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Born | Luverne, Minnesota, U.S. | July 25, 1985
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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.
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.
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 3—a 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] From 2019 to 2023, 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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Savage Spirit | Lori | Direct-to-video film |
2008 | You and I | Janie Sawyer | |
The Open Door | Opening scene daughter | ||
2009 | The Final Destination | Lori Milligan | |
2011 | In My Pocket | Sophie | |
Remembrance | Rebecca Levine | ||
2014 | Something Wicked | Christine | Filmed in 2009 |
2022 | American Murderer | Jamie Brown | [18] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Steel Angel Kurumi | Kaori | Voice role (English version) |
2005 | Three Wise Guys | Beautiful girl | Television film |
2009 | CSI: NY | Tara Habis | Episode: "She's Not There" |
2009–2012 | One Tree Hill | Quinn James | Main role (seasons 7–9) [2] |
2012 | A Golden Christmas 3 | Heather Hartly | Television film |
2013 | Beauty & the Beast | Tyler | 3 episodes |
The Glades | Jackie | Episode: "Yankee Dan" | |
2014 | Gang Related | Jessica Chapel | Main role |
2015 | The Night Shift | Chloe | Episode: "Eyes Look Your Last" |
The Messengers | Vera Buckley | Main role | |
2015–2016 | The Flash | Patty Spivot | Recurring role (season 2) [9] |
2016 | Rush Hour | Victoria | Episode: "Familee Ties" |
Timeless | Kate Drummond | Episode: Pilot | |
2016–2018 | Shooter | Julie Swagger | Main role [11] |
2017 | Love Blossoms | Violet Chappel | Television film |
2018 | Scorpion | Amy Berkstead | Episodes: "The Bunker Games", "Wave Goodbye" |
2019–2020; 2024 | The Boys | Becca Butcher | Recurring role (seasons 1–2, 4) [12] |
2019–2023 | For All Mankind | Karen Baldwin | Main role (seasons 1–3), guest (season 4) [13] |
2022–2024 | FBI | Special Agent Nina Chase | Recurring role (seasons 4–6) [14] |
2023 | FBI: International | Special Agent Nina Chase | Episodes: "Imminent Threat: Part One" |
2023–present | FBI: Most Wanted | Special Agent Nina Chase | Guest star (season 4), Main role (season 5) |
2024–present | Invincible | Anissa | Voice, Season 2 [19] |
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2011 | "Fragile Bird" | City and Colour | Distressed woman |
2014 | "Amy" | Goodie Mob | Amy Anderson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Apex Legends | Wraith (playable character) | Voice |
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