Amy Forsyth

Amy Forsyth
Born (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995 (age 29)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2010–present

Amy Forsyth (born 6 August 1995) is a Canadian actress. On television, she appeared as a series regular on the Hulu drama The Path (2016–17), the second season of SyFy horror anthology Channel Zero (2017), and the NBC musical drama Rise (2018), along with recurring roles on the science fiction Western Defiance (2014–15) and the historical drama The Gilded Age (2022). She appeared in the horror films A Christmas Horror Story (2015), Hell Fest (2018), and We Summon the Darkness (2020) and the drama films Beautiful Boy (2018), CODA (2021), and The Novice (2021).

Career

She started her career in episodic roles in the television shows Cracked, Reign, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, and Coyote. She also appeared in the films Beautiful Boy and CODA.

Forsyth made her feature film debut in the 2013 horror film Torment directed by Jordan Barker, in which she played the role of Mary Bronson / Little Monkey, which premiered October 11, 2013.[1]

In 2015, Forsyth played the role of Alice Kelly in the television film The Music in Me. In the same year, she played Caprice Bauer in A Christmas Horror Story starring William Shatner, which was released on October 2, 2015, along with a VOD release. Also the same year, Forsyth worked in two television films: Lead with Your Heart as Lacey Walker and Kingmakers as Julia Hennessey.[2]

In 2016, Forsyth appeared on the first season of the drama series The Path, in which she played the recurring role of Ashley Fields.[3]

In 2017, Forsyth appeared in the second season of the horror anthology series Channel Zero alongside Aisha Dee and Jeff Ward, in which she played the lead role of Margot Sleator.[4][5]

In 2018, Forsyth was cast to play the lead role of Gwen Strickland in the musical drama series Rise starring Josh Radnor.[6] In the same year, Forsyth played the lead role of Natalie in the slasher film Hell Fest alongside Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and Tony Todd, which was released on September 28, 2018, by CBS Films and Lionsgate.[7]

In 2019, Forsyth played the role of Beverly in the horror thriller film We Summon the Darkness directed by Marc Meyers and written by Alan Trezza, which was premiered at Mammoth Film Festival on February 28, 2019 and released on April 10, 2020, by Saban Films.[8]

Forsyth co-starred Isabelle Fuhrman in the 2021 psychological sports drama film The Novice directed by Lauren Hadaway, where she played the role of Jamie Brill.[9]

Forsyth played the recurring role of Carrie Astor in the historical drama series The Gilded Age.[10]

In 2023, Forsyth was cast to play the main role of Linda in the drama series Dear Edward, based on Ann Napolitano's 2020 novel of the same name.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Torment Mary Bronson / Little Monkey
2015 A Christmas Horror Story Caprice Bauer
2018 Beautiful Boy Diane
2018 Hell Fest Natalie [11]
2019 We Summon the Darkness Beverly [12]
2021 CODA Gertie
2021 The Novice Jamie Brill
2024 Shook Claire
2024 Inedia Cora
TBA Plainclothes Emily In production[13]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Cracked Julia Grieveson Episode: "Faces"
2014 Reign Isobel Derant Episode: "Sacrifice"
2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Eden Episode: "Everything is Everything"
2014–2015 Defiance Andina Recurring
2015 The Music in Me Alice Kelly Television film
2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Penelope Trotwood Episode: "Capsize"
2015 Lead with Your Heart Lacey Walker Television film
2015 Kingmakers Julia Hennessey Unaired television pilot
2016–2017 The Path Ashley Fields Main role (season 1);[14] guest role (season 2)
2017 Channel Zero: The No-End House Margot Sleator Main role[15]
2018 Robot Chicken Dorothy Ann / Romaine Voice role; episode: "We Don't See Much of That in 1940s America"
2018 Rise Gwen Strickland Main role[16]
2022 Coyote Kate Clemens 4 episodes
2022 The Gilded Age Carrie Astor Recurring role (season 1)
2023 Dear Edward Linda Main role[17]

References

  1. ^ "Screamfest LA 2013 Exclusive: Filmmaker Jordan Barker and Star Katharine Isabelle Talk Torment World Premiere". Dread Central. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. ^ Collis, Clark. "Exclusive A Christmas Horror Story trailer promises shocks, scares, and Shatner". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Felsenthal, Julia (29 March 2016). "In Hulu's The Path, Cult Members Are Just Like Us". Vogue. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (9 February 2017). "'Channel Zero' Renewed For Seasons 3 & 4 By Syfy; Creator Nick Antosca Inks Overall Deal With UCP". Deadline. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (9 February 2017). "'Channel Zero' Renewed For Seasons 3 & 4 By Syfy; Creator Nick Antosca Inks Overall Deal With UCP". Deadline. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ^ "TV Series Based On Levittown High School Theater Program Gets Debut Date - LevittownNow.com". LevittownNow.com. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Lionsgate Takes Over CBS Films' Distribution & Global Sales". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  8. ^ "We Summon the Darkness – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. ^ "The Novice (2021)". The Numbers. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (10 December 2020). "'The Gilded Age' Adds Seven To Cast Of HBO's Julian Fellowes' Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. ^ Allen, Nick. "Hell Fest Movie Review & Film Summary (2018) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  12. ^ Kit, Borys (5 September 2018). "Alexandra Daddario, Keean Johnson to Star in Horror Thriller 'We Summon the Darkness' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  13. ^ Kamathi, Denis (22 March 2024). "Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth Strike a Pose in 'Plainclothes' Set Images". Collider.com. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (25 August 2015). "Amy Forsyth Joins Hulu Series The Way". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Amy Forsyth Stirs Up Creepypasta in Channel Zero: The No-End House". Dread Central. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (10 March 2017). "'Drama High': Jason Katims' NBC Drama Pilot Casts Four". Deadline Hollywood.
  17. ^ Petski, Denise (21 March 2022). "Jason Katims' Apple Series 'Dear Edward' Adds 11 To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 March 2022.