Ainsley Seiger
Ainsley Seiger | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ainsley Cameron Seiger September 4, 1998 |
| Education | University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Ainsley Cameron Seiger (born September 4, 1998) is an American actress who currently appears as a series regular on Law & Order: Organized Crime as Jet Slootmaekers.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Seiger is from Cary, North Carolina.[2][3] Seiger's mother is an opera singer and voice coach, and her father is a jeweler and goldsmith.[2]
Seiger attended Apex High School.[4] While there, she played Wednesday in the school's production of The Addams Family, Cosette in Les Misérables, and Nikki in Curtains the Musical.[4] In July 2016, she was selected as a Triangle Rising Stars by the Durham Performing Arts Center.[4] In addition to being a qualifying event for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, winners of the Triangle Rising Stars received a $1,000 scholarship and spent a week in New York City performing at Minskoff Theatre, working with Broadway professionals, and representing the Triangle at the Jimmy Awards.[4][5]
Seiger then attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, graduating in 2020.[3][6][2]
Career
[edit]On stage
[edit]While still in college, Seiger played Wendla in a production of Spring Awakening.[7][8]
In 2018, Seiger performed in Virginia Theater Festival productions of A Chorus Line and The Cocoanuts.[9] She began working with the creative team of the festival when she was fourteen.[10]
Seiger played the lead role in Violet at the PlayMakers Summer Youth Conservatory in July 2021.[4][11][12]
In 2023, during the SAG-AFTRA strike, Seiger played Sally Bowles in a Virginia Theatre Festival production of Cabaret.[9][13]
On screen
[edit]Seiger's first screen role was in 2019 for the short film American Waste.[14] She was also in the short film Bernstein’s MASS: An Artist’s Call for Peace.[15]
In February 2021, Seiger landed her first big Hollywood gig when she became a regular on NBC's Law & Order: Organized Crime, playing the role of hacker Jet Slootmaekers.[15][3] Because of COVID, she was cast for the role by submitting a recording.[16] A week later, she was cast and had two days to move to New York for shooting.[16] This was her first television credit.[17][15]
Personal life
[edit]Seiger uses any pronouns (she/they/he),[18] and is bisexual.[19]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bernstein's MASS: An Artist's Call for Peace | Themself | |
| 2019 | American Waste | Joan |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–present | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Det. Jet Slootmaekers | Main role |
| 2021–2023 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | Law & Order | Episode: "Gimme Shelter – Part Three" |
References
[edit]- ^ Aguilar, Matthew (May 13, 2021). "Law And Order: Organized Crime's Ainsley Seiger Talks TV Debut, Working with Christopher Meloni & Mariska Hargitay, and More". Comicbook.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "NC native settles into the cast of new 'Law & Order' show". Carolina Coast Online. June 7, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c Paulson, Michael (July 7, 2021). "These Drama Students Trained for Years. Then Theater Vanished". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Triangle Rising Stars sends teens to Broadway". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. July 14, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Kare, Jeffrey (June 7, 2016). "BWW Review: 2016 Triangle Rising Star Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "New York Times features Drama Class of 2020, which graduated amidst the COVID-19 shutdown". www.uncsa.edu. July 8, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Ainsley Seiger on the 'whirlwind' of joining Law & Order: Organized Crime". One Chicago Center. May 13, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Felder, Lynn (November 16, 2019). "Rock and Youth: Local presentations of two rock musicals about repression shock and entertain". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Wild, Stephi. "LAW & ORDER's Ainsley Seiger Will Lead the Cast of Virginia Theatre Festival's CABARET". Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "Scene of the crime". Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ McDowell, Robert W. (July 20, 2016). "Teen Phenom Ainsley Seiger Tackles the Title Role in the PlayMakers SYC Production of Violet | Triangle Arts and Entertainment". Triangle Arts & Entertainment. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Michaels, Will; Stasio, Frank (July 21, 2016). "Youth Cast Presents 'Violet:' Exploring Inner Beauty And Race In The South". WUNC. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Virginia Theatre Festival explores modern issues with a story set nearly 100 years ago". July 5, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ Sledge, Philip (April 2, 2021). "Law And Order Organized Crime Cast: Where You've Seen The TV Show's Stars Before". Cinemablend. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c Petski, Denise (February 19, 2021). "'Law & Order: Organized Crime': Ainsley Seiger Joins As Series Regular, Charlotte Sullivan & Nick Creegan Among 4 Set To Recur In NBC's 'SVU' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Ross, Alex (February 24, 2022). "Meet Ainsley Seiger, Law & Order: Organized Crime's Rising Star". E! Online. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ Levine, Daniel S. (February 20, 2011). "'Law & Order: Organized Crime': Newcomer Ainsley Seiger Joins Christopher Meloni 'SVU' Spinoff". popculture.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "@ainsleyseiger". Instagram. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Seiger, Ainsley [@ainsleyseigers] (September 23, 2021). "happy bi visibility day 🖤 here's a photo of a visible bi https://t.co/9c8aLBRdDd" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Twitter.