Tracy Spiridakos
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![]() Spiridakos at PaleyFest 2013
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Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Tracy Spiridakos is a Canadian actress. She starred as Becky Richards on the Teletoon children’s comedy series Majority Rules! from 2009–2010. She then starred as Charlotte “Charlie” Matheson on the NBC post-apocalyptic science fiction series Revolution from 2012–2014, for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. She played Annika Johnson on the A&E television drama Bates Motel.
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Early life[edit]
Spiridakos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba,[1] to Greek-born parents, restaurant owners George and Anastasia Spiridakos.[2] She has two brothers.[3] The family moved to her father’s hometown, Skala, Greece near Sparta, a few years after she was born, and returned to Canada in 1992.[4] She strongly identifies with her Greek heritage and speaks fluent Greek.[5][6] Spiridakos began acting in junior high school, and studied at the Actors Training Centre of Manitoba.[7] She graduated from Oak Park High School in Winnipeg.[8]
Career[edit]
Spiridakos moved to Vancouver in 2007 to pursue acting, and within weeks landed her first television role, a small part on Supernatural.[9][10] She continued working in television, with walk-on roles on Bionic Woman, The L Word, Hellcats, and Psych.[1] Spiridakos appeared in the TV movie Goblin, and the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. She also had a recurring role on Being Human as werewolf Brynn McLean.[11]
In 2009, she won her first starring role in the Canadian Teletoon series Majority Rules!, playing 15-year-old Becky Richards.[7] She made her feature film debut in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and filmed the low-budget thriller, Kill For Me, with Donal Logue and Katie Cassidy.[3][10] Spiridakos appeared as Sammi in the 2012 Nickelodeon original movie, Rags. She then landed a lead role on the NBC television series Revolution as Charlotte “Charlie” Matheson, a survivalist in a dystopian future civilization.[2] She auditioned for the role while attending her first pilot season in Los Angeles. Spiridakos shot the pilot in Atlanta, and filmed the first season in Wilmington, North Carolina.[9] She was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her performance in the first season, losing out to Fringe’s Anna Torv. Production moved to Austin, Texas for the series’ second season.[12]
Spiridakos guest starred on season 3 of the Showtime sitcom, Episodes, as Dawn, a daughter of character Morning Randolph (Mircea Monroe).[13] In August 2014, Spiridakos helped to raise awareness of the disease ALS by participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge.[14] Spiridakos began a recurring role on the A&E television drama, Bates Motel in 2015, playing Annika Johnson, a prostitute who arrives at the hotel at the start of the third season.[15] She will also star opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the romantic comedy Byrd & the Bees, directed by Finola Hughes.[16] Spiridakos filmed an untitled television pilot for CBS in 2015, directed by Pamela Fryman. She stars as Holly opposite Adam Brody, playing childhood friends who reconnect later in life.[17]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Party Girl #2 | |
2013 | Kill for Me | Hayley Jones | |
2015 | The Byrd and the Bees | Rebecca Byrd |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Supernatural | Nurse | Episode: “Bedtime Stories” |
2007 | Bionic Woman | Annie | Episode: “The List” |
2007 | Aliens in America | Liz | Episode: “Church” |
2008 | Every Second Counts | Girl #1 | Television film |
2008 | Secret Lives of Second Wives, TheThe Secret Lives of Second Wives | Meredith | Television film |
2009 | L Word, TheThe L Word | Pretty Young Woman | Episode: “LMFAO” |
2009 | Web of Desire | Megan | Television film |
2009–2010 | Majority Rules! | Becky Richards | Lead role, 26 episodes |
2010 | Psych | Saralyn | Episode: “Viagra Falls” |
2010 | Hellcats | Ella | Episode: “Beale St. After Dark” |
2010 | Tower Prep | Penny | Episode: “Boo Report” |
2010 | Boy She Met Online, TheThe Boy She Met Online | Cami Winters | Television film |
2010 | Goblin | Nikki Perkins | Television film |
2011 | Soldiers of the Apocalypse | Forty | Unsold television pilot |
2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Blue | Episode: “Raiden” |
2012 | Being Human | Brynn McLean | 4 episodes |
2012 | Rags | Sammi | Television film |
2012–2014 | Revolution | Charlotte “Charlie” Matheson | Lead role, 42 episodes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television |
2014 | Episodes | Dawn Randolph | 2 episodes |
2015 | Bates Motel | Annika Johnson | 3 episodes |
2015 | Untitled O’Shannon/Warren Project | Holly | Unsold television pilot |
2016 | Recon | Alexa | Unsold television pilot |
2016 | MacGyver | Nikki Carpenter | Episodes: “The Rising”, “Corkscrew”, “Screwdriver” |
2017 | Chicago P.D. | Detective Hailey Upton | Episode: “Fagin” |