Serinda Swan (; born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She stars as Karla Dixon in the second season of the

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series '' Reacher''. From 2019 to 2022, she starred as Jenny Cooper in the

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/ CW crime drama series ''

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''. In 2017, she starred in

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's ''

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'' and

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's ''

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'', and also portrayed

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in the first season of ''

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'' (2017). Previously, she guest starred on the WB/CW

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series ''

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'' as

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, a DC Comics–inspired recurring character who is an actual magician. She also starred as Erica Reed in the A&E drama series '' Breakout Kings'' (2011–2012) and as Paige Arkin in the

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action drama series ''

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'' (2013–2015). She is the director and cofounder of an online education technology company called Blueprint Kids.

Early life

Swan was born in

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, Canada. Her father, Scott Swan, is a Canadian

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and actor who runs an acting studio.

Career

Her first acting job was in 1989, a small role in the

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and

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film ''

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'', when she was just five years old. One of her early on screen appearances as an adult was in Theory of a Deadman's music video for their single " So Happy", which was released in April 2008. Her first film credit was in 2009 in the romantic comedy ''

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''. From 2009 to 2010, she appeared three times on

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television series ''

'' (in the season 8 episode "Hex", the season 9 episode "Warrior", and the

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episode "Icarus") as

. She also had the role of the Roman goddess,

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, in the season six episode "You Can't Handle the Truth" of ''

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'', another CW series, in 2010. In 2010's '' Tron: Legacy'', she had the role of Siren #2. From 2011 to 2012, Swan starred as Erica Reed in the A&E television series '' Breakout Kings''. She shared that many of the prison scenes were shot in actual prisons, while real

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s are also there behind bars. The series was canceled on May 17, 2012. Swan portrays Zera in the 2017

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film, '' The Veil''. In March 2017, it was announced that Swan would portray

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in the

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and

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series ''

''. She starred on the series for one season, until 2018, when the series was canceled. Serinda Swan in 2021 3

In late 2018, it was announced that Swan would star as the lead of

's forthcoming television series ''

'', based on the Jenny Cooper series of novels by M. R. Hall. The series premiered in January 2019Serinda Swan becomes Jenny Cooper
June 20, 2018, northernstars.ca. Retrieved June 21, 2018 and attracted one million viewers per episode throughout the first season. In June 2020, it was announced that American network The CW had picked up the show during the

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due to the lockdowns of production sets on its other shows, to fill primetime programming timeslots. The show premiered on August 5, 2020, and attracted over 600,000 viewers during each episode in the first season, and increased as the seasons continued for the network. After four seasons, in June 2022, it was announced that Swan would be leaving the show, and would be potentially replaced by a new actress or actor with a new main character as the lead role. In September 2022, it was announced that she would be joining the cast for season 2 of the

series '' Reacher''.

Activism

Swan works with several

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including the Somaly Mam Foundation,

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's Nothing But Nets, and

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. She is a Founding Ambassador for Friends to Mankind, which describes itself as a

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that works "with individuals, corporations, and humanitarian organizations for the betterment of humanity".

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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