Marie Avgeropoulos

Marie Avgeropoulos
Avgeropoulos in 2015
Born	June 17, 1986 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress, model, musician
Years active	2009–present

Marie Avgeropoulos (born June 17, 1986)^[1][2] is a Greek-Canadian actress and model. Her break-out role was as Valli Wooley in the 2009 film I Love You, Beth Cooper directed by Chris Columbus. Since then, she has appeared in more film and TV roles: as Kirstie in Cult, as Kim Rhodes in Hunt to Kill, and the sci-fi series The 100 as Octavia Blake.^[3][4]

Career

Avgeropoulos at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International

After studying broadcast journalism for two years in her hometown, Avgeropoulos moved to Europe. Several months later, she came back to Canada and settled in Vancouver. Avgeropoulos started playing drums when she was 16. One of her friends invited her for a casting call in Vancouver, which happened to be looking for drummers. A talent agent recognized her talent and invited her to appear in various national commercials. She caught the attention of director Chris Columbus. He hired Avgeropoulos for I Love You, Beth Cooper, which became her first feature film role. Her appearance in the film gave her the opportunities to star in more films and television shows.

In 2010, Avgeropoulos was cast as Kim Rhodes in the film Hunt to Kill, which became her break-out role. She was later featured in the Golden Globe-nominated film, 50/50 in 2011.

Early in 2013, Avgeropoulos made her break-out in television after being cast for a recurring role in The CW's Cult. However, the series failed to attract viewers and after episode 7, the show was canceled. The remaining six episodes of the show were broadcast later in the summer.

Not long after the show ended, The CW cast her as one of the main characters in their new sci-fi, The 100, to portray the character Octavia Blake. The show premiered its third season in January and has become her most successful work.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	I Love You, Beth Cooper	Valli Wooley
2010	Random Walk		Short Film
	Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief	Aphrodite Girl
	Hunt to Kill	Kim Rhodes
2011	50/50	Allison
2012	This Means War	Ex-girlfriend	Deleted scene
2015	Tracers	Nikki
	Numb	Cheryl
	Isolation	Nina
2016	A Remarkable Life	Chelsea	Completed
	Dead Rising: Endgame	Sandra	In production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Supernatural	Taylor	Episode: "After School Special"
	Harper's Island	Stacy DeKnight	Episode: "Bang"
	The Guard	Jeanette	Episode: "Body Parts"
	Sorority Wars	Missy	TV Film
2010	The Troop	Sarah	Episode: "Speed"
	Fringe	Leah	2 episodes
	Human Target	Jamie Hartloff	Episode: "The Other Side of the Mall"
	Smoke Screen	Suzi	TV Film
2011	Eureka	Bonnie	Episode: "Reprise"
	Hiccups	Terry	Episode: "Sexual Healing"
2012	The Inbetweeners	Samantha	4 episodes
	Walking the Halls	Amber	TV film
	Fugitive at 17	Holly Hamilton	TV film
2013	Cult	Kirstie Nelson/Reynolds	Recurring cast; 10 Episodes
	90210	Cassie McCoy	Episode: "The Empire State Strikes Back"
2014–present	The 100	Octavia Blake	Main cast; 30 episodes

References

1. Brett Malec (15 April 2015). "Taylor Lautner and Girlfriend Marie Avgeropoulos "Very Happy" Together After 10 Months of Dating". E! Online. ...and the 27-year-old Canadian actress
2. "Thunder Bay starlet Marie Avgeropoulos snags Twilight hunk Taylor Lautner". NNL. 31 July 2013. Marie Avgeropoulos born 17 June 1986...
3. Day, Carla (29 October 2014). "'The 100' Interview: Marie Avgeropoulos on Octavia and Lincoln's Sacrifices for Each Other". BuddyTV. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
4. Jancelewicz, Chris (3 April 2014). "Marie Avgeropoulos Talks 'The 100,' Octavia, And Her 'Neil Armstrong Moment'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

External links

• Marie Avgeropoulos at the Internet Movie Database