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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).

Born (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 30)
OccupationActress
Yearsactive2013–present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
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Sydney Meyer
Born (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 30)
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Spouse
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(m. 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] She moved to Toronto at 15 to transfer from A.B. Lucas Secondary School to the Etobicoke School of the Arts, where she remained for two years.[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 appeared in 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]

Meyer had a recurring role in the supernatural drama series Shadowhunters in 2019.[6] In an interview she said that "It was incredible. It was also very intimidating", as it was her first recurring role and "such a strong reaction from the fans was startling".[2] That same year, she appeared on the first season of the suspense drama series Departure.[7] She said that her character "gets caught up in a conspiracy theory about a missing plane", and when asked about her interest in mysteries and conspiracies, "It’s fascinating to me how often these theories pop up and how elaborate they are."[2] She was cast to play a main role in the sci-fi horror series V Wars also in 2019, based on the anthology series of the same name and comic book by Jonathan Maberry.[8] 2020 was a busy year for Meyer, with a recurring role Grand Army portraying Anna Delaney,[9][10] starring in Michelle Ouellet's thriller television film Remember Me, Mommy?, as well as starring in Leo Scherman's thriller television film Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies.[11]

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

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

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

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2014 Sprnva Angie's Friend Short film
2015 Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A Terrorist Feinstein Daughter Short film
2016 Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival Workhorse
2016 Seeds Yoga Girl #2 Short film
2018 Level 16 Grace [18]
TBA Separation Party Goer Short film
TBA L is for Loser Gina Short film
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Television

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2013 Dangerous Persuasions Ron's Daughter Episode: "Devil's Disciple"
2013 Degrassi: The Next Generation Paula Episode: "All I Wanna Do"
2017 Saving Hope Rebecca Friedman Episode: "All Our Yesterdays"
2018 The Expanse Ensign Larson Episode: "Immolation"
2019 Shadowhunters Helen Blackthorn 4 episodes
2019 Departure Sophia Giles 3 episodes
2019 V Wars Ava O'Malley Main role[19]
2020 Remember Me, Mommy? Elena Johns Television film
2020 Transplant Alexia Episode: "Collapse"
2020 Grand Army Anna Delaney Recurring role
2020 Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies Madison Willits Television film
2021 Murdoch Mysteries Clair Ferdinand Episode: "Murder Checks In"
2021 Slasher Lavinia "Liv" Vogel Main role
2021 Y: The Last Man Nicole 5 episodes
2022 The Good Doctor Toni Rhodes Episode: "Sorry, Not Sorry"[20]
2023 Beacon 23 Grisha Main role
2024 Hudson & Rex
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