Siobhan Williams
| Siobhan Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cambridge, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Siobhan Williams is an English-Canadian actress. Her television debut was on CBC's Heartland (2010), where she played the high school rodeo champion Jamie Lewis. She is widely known for her role as Naomi Hatch (Bohannon's wife) on AMC's Hell on Wheels (2013). She also starred as Esme Black on ABC's Black Box (2014). She is also due to appear on A&E's first scripted drama UnREAL airing spring 2014 on Lifetime.
Career
Williams' first role was as recurring character Jamie Lewis on Heartland. In 2012, she appeared in Disney's Radio Rebel and played the antagonist, Stephanie Meyers, in 20th Century Fox's Flicka: Country Pride, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award (Best Performance by a Young Actress 2013).[1] She was also nominated for her performance in Nasser Group's Christmas Miracle (Best Supporting Actress). Williams also played the recurring character Ginger on the Cartoon Network's live-action series Level Up, which was picked up in Canada by Teletoon.[2] Williams guest-starred in the second episode of CTV's new procedural drama Motive, which aired as the series premiere on American Network ABC after it was picked up in summer 2013.[3] Williams played Tiffany Greenwood, a high school student brutally murdered by a mayoral candidate/family friend she threatened to expose. This performance merrited her yet another Young Artist Award nomination, and this time she won for Best Performance by a Guest Star. She also appeared in a supporting role in Lifetime's Forever 16, which was released in September 2013.
Williams guest starred in the Season 3 Premiere and Finale of AMC's Hell On Wheels.[4] She played the daughter of a Mormon patriarch whose family is evicted from their homestead by railway officials and appeared in a highly controversial arc with series lead Anson Mount. She was due to return in season 4 as series regular but was unable to accept the contract due to scheduling conflicts with Black Box. In the summer of 2013 she filmed a western directed by Jon Cassar entitled Forsaken, alongside Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Demi Moore and Brian Cox. On August 8, 2014, it was announced that Williams was cast in the Lifetime dramedy series UnREAL.[5]
Awards
- Nominated: Young Artist Award 2013: Best Young Actress in a DVD Film (Flicka: Country Pride)
- Nominated: Young Artist Award 2013: Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Movie, Pilot, or Special (Christmas Miracle)
- Won: Young Artist Award 2014: Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 17-21 (Motive: "Crimes of Passion" episode)[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Radio Rebel | Carnation Girl |
| Flicka: Country Pride | Stephanie | |
| Christmas Miracle | Christy | |
| 2013 | Forever 16 | Alexis |
| 2014 | Forsaken | Emily Chadwick |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Heartland | Jamie Lewis | Recurring, 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Level Up | Ginger | Recurring, 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Motive | Tiffany | Episode: "Crimes of Passion" |
| Hell on Wheels | Naomi Hatch | Recurring, 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Black Box | Esme Black | 13 episodes |
| 2015 | UnREAL | Lizzie | 9 episodes |
| 2015 | Reign | Lady Amelie | Episode: "Tasting Revenge" |
References
- ↑ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org.
- ↑ "Corus Média". teletoonmedia.com.
- ↑ "ABC Adds Canadian Drama 'Motive' to Summer Schedule". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ ""Hell on Wheels" Eminent Domain (TV Episode 2013)". IMDb.
- ↑ The Deadline Team. "JR Bourne & Siobhan Williams Join Lifetime’s ‘Un-Real’". Deadline.
- ↑ "35th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org.