Riele Downs (born July 8, 2001) is a Canadian actress. She began her career as a

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, playing Faith in the 2013 film ''

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''. She went on to co-star as Charlotte on the

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television series ''

Henry Danger ''Henry Danger'' is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider and Dana Olsen that aired on Nickelodeon from July 26, 2014 to March 21, 2020. The series stars Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella ...

'' from 2014 to 2020.

Early life and career

Downs was born on July 8, 2001. She has indicated that she has "some experience with dancing". Downs started acting when she was 3 years old, and got her first role in the 2005 film '' Four Brothers'' playing the role of Amelia Mercer. She appeared in ''A Russell Peters Christmas Special'' in 2013. The same year, Downs played Faith Sullivan in the 2013 comedy-drama film ''

''. In 2014, she appeared in the television films ''Fir Crazy'' and ''The Gabby Douglas Story''. In 2014, Downs was cast in her first starring role, on the

television series ''

'', playing the role of Charlotte, who is the best friend of the titular character. In 2017, she co-starred with Lizzy Greene in the Nickelodeon television film ''Tiny Christmas''. In 2022, Downs starred in the lead role of Darby Harper in the

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film ''

Darby and the Dead ''Darby and the Dead'' is a 2022 American supernatural teen comedy film directed by Silas Howard, written by Wenonah Wilms and Becca Greene, and starring Riele Downs as Darby Harper, along with Auliʻi Cravalho, Chosen Jacobs, Asher Angel, Wayne ...

''. In 2024, Downs was cast as Carlesha Gaither in the Lifetime film ''Abducted Off the Streets: The Carlesha Gaither Story'' as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films that is based on the kidnapping of Carlesha Gaither.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Downs, Riele 2001 births Canadian film actresses Living people Canadian child actresses Canadian television actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Toronto Black Canadian actresses Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States