Niamh Wilson (born March 9, 1997) is a Canadian film actress and television actress from Oakville, Ontario known for her role as Corbett in Saw III, reprised in Saw V, the Canadian horror film The Marsh (film) (2006), and the title role in the Family Channel[1] series Debra!.[2]
Career
Niamh began her career with a role in the Warner Brother's pilot "Chasing Alice"[3] at the age of five. Although the TV Movie/pilot did not result in a series, she did meet the man, Ralph Hemecker, who was to direct her in Haunting Sarah two years later. Her portrayal of Sarah Lewis garnered her a Young Artist Award in 2006. While in Los Angeles for the awards she and her mother created a CBC Radio radio documentary for the Outfront program called "Child Star Goes to Hollywood"[4] about their road trip to Tinseltown. Niamh was cast in the ill fated TV series Ice Planet (Ice Planet (film) SpaceWorks Entertainment) as Commander Trager's (Michael Ironside) daughter.[5][6] She has appeared in numerous movies as well as episodic television, generally in dramatic adult-oriented vehicles, however a comedic role eluded her until she was cast in the title role of Debra Delong [7] in the Family Channel series Debra! produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment. The role was cast in 2010 when Niamh was only 12-years old. The pilot was shot in spring 2010; Family Channel picked up the series in summer 2010.[8][9][10] and the first season was filmed in January - February 2011. The first episode premiered on Family Channel Saturday, June 4, 2011.[11] Niamh won the Young Artist Award for Leading Actress in a TV Series for Debra! in May 2012; the series also won for Best Young Ensemble in a TV Series. This was the first time a TV series that was not aired in the United States had won these awards. [12]
Filmography
Film
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
2005 |
Aurora Borealis |
Isabelle |
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2006 |
Marsh, TheThe Marsh |
Little Claire / Rose |
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2006 |
Saw III |
Corbett Denlon |
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2007 |
Saw IV |
Corbett Denlon |
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2008 |
Saw V |
Corbett Denlon |
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2009 |
Saw VI |
Corbett Denlon |
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2013 |
Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, TheThe Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet |
Gracie |
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2014 |
Skating to New York |
Page |
Completed |
2014 |
Maps to the Stars |
Sam |
Post-production |
Television
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
2003 |
Chasing Alice |
Young Alice |
TV film |
2005 |
Plague City: SARS in Toronto |
Lindsay |
TV film |
2005 |
Haunting Sarah |
Sarah Lewis |
TV film |
2006 |
House Next Door, TheThe House Next Door |
Belinda Greene |
TV film |
2006-2008 |
Runaway |
Susie |
Recurring role (7 episodes) |
2007 |
They Come Back |
Marley Charles |
TV film |
2009 |
Flashpoint |
Petra |
Episode: "Haunting the Barn" |
2009 |
Heartland |
Taylor Kennedy |
Episode: "Little Secrets" |
2011 |
Falling Skies |
Megan |
Episodes: "Sanctuary: Part 1", "Eight Hours" |
2011 |
Haven |
Hadley Chambers |
Episode: "Silent Night" |
2011-2012 |
Debra! |
Debra |
Main role (13 episodes) |
2012 |
Frenemies |
Brittany |
TV film |
2012 |
My Babysitter's a Vampire |
Val Mudrap |
Episode: "Village of the Darned" |
2012 |
Warehouse 13 |
Alice |
Episode: "Fractures" |
2012 |
Rookie Blue |
Alice |
Episodes: "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life", "I Never" |
2013 |
Hemlock Grove |
Pretty Shelley |
Episodes: "Birth", "Catabasis", "Peter's Hierarchy of Shit He Can Live Without" |
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Result | Film/Show |
2006 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a MOW - Supporting Young Actress | Won | Haunting Sarah[13] |
2007 | Best Performance in a MOW - Supporting Young Actress | Nominated | The House Next Door (film)[14] |
2008 | Best Performance in a MOW - Leading Young Actress | Nominated | They Come Back[15] |
2012 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress | Won | Debra![16] |
Outstanding Young Ensemble In a TV Series | Won |
References
External links
Persondata |
Name |
Wilson, Niamh |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
Canadian actor |
Date of birth |
March 9, 1997 |
Place of birth |
Ontario, Canada |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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