Acting · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Born March 25, 1982
Vanessa Smythe is a Canadian actor and writer, best known for playing Michio in The Expanse. You can catch her on shows like Hudson & Rex and Murdoch Mysteries, and her live solo show, In Case We Disappear, has sold out houses internationally. She creates escape rooms in video stores and composes poems for arts and sports campaigns, and her latest solo show was performed when she was 8 months pregnant. You can catch her in the upcoming films Littlemouth and Trap, directed by M Night Shyamalan.
MovieSignal One
2026
as Mother
MovieHeirlooms
2026
TVSheriff Country
2025
as Carol Gimble
MovieThe Players
2025
as Rose
MovieSingle Woman Seeking Child
2025
as Sandy Watters
MovieTrap
2024
as Tour Manager
TVLess Than Kosher
2023
as Rachel
MovieThe Amityville Curse
2023
as Debbie Klein
MovieChristmas Plus One
2022
as Amy
TVStar Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Harper
TVThe Expanse: One Ship
2021
as Michio
MovieChristmas Beneath the Stars
2021
as Gretta
MoviePieces of a Woman
2020
as Linda
TVMrs. America
2020
as Shirley MacLaine
MovieWe Had It Coming
2019
TVHudson & Rex
2019
as Briane Peters
MovieCradle to Grave
2017
as Alice (25-42)
TVDesignated Survivor
2016
as Reporter
TVThe Expanse
2015
as Michio
Bath Salts
2012
TVWarehouse 13
2009
as Coat Check Girl
