Nicole Lyn
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| Nicole Lyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1978 (age 29) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Dulé Hill (July 10, 2004) |
Nicole Lyn (born Nicole Stephanie Danielle Lyn) on February 24, 1978 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada) is a television actress. Both parents are Jamaican. Her father Peter Lyn is of Chinese descent and her mother Cherl Gabay is African Jamaican. Lyn is also of Portuguese and British roots.
She grew up in the Toronto area. As a child, Nicole also danced in the National Ballet School's Junior Dance division, and was a member of The Canadian Children's Opera Chorus. Nicole entered show business when she was offered a spot on a Jordache billboard after accompanying her aunt (who was at the time a model) to her audition.
She auditioned for and was admitted to Claude Watson School for the Arts at age 10. She worked filming commercials, guest starring roles, and had co-starring role on the Canadian kid-com "Eric's World" (1991).
She moved to Jamaica (where her father resides) in 10th grade and attended Bellaire High School in Mandeville.
One of her first auditions upon returning to Canada was for a FOX Teen Comedy titled Student Bodies (1997), on which she landed a lead role alongside Jamie Elman American Dreams (2002), Katie Emme McIninch, Ross Hull, Jennifer Finnigan and Mark Taylor.
Lyn made her acting debut in the television series Ramona. She has made television guest appearances in Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Relic Hunter, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, My Secret Identity, The West Wing, Half & Half, and Psych. She was a series regular in the Canadian television shows Eric’s World and Student Bodies.
Lyn has appeared in television films such as On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story, Dying To Dance, the Showtime miniseries Anne Rice's The Feast Of All Saints, and she appeared in the feature film Deliver Us From Eva.
Lyn married actor Dulé Hill on July 10, 2004.
