Tasya Teles

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Tasya Teles
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Teles in March 2018
Born (1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 (age 40)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Known for The 100
Website tasyateles.com

Tasya Teles (born February 1, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Echo in The CW's The 100 . Teles has also played Kendra in DirecTV's Rogue , Nat in the Crave series Shoresy , and Daniella in BBC America's Intruders .

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Biography

Teles was born in Toronto, Ontario. Her father is Brazilian. She and her family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, when she was five years old. [1] As a child she loved the American TV shows Family Matters , Boy Meets World and the British Absolutely Fabulous . [2] Teles attended Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, initially studying commerce but found it unsatisfying and later added theatre. [1] After finishing her studies, graduating with a degree in finance, she returned to Vancouver. [1] [3]

Career

Teles played the recurring role of Kendra on DirecTV's Rogue [4] [5] and was a series regular on The CW's The 100 in the role of Echo. [2] [6] Prior to earning the role of Echo, Teles had auditioned for several other roles on the TV show. [5] She has also appeared on Showcase's Continuum , Lifetime's Witches of East End , USA Network's Rush, BBC America's Intruders and The CW's Supernatural and iZombie . [5] Teles has also been featured in the Lifetime television film Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever , [7] as well as having had a lead role in the Lifetime movies Damaged and Autumn Dreams. She has worked on several indie features, including starring roles in Leila, Regret, Magdalena, Eat Me and Skin Trade . [1] [8] She also voices Sitara in the video game Watch Dogs 2 . [9] From 2022 to 2025, Teles had a leading role in the Canadian TV show Shoresy as the character Nat, owner of the ice hockey team that the show's protagonist plays for. She had been looking to act in a comedy and accepted the role after it was offered to her by series creator Jared Keeso. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013MirrorsLeah
2013 Afflicted Maria
2014 Skin Trade Rosa Cassidy
2015Autumn DreamsJovanna
2016Thirty-SeventeenCarrie
2018The Perfect Pickup Tracy
2018The Girl in the Bathtub Terri
2020Break EvenJaq Varick

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Untold Stories of the E.R. CharleneEpisode: "Deep Trouble"
2014 Package Deal Hot WomanEpisode: "Danny's New Job"
2014 Continuum Freelancer #2Episode: "The Dying Minutes"
2014 Witches of East End NurseEpisode: "A Moveable Beast"
2014 Rogue Kendra4 episodes
2014 Rush Officer MeganEpisode: "Learning to Fly"
2014 Intruders Daniella2 episodes
2014 Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever NicoleTelevision film
2014 The Christmas Secret Female ParamedicTelevision film
2014DamagedKate LuckTelevision film
2015 iZombie Holly WhiteEpisode: "Flight of the Living Dead"
2015 Supernatural NannyEpisode: "The Bad Seed"
2015Autumn DreamsJovannaTelevision film
2015–2020 The 100 Echo / AshGuest (seasons 2–3); recurring (season 4); main (season 5–7)
2017 Prison Break TriciaEpisode: "Phaecia"
2017–2018 Travelers Pike / Traveler 0092 episodes
2022–present Shoresy NatMain role
2022 Legacies Lynn1 episode
2022The Secrets of Bella VistaLourdesTelevision film

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Watch Dogs 2 Sitara Dhawan [9] Also motion capture
2018 Far Cry 5 Mary May Fairgrave

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Flanagan, Erin (March 10, 2017). "Canadian actress Tasya Teles known for her role as Echo in The 100". Chloe Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Teixeira, Bianca (February 24, 2017). "Tasya Teles Is a Master of Imaginary Languages". Sharp Magazine. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Kassam, Zakiya (June 6, 2022). "Shoresy star Tasya Teles on channelling her coolest self for the Letterkenny spinoff". Streets of Toronto. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  4. Leeson, Ben (January 24, 2025). "Shoresy Season 4 'good,' 'weird' and a special experience for stars in Sudbury". The Sudbury Star. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tasya Teles Interview". Naluda Magazine. January 23, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  6. "Tasya Teles talks 'Skin Trade' and playing Echo on 'The 100'". The Movie Network. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  7. "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  8. "Tasya Teles on Skin Trade". CraveOnline. May 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Interview: Watch Dogs 2's Jonathan Dubsky and Tasya Teles On Unique Character Roles". Gamerevolution.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.