Melissa "Missy" Peregrym (born June 16, 1982) is a Canadian actress and former

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. She is known for her roles as Haley Graham in the 2006 film ''

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'' and Officer Andy McNally on the ABC and

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series ''

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'' (2010–2015), for which she was nominated for a

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in 2016. Since 2018, Peregrym has starred in '' FBI'', a series on CBS.

Early life

Peregrym was born in

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to Rev. Darrell Peregrym, a Pentecostal minister and Vanessa Peregrym, a housewife. She describes herself as having been a

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while growing up.

Career

At age 18, Peregrym began her professional career with the Lizbell Agency. It was during her early modelling career that she was encouraged by her agency to move over to commercials. Due to this shift from print to screen, she did commercials for

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, Sprint Canada, and the

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In 2000, Peregrym made her acting debut in an episode of '' Dark Angel'', shot in

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, British Columbia. Building upon her debut role, she performed in guest star roles on ''

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'', '' Life as We Know It'', '' Andromeda'', '' Heroes'', and in the

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'' Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss''. After an uncredited cameo in 2004's superhero film ''

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'', Peregrym made her film debut in 2006, playing the lead role in ''

'', a film revolving around a rebellious teenager who is forced to return to her former life in

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. Peregrym then played the role of an illusion-generating Candice Wilmer on the television series '' Heroes'', who was billed by production staff in promotional materials as "a female temptress". She was due to appear in the episode titled "

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Peregrym had her first lead television role on

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series ''

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'' from 2007 to 2009.

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initially played the role in the unaired pilot. ''Reaper'' was about a young man named Sam who became a

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for the devil. Peregrym's big breakthrough came in 2010 when she landed a lead role in the Canadian television series ''

'' in the role of police officer Andy McNally. The series aired in North America, simultaneously on the

in Canada and on ABC in the United States. The show ran for six seasons, and was canceled in 2015. In 2012, Peregrym was cast in the leading role of Chloe Jocelyn in Yahoo.com's web-based series '' Cybergeddon''. Nine chapters were filmed and are available for viewing as of September 27, 2012. The project was supported and funded in part by Norton. In 2013, she won a

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for her role in the web series ''Cybergeddon''. In 2014, Peregrym co-starred with Jeff Roop and

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in the survival bear attack film '' Backcountry''. In 2016, Peregrym was nominated for a

for her role in ''Rookie Blue'', but ultimately lost to ''

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. In 2018, Peregrym began her current role starring in a lead role as Agent Maggie Bell in '' FBI'', a series on CBS.

Personal life

Peregrym married American actor

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in June 2014. Peregrym filed for divorce in April 2015, listing the date of separation as December 3, 2014. Peregrym married Australian actor Tom Oakley in Los Angeles on December 30, 2018. She and Oakley have a son, Otis Paradis Oakley, born on March 21, 2020. They also have a daughter, Mela Joséphine Oakley, born on June 6, 2022, but was not announced publicly until July 8, 2022 on an Instagram post.

Charity work

In 2006, Peregrym joined forces with TOMS, a shoe company which also donates safe footwear for communities in South America. Peregrym has spoken about her experiences in Argentina and of its impact on the communities she visited.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peregrym, Missy 1982 births Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Female models from Quebec Models from Montreal Streamy Award winners