Liv Hewson
Liv Hewson | |
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Born | Canberra, Australia | 29 November 1995
Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
Years active | 2013–present |
Olivia Hewson (born 29 November 1995) is an Australian actor and playwright.[1][2][3] Hewson uses they/them pronouns.[4] Their written work includes "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales and mythology with a queer and dark slant."[5] They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet from 2017 to 2019.
Personal life
Hewson was born in Canberra, grew up in the suburb of Hughes and attended Alfred Deakin High School and Canberra College. Hewson has three brothers; their mother, Angela, is a public servant and their father, Tony, is a psychologist. Hewson began acting as part of the Canberra Youth Theatre. Growing up, the family watched a lot of American television shows, such as The Simpsons and Futurama, which Hewson said made it easy to act with an American accent.[6]
Hewson's Twitter account describes them as a "gay Australian";[7] Hewson came out at age 16 as gay and is also non-binary.[4] In 2020, Hewson received the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for their LGBT+ advocacy.[8]
Career
In 2014, Hewson traveled to Los Angeles[9] to attend an acting workshop. In 2016, they played the lead role of Claire Duncan in the fantasy web series Dramaworld. In 2017, they starred in the film Before I Fall and had recurring roles in the second series of Top of the Lake and in the miniseries Marvel's Inhumans.[6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Alfonso Frisk | Fenny Frisk (older) | Short film *credited as Olivia Hewson[10] |
2015 | Survey Says | Hillary | Short film |
So Romantic | Gurt | Short film | |
2016 | Lets See How Fast This Baby Will Go | Gloria | Short film[11] |
2017 | Before I Fall | Anna Cartullo | [12] |
2018 | Puzzle | Nicki | |
2019 | Let It Snow | Dorrie | |
Bombshell | Lily |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | I've Got No Legs | Liv | Unknown episodes *credited as Olivia Hewson[10] |
2014–2015 | Do You Mind? | Gurt, Matilda, Lana | 3 episodes[10] |
2016 | Dramaworld | Claire Duncan | 10 episodes Lead role[3] |
The Code | Elle | Episode: “Episode 6” (series finale) | |
2017 | Top of the Lake | Michaela | 3 episodes, Recurring role (series 2) |
2017–2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Abby Hammond | Series regular[13] |
2017 | Marvel’s Inhumans | Audrey | 3 episodes, Recurring role |
2018 | Back In Very Small Business | Ashley Piper | 8 episodes |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Homecoming Queens | Chloë Reeson |
References
- ^ Cerabona, Ron (20 March 2015). "Question Time: Actress and playwright Liv Hewson". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Showcast-Liv Hewson". Showcast. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b Weintraub, Steve (12 April 2016). "Liv Hewson Calls American-Korean Mashup Series 'Dramaworld' a "Korean Narnia"". Collider. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b Berlatsky, Noah (3 May 2018). "'Santa Clarita Diet's Liv Hewson has never played a non-binary character—so they're writing one". A Beautiful Perspective.
- ^ liv hewson [@livhewson] (16 February 2017). "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales ..." (Tweet). Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Doherty, Megan (17 March 2017). "Canberra girl Liv Hewson is living the Hollywood dream". Canberra Times. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Liv Hewson (23 March 2018), "Liv Hewson, 2:54 PM - 23 Mar 2018", Twitter
- ^ Campaign, Human Rights. "HRC to Honor Liv Hewson at the 2020 HRC Austin Gala Dinner". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Samaras, Denholm (16 January 2020). "Liv Hewson: from Hughes to Hollywood". Canberra Weekly. p. 24.
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- ^ "Lets See How Fast This Baby Will Go". IMDb.com. 30 March 2017.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (20 November 2015). "'Before I Fall' Adds Liv Hewson; Gabriella Wright Joins 'Security'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (1 June 2016). "'Santa Clarita Diet': Liv Hewson Cast As Regular, Richard T. Jones To Recur". Deadline.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
External links
- Liv Hewson at IMDb
- Liv Hewson on X