Niamh Wilson
Born (1997-03-09) March 9, 1997 (age 27)
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Niamh Wilson (/niːv/; born March 9, 1997)[1] is a Canadian film 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 (2006); and the title role in the Family Channel[2] series Debra![3] She also played Lydia in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies.

She was a regular on Degrassi: The Next Generation during seasons 13 and 14 as Jacqueline "Jack" Jones.

Career

Wilson began her career with a role in the Warner Brother's pilot Chasing Alice[4] at the age of five. Although the TV Movie/pilot did not result in a series, she did meet 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"[5] about their road trip to Hollywood. Wilson was cast in Ice Planet as Commander Trager's (Michael Ironside) daughter.[6][7] She has appeared in numerous films 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[8] in the Family Channel series Debra! produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment. The role was cast in 2010 when Wilson was only 12 years old. The pilot was shot in spring 2010; Family Channel picked up the series in summer 2010.[9][10][11] and the first season was filmed in January - February 2011. The first episode premiered on Family Channel Saturday, June 4, 2011.[12] Wilson 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.[13] They were also in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies as a character named Lydia.

Personal life

Like her character on Degrassi, Jack Jones, Wilson is a dancer, practicing mainly in ballet, modern contemporary, and pointe.[14][15] Wilson graduated from high school in June 2015[16] and attended George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario. She was accepted into their dance program for Technical and Performance Training in Ballet.[17] As of 2018, Wilson was pursuing an anthropology major at the University of Toronto.[18][19]

In 2023, she published a first-person piece in the Toronto Star about her journey as a queer person.[20]

Niamh Wilson uses all pronouns.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Aurora Borealis Isabelle
2006 The Marsh Little Claire / Rose
Saw III Corbett Denlon
2007 Saw IV
2008 Saw V
2009 Saw VI Uncredited cameo in director's cut; post-credits scene
2013 The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet Gracie
Skating to New York Page
2014 Maps to the Stars Sam
2018 Giant Little Ones Mouse
2019 All About Who You Know Haley
Random Acts of Violence Aurora

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Chasing Alice Young Alice TV film
2005 Plague City: SARS in Toronto Lindsay TV film
Haunting Sarah Sarah Lewis TV film
2006 The House Next Door Belinda Greene TV film
2006–08 Runaway Susie Recurring role; 7 episodes
2007 They Come Back Marley Charles TV film
2009 Flashpoint Petra Episode: "Haunting the Barn"
Heartland Taylor Kennedy Episode: "Little Secrets"
2011 Falling Skies Megan Episodes: "Sanctuary: Part 1", "Eight Hours"
Haven Hadley Chambers Episode: "Silent Night"
2011–12 Debra! Debra Lead role; 13 episodes
2012 Frenemies Brittany TV film
My Babysitter's a Vampire Val Mudrap Episode: "Village of the Darned"
Warehouse 13 Alice Episode: "Fractures"
Rookie Blue Alice Episodes: "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life", "I Never"
2013 Hemlock Grove Pretty Shelley Episodes: "Birth", "Catabasis", "What Peter Can Live Without"
2014–15 Degrassi: The Next Generation Jacqueline "Jack" Jones Main role (Seasons 13–14); 23 Episodes
2015 Good Witch Amber Episodes: "Starting Over...Again", "Do The Right Thing"
Between Lana 3 Episodes
2017 Early Release Bianca Reynolds TV film
2021 I Was Lorena Bobbitt Teri TV film
2023 Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies Lydia Recurring Role

Music Videos

Year Title Artist Notes Reference
2017 Working for the Future in the Interlake Yes We Mystic Choreographer [21]

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2006 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a MOW - Supporting Young Actress Haunting Sarah Won [22]
2007 Best Performance in a MOW - Supporting Young Actress The House Next Door Nominated [23]
2008 Best Performance in a MOW - Leading Young Actress They Come Back Nominated [24]
2012 Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress Debra! Won [25]
Outstanding Young Ensemble In a TV Series Won
2016 Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet Won [26]

References

  1. ^ Williams, Seth (March 9, 2020). "Famous Birthdays Today- Brian Bosworth Is 55". 96.5 KISS FM. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Watch TV Shows, Play Games and Enter Contests : Official Family Channel website". Family.ca. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "DEBRA: Home". Family.ca. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  4. ^ "IMDb Pro : Chasing Alice Business Details". Pro.imdb.com. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  5. ^ "Piece » Parent and Child". PRX. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "Fan Independent Side". Ice-planet.tv. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  7. ^ 00h13 (March 13, 2007). "[Serie - VO] : Ice Planet - Forums divers". Forums.jeuxonline.info. Retrieved February 7, 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Interview with Niamh Wilson from DEBRA! | The Magazine". Themagazine.ca. June 3, 2011. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  9. ^ "For the Kid Inside!". The Cookie Jar Company. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  10. ^ Vlessing, Etan (November 24, 2010). "Animation Giant Cookie Jar Shoots First Live Action Series". The Hollywood Reporter.
  11. ^ "Cookie Jar to intro two older-skewing series at MIP".
  12. ^ "Family Channel | Debra Delong And Her Big Soaring Pony Land On Family Channel". Newswire.ca. May 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  13. ^ "For the Kid Inside!". The Cookie Jar Company. May 8, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  14. ^ "Meet our newest Barretender Niamh Wilson!". Barre Life. February 3, 2014.
  15. ^ "Exclusive Site Interview". Archived from the original on March 30, 2012.
  16. ^ Wilson, Niamh [@NiamhTheWilson] (June 17, 2015). "*gratuitis "I had my last day of high school today" tweet*" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Wilson, Niamh [@NiamhTheWilson] (May 25, 2015). "Also got accepted to George Brown dance P102 program for technical and performance training in ballet" (Tweet). Retrieved February 26, 2018 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Entranced with sound and vibrations: a visual album | The Eyeopener". The Eyeopener. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  19. ^ Wilson, Niamh. "Actor". Niamh Wilson. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  20. ^ Niamh Wilson, "As an actor, I’ve played queer characters on TV longer than I’ve been out — and TV was no help in finding myself". Toronto Star, May 28, 2023.
  21. ^ Yes We Mystic (June 13, 2017), Yes We Mystic - Working for the Future in the Interlake (Official Lyric Video), retrieved July 10, 2017
  22. ^ "27th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Youngartistawards.org. March 25, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  23. ^ "28th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Youngartistawards.org. March 10, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  24. ^ "29th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Youngartistawards.org. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  25. ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Youngartistawards.org. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  26. ^ "Nominations". Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.

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