Liv Hewson
Liv Hewson | |
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Born | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | 29 November 1995
Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
Years active | 2013–present |
Liv Hewson (born 29 November 1995) is an Australian
non-binary actor and playwright.[1][2][3] Their written work includes "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales and mythology with a queer and dark slant."[4] They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet from 2017 to 2019. Since 2021 they have been portraying Van Palmer in the Showtime series Yellowjackets
.
Career
In 2014, Hewson traveled to Los Angeles[5] to attend an acting workshop. In 2016, they played the lead role of Claire Duncan in the fantasy web series Dramaworld. In 2017, they starred in the film Before I Fall and had recurring roles in the second series of Top of the Lake and in the miniseries Inhumans.[6]
Personal life
Hewson was born in
assigned female at birth.[7] They grew up in the suburb of Hughes and attended Alfred Deakin High School and Canberra College. Hewson has three brothers; their mother, Angela, is a public servant and their father, Tony, is a psychologist. Hewson began acting as part of the Canberra Youth Theatre. Growing up, the family watched a lot of American television shows, such as The Simpsons and Futurama, which Hewson said made it easy to act with an American accent.[6]
Hewson came out as non-binary at age 16.[8] They are gay and use they/them pronouns.[8][9] In 2020, Hewson received the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for their LGBT+ advocacy.[10]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Alfonso Frisk | Fenny Frisk (older) | Short film |
2015 | Survey Says | Hillary | Short film |
So Romantic | Gurt | Short film | |
2016 | Lets See How Fast This Baby Will Go | Gloria | Short film[11] |
2017 | Before I Fall | Anna Cartullo | [12] |
2018 | Puzzle | Nicki | |
2019 | Let It Snow | Dorrie | |
Bombshell | Lily | ||
2020 | Under My Skin | Denny |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | I've Got No Legs | Liv | Unknown episodes |
2014–2015 | Do You Mind? | Gurt, Matilda, Lana | 3 episodes |
2016 | Dramaworld | Claire Duncan | Season 1 of Dramaworld, 10 episodes Lead role[3] |
The Code
|
Elle | Episode: “Episode 6” (series finale) | |
2017 | Top of the Lake | Michaela | 3 episodes, recurring role (series 2) |
2017–2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Abby Hammond | Series regular[13] |
2017 | Inhumans | Audrey | 3 episodes, recurring role |
2018 | Back In Very Small Business
|
Ashley Piper | 8 episodes |
2021 | Dramaworld 2 | Claire Duncan | Season 2 of Dramaworld, 10 episodes Lead role[3] |
2021–present | Yellowjackets | Teenage Vanessa Palmer | Recurring Season 1; Main Season 2 |
2023 | Party Down | Escapade | 1 episode |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Homecoming Queens | Chloë Reeson |
References
- ^ Cerabona, Ron (20 March 2015). "Question Time: Actress and playwright Liv Hewson". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Showcast-Liv Hewson". Showcast. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Weintraub, Steve (12 April 2016). "Liv Hewson Calls American-Korean Mashup Series 'Dramaworld' a "Korean Narnia"". Collider. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ liv hewson [@livhewson] (16 February 2017). "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales ..." (Tweet). Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Samaras, Denholm (16 January 2020). "Liv Hewson: from Hughes to Hollywood". Canberra Weekly. p. 24. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Canberra Times. Archivedfrom the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Who's Afraid of Liv Hewson?". Teen Vogue. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b Berlatsky, Noah (3 May 2018). "'Santa Clarita Diet's Liv Hewson has never played a non-binary character—so they're writing one". A Beautiful Perspective. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Sarrubba, Stefania (21 May 2019). "Santa Clarita Diet actor Liv Hewson: 'There isn't one way to be non-binary'". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Campaign, Human Rights. "HRC to Honor Liv Hewson at the 2020 HRC Austin Gala Dinner". Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Lets See How Fast This Baby Will Go". IMDb.com. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (20 November 2015). "'Before I Fall' Adds Liv Hewson; Gabriella Wright Joins 'Security'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (1 June 2016). "'Santa Clarita Diet': Liv Hewson Cast As Regular, Richard T. Jones To Recur". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
External links
- Liv Hewson at IMDb
- Liv Hewson on Twitter