Cassady McClincy

Cassady McClincy
McClincy at the 2022 German Comic Con Dortmund
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Known forThe Walking Dead (2019–2022)

Cassady McClincy, or Cassady McClincy Zhang,[1] is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Lydia on the AMC horror-drama television series The Walking Dead since 2019.

Life and career

McClincy has guest starred in Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva, NBC's Constantine, TNT's Good Behavior and Amazon Prime Video's original anthology series Lore. In 2017, she made recurring guest star appearances on the Netflix original series Ozark, the Hulu original series Castle Rock and VH1's Daytime Divas.

At the age of 17, McClincy began to portray Lydia in The Walking Dead during season 9 and became a series regular beginning with season 10.[2][3][4]

Following the conclusion of The Walking Dead, McClincy was cast in independent drama Out Came the Wolves, based on the Rancid 1995 album of the same name.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Unexpected Bar Mitzvah Sarah
Crimes and Mister Meanors Kat
2018 Love, Simon Jackie
Poor Jane Erica

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Wizard of Agni Munchkin Bobbi Television film
Five Smooth Stones Schoolgirl / Soccer Player Television short
2013 Sid Roth's It's Supernatural Troubled Teen Episode: "Karen Wheaton"
2014 Drop Dead Diva Laura Dwyer Episode: "Sister Act"
Let the Lion Roar Mary Documentary
2015 Constantine Amberly Episode: "Waiting for the Man"
Backtrack Milly Pnewski Television short
2016 Good Behavior Ashleigh Episode: "We Pretend We're Stuck"
2017 Ozark Anna Sloan Episode: "Book of Ruth"
Daytime Divas Tandy Ainsley Recurring (Season 1)
Lore Greta Hetfelderz Episode: "The Beast Within"
The Visitor Young Angie Television short
2018 Castle Rock Young Molly Strand Recurring (Season 1)
2019–2022 The Walking Dead Lydia Recurring (Season 9), also starring (Seasons 10–11), main (Season 11); 33 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b Kit, Borys (November 14, 2024). "East Bay Punk Music Drama 'Out Come the Wolves,' Inspired By Rancid Album, Finds Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Chase, Stephannie (July 6, 2018). "The Walking Dead season 9 has cast Love, Simon star as a crucial comic book character". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Ross, Dalton (February 10, 2019). "Lydia speaks! Cassady McClincy opens up about joining The Walking Dead". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Lee, Jess (September 19, 2019). "The Walking Dead season 10 promotes seven stars to series regulars". Digital Spy. Retrieved September 20, 2019.