Sydney Meyer

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Sydney Meyer
Born (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 28)
London, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
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(m. 2021)​

Sydney Meyer (born 15 September 1995) is a Canadian actress. She starred in the Netflix series V Wars (2019) and the Shudder series Slasher: Flesh & Blood (2021). She had recurring roles in the third season of the Freeform series Shadowhunters (2019), Grand Army (2020), also on Netflix, and the FX on Hulu adaptation of Y: The Last Man (2021).

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Early life and education

Meyer took classes at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts when she was a child. [1] Deciding academics were not for her, she moved to Toronto at 15 to transfer from A.B. Lucas Secondary School to the Etobicoke School of the Arts. [2] She also took summer courses at Stratford Shakespeare School and briefly danced with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. She then went on to train at the New York Film Academy and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. [3]

Career

Meyer began her acting career at the age of 18, when she has appeared as a guest roles in the TV series Dangerous Persuasions, Degrassi: The Next Generation , Saving Hope , The Expanse , Transplant and The Good Doctor .[ citation needed ] Meyer appeared as Grace in the 2018 Canadian sci-fi horror film Level 16 . [4] [5]

In 2019, Meyer had a recurring role in the supernatural drama series Shadowhunters . [6] On the same year, she appeared on the first season of the suspense drama series Departure . [7] Also the same year, she was cast to play the main role in the sci-fi horror series V Wars , based on the anthology series of the same name and comic book by Jonathan Maberry. [8] In 2020, Meyer had a recurring role Grand Army portraying Anna Delaney. [9] [10] On the same year, she starred in Michelle Ouellet's thriller television film Remember Me, Mommy?. Also the same year, she starred in Leo Scherman's thriller television film Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies. [11]

In 2021, Meyer appeared on the fourth season of anthology horror series Slasher , in which she played the role Liv Vogel. [12] On the same year, Meyer appeared on the first season of the post-apocalyptic drama series Y: The Last Man , based on the comic book series of the same name by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. [13]

In 2023, Meyer was cast in the sci-fi psychological thriller series Beacon 23 , portraying Grisha. [14] [15]

Personal life

Meyer announced her engagement to fellow Canadian actor Alex Ozerov in June 2020. [16] They married in March 2021. They appeared alongside each other in Slasher: Flesh and Blood. [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014SprnvaAngie's FriendShort film
2015Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A TerroristFeinstein DaughterShort film
2016 Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival Workhorse
2016SeedsYoga Girl #2Short film
2018 Level 16 Grace [18]
TBASeparationParty GoerShort film
TBAL is for LoserGinaShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Dangerous PersuasionsRon's DaughterEpisode: "Devil's Disciple"
2013 Degrassi: The Next Generation PaulaEpisode: "All I Wanna Do"
2017 Saving Hope Rebecca FriedmanEpisode: "All Our Yesterdays"
2018 The Expanse Ensign LarsonEpisode: "Immolation"
2019 Shadowhunters Helen Blackthorn4 episodes
2019 Departure Sophia Giles3 episodes
2019 V Wars Ava O'MalleyMain role [19]
2020Remember Me, Mommy?Elena JohnsTelevision film
2020 Transplant AlexiaEpisode: "Collapse"
2020 Grand Army Anna DelaneyRecurring role
2020Pretty Cheaters, Deadly LiesMadison WillitsTelevision film
2021 Murdoch Mysteries Clair FerdinandEpisode: "Murder Checks In"
2021 Slasher Lavinia "Liv" VogelMain role
2021 Y: The Last Man Nicole5 episodes
2022 The Good Doctor Toni RhodesEpisode: "Sorry, Not Sorry" [20]
2023 Beacon 23 GrishaMain role

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