Riley Voelkel

Riley Voelkel (born April 26, 1990) is Canadian American actress best known for portraying Freya Mikaelson on The Originals. Riley also played the role of Jenna Johnson on the The Newsroom.

Early life

Voelkel was born in the United States, but she was raised in Canada. She was very involved in sports and school, being a part of a softball team for 9 years. Just a month away from going to college, a modeling scout was coming to her town and she decided to try her luck. The scout picked her, and she went to New York meet some agencies, but none of them wanted her. As a last attempt she went to Los Angeles where she was very much liked by agencies.

Voelkel moved to Los Angeles to model, but soon after she joined an acting class recommended by her agency.^[1]

Career

Voelkel first big break into the industry came when she went to film audition for the role of a club girl in The Social Network. After finishing the picture, she signed with an agent and booked her first lead in an independent film, The Secret Lives of Dorks, released in 2013. In 2012, she joined the HBO series The Newsroom only for the pilot episode, but later became the character of Jenny. ^[1] In 2014, she has been cast as one of the leads in Point Of Honor. ^[2]

In fall of 2014 she played unnamed role in The Originals TV series. Lately it was announced that she will play the recurring role of Freya Mikaelson. ^[3]

Filmography

References

External links

• Riley Voelkel at the Internet Movie Database
• Riley Voelkel on Twitter