Sydney Park (actress)

Park got her start in 2003 when she was the "Youngest comedian to ever perform at the famous Hollywood Improv (now The Improv)".^[1] In 2006, she auditioned for the first season of American reality competition America's Got Talent under the stage name Syd the Kid, where she had advanced on to the semi-finals. Park had to drop out due to her acting career. She made her television debut on the teen sitcom That's So Raven in 2006.^[2]

In 2010, Park was hired to play Ellie Danville, the adopted daughter of Detective Jo Danville on CSI: NY.^[3] In 2010, Park also starred as "Tootsie Roll" in the independent dark-comedy Spork.^[4]

From 2013 to 2015, Park starred as Gabby in the Nick at Nite show Instant Mom.^[5]

In 2016, Park began portraying Cyndie on The Walking Dead.^[6]

In 2017, Park starred as Meredith in the supernatural horror film Wish Upon.^[7] In the same year, she starred on the YouTube science fiction series Lifeline.^[8]

In March 2018, it was announced the Park would be starring in the new television series Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists as Caitlin Park-Lewis.^[9] It premiered in March 2019 on Freeform.^[10] In September 2019, Freeform canceled the series after one season.^[11]

In 2019, Park appeared as Winter in the third season of the Netflix horror-comedy series Santa Clarita Diet.^[12] In the same year, she was cast as Makani Young in the slasher film There's Someone Inside Your House,^[13][14] and as Kiera Pascal in the feminist film Moxie directed by Amy Poehler, both released by Netflix in 2021.^[15]

In May 2021, Park was announced to be starring as a lead in the romantic drama First Love alongside Hero Fiennes Tiffin.^[16]