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Biography
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.
Filmography14 titles
Hudson & Rex
2019as Briane Peters
2019as Briane Peters
The Expanse
2015as Michio
2015as Michio
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022as Harper
2022as Harper
Warehouse 13
2009as Coat Check Girl
2009as Coat Check Girl
Sheriff Country
2025as Carol Gimble
2025as Carol Gimble
Mrs. America
2020as Shirley MacLaine
2020as Shirley MacLaine
Designated Survivor
2016as Reporter
2016as Reporter
Pieces of a Woman
2020as Linda
2020as Linda
We Had It Coming
2019
2019
The Expanse: One Ship
2021as Michio
2021as Michio
Signal One
2026as Mother
2026as Mother
Trap
2024as Tour Manager
2024as Tour Manager
Christmas Plus One
2022as Amy
2022as Amy
Christmas Beneath the Stars
2021as Gretta
2021as Gretta