
Spouse
(m. 2021;sep. 2023)

Shantel VanSanten (born July 25, 1985) [1] is an American actress and model. As a model, she has been featured in the magazines Teen Vogue and Seventeen . On television, she played Quinn James in the CW teen drama series One Tree Hill ; [2] recurred as Becca Butcher in the Amazon Prime Original The Boys; and starred as Julie Swagger, the wife of lead character Bob Lee Swagger on the USA Network series Shooter . On film, she has appeared in The Final Destination , You and I , and Something Wicked . [3] From 2019 to 2023, VanSanten starred as Karen Baldwin in the Apple TV+ science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.

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Early life

VanSanten was born in Luverne, Minnesota. She is of Dutch and Norwegian descent. [4] [5] VanSanten was raised in Spring, Texas, where she attended Incarnate Word Academy, an all-girls college prep school in Houston; and Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. VanSanten started her career as a model at the age of 15 for the Page Parkes Management.

Career

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VanSanten in 2010

VanSanten appeared as a finalist on NBC's reality television series Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Model Search but was eliminated in the series' first episode. In 2007, she signed onto a film adaptation of the novel t.A.T.u. Come Back . Filming took place that year in Los Angeles and Moscow. She starred alongside Mischa Barton in the film, which premiered in Russia on January 25, 2011, and as You and I in the United States a year later.

In 2009, VanSanten appeared as Lori Milligan in The Final Destination , the fourth installment of the eponymous horror film franchise. That same year, VanSanten was cast as a series regular on The CW television drama series One Tree Hill in the show's seventh season. [2] She portrayed photographer Quinn James and the on-screen sibling to Bethany Joy Lenz's character. [6] VanSanten's work on the series continued until the series' ninth and final season; her final appearance was in the series' 187th and final episode. BuddyTV ranked her #24 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2010" list, [7] and #21 in 2011. [8]

VanSanten starred as Christine in Something Wicked, the last film to feature actress Brittany Murphy, who portrays VanSanten's sister-in-law Susan. In spring 2012, VanSanten shot Golden Christmas 3a family-oriented holiday romantic comedy directed by Michael Feifer—opposite Rob Mayes, Mark Famiglietti, Nikki DeLoach and Orson Bean. She portrayed Vera Buckley on the television series The Messengers , which was cancelled after one season. VanSanten portrayed Patty Spivot in the second season of The CW Arrowverse TV series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. She was Detective Joe West's (Jesse L. Martin) new protégée, the only member of his new metahuman task force at the Central City Police Department besides Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes), and a brief love interest of Barry Allen (Grant Gustin). [9] [10]

From 2016 to 2018, VanSanten co-starred in the USA Network drama series Shooter , playing Julie Swagger, the wife of lead character Bob Lee Swagger. [11] She guest-starred as Amy in the final season of the CBS television Scorpion in 2017. VanSanten played the role of Rebecca Butcher in the first two seasons of the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys . [12] Since 2019, VanSanten has starred as Karen Baldwin in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. [13] Also in 2019, she provided the voice of the character Wraith in the video game Apex Legends . From 2022 to 2023, VanSanten recurred in the role of Special Agent Nina Chase during the fourth and fifth seasons of the CBS procedural series FBI , while series star Missy Peregrym was on maternity leave. [14]

Personal life

On February 9, 2021, VanSanten became engaged to actor Victor Webster after meeting on the set of Love Blossoms in 2016. [15] They married in October 2021. [16] In January 2023, Webster filed for divorce after less than two years of marriage. [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Savage SpiritLoriDirect-to-video film
2008 You and I Janie Sawyer
The Open Door Opening scene daughter
2009 The Final Destination Lori Milligan
2011In My PocketSophie
Remembrance Rebecca Levine
2014 Something Wicked ChristineFilmed in 2009
2022 American Murderer Jamie Brown [18]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Steel Angel Kurumi KaoriVoice role (English version)
2005 Three Wise Guys Beautiful girlTelevision film
2009 CSI: NY Tara HabisEpisode: "She's Not There"
2009–2012 One Tree Hill Quinn JamesMain role (seasons 7–9) [2]
2012 A Golden Christmas 3 Heather HartlyTelevision film
2013 Beauty & the Beast Tyler3 episodes
The Glades JackieEpisode: "Yankee Dan"
2014 Gang Related Jessica ChapelMain role
2015 The Night Shift ChloeEpisode: "Eyes Look Your Last"
The Messengers Vera BuckleyMain role
2015–2016 The Flash Patty Spivot Recurring role (season 2) [9]
2016 Rush Hour VictoriaEpisode: "Familee Ties"
Timeless Kate DrummondEpisode: Pilot
2016–2018 Shooter Julie SwaggerMain role [11]
2017Love BlossomsViolet ChappelTelevision film
2018 Scorpion Amy BerksteadEpisodes: "The Bunker Games", "Wave Goodbye"
2019–2020 The Boys Becca ButcherRecurring role (seasons 1–2) [12]
2019–2023 For All Mankind Karen BaldwinMain role (seasons 1–3), guest (season 4) [13]
2022–2024 FBI Special Agent Nina ChaseRecurring role (seasons 4–6) [14]
2023 FBI: International Special Agent Nina ChaseEpisodes: "Imminent Threat: Part One"
2023, 2024–present FBI: Most Wanted Special Agent Nina ChaseGuest star (season 4), Main role (season 5)
2024-present Invincible AnissaVoice, Season 2 [19]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRole
2011"Fragile Bird" City and Colour Distressed woman
2014"Amy" Goodie Mob Amy Anderson

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Apex Legends Wraith (playable character)Voice

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