Vanessa Smythe
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Signal One
2026
as Mother
Heirlooms
2026
The Players
2025
as Rose
Single Woman Seeking Child
2025
as Sandy Watters
Sheriff Country
2025
as Carol Gimble
Trap
2024
as Tour Manager
The Amityville Curse
2023
as Debbie Klein
Less Than Kosher
2023
as Rachel
Christmas Plus One
2022
as Amy
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Harper
Christmas Beneath the Stars
2021
as Gretta
The Expanse: One Ship
2021
as Michio
Pieces of a Woman
2020
as Linda
Mrs. America
2020
as Shirley MacLaine
We Had It Coming
2019
Hudson & Rex
2019
as Briane Peters
Cradle to Grave
2017
as Alice (25-42)
Designated Survivor
2016
as Reporter
The Expanse
2015
as Michio
Bath Salts
2012
Warehouse 13
2009
as Coat Check Girl