Alexia Fast

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Alexia Fast
Fast in 2011
Born (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 31)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Alexia Fast (born 12 September 1992[1]) is a Canadian actress who began her career at the age of seven when she wrote, directed and starred in the short film The Red Bridge, which premiered at the 2002 Atlantic and Reel to Reel Film Festivals.[2] She obtained her first agent at the age of 11 and starred in her first feature film, Fido (2006), at 13.[3]

Career[edit]

At the age of seven, Alexia Fast wrote, directed and starred in a short film entitled The Red Bridge.[4] She starred in her first feature film, Fido (2006),[4] after gaining her first agent at the age of 11. She has appeared in a number of television films, feature films and in episodes of various television series. Fast played a role in Hungry Hills[5] and Repeaters, both of which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[6][7] In 2010, she had a leading role in Triple Dog. In 2012, she had a supporting role in the film Jack Reacher.[8][9]

Fast has won two Leo Awards, the first one 2007 in the category Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama for her role in Past Tense[10] and 2011 in the category Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama for Repeaters.[11]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Fido Cindy Bottoms
2007 Kickin' It Old Skool Young Jennifer
2009 Helen Julie [12]
2009 What Goes Up Hannah
2009 Hungry Hills Robin
2010 Repeaters Charlotte Halsted
2010 Triple Dog Eve
2012 Last Kind Words Amanda
2012 Blackbird Deanna Roy [13][14]
2012 Jack Reacher Sandy
2014 The Captive Cassandra Lane Working title was Queen of the Night[2][4]
2014 Grace Grace / Mary also known as Grace: The Possession[15][16]
2017 The Ninth Passenger Jess [17]
2019 We Had It Coming Olivia
2021 Apex West Zaroff
2022 The Last Mark Peyton

Television[edit]

Year Series Role Notes
2005 His and Her Christmas Jacqui Television film
2006 Past Tense Sara Shay Television film
2006 Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone Maya Television film
2006 Supernatural Missy Bender Episode: "The Benders"
2006 Swimming Lessons Mean Girl Television film
2006–2007 The 4400 Lindsey Hammond 3 episodes
2007 The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker Sadie Brenner Television film
2007 Masters of Horror Marylyn Episode: "We All Scream for Ice Cream"
2007 Masters of Science Fiction Juror #4 – Ginnie Episode: "Little Brother"
2007 Tin Man Young Azkadellia 3 episodes
2007 Kaya Kristin Main role; 10 episodes
2008 Left Coast Bronwyn Television film
2008 Gym Teacher: The Movie Suzie Television film
2009 Flashpoint Ella Brandt Episode: "Perfect Storm"
2010 The Cult Rachel Television film
2010 Fakers Emma Archibald Television film[18]
2010 The 19th Wife Five Television film
2012 The Secret Circle Eva 3 episodes
2012 Supernatural Emma Episode: "The Slice Girls"
2012 Midnight Sun Miranda Television film
2014 Red Widow Bliss 2 episodes
2014 Motive Janine Boxton Episode: "Dead End"
2014–2015 Manhattan Callie Winter Main role (season 1[19]); guest role (season 2[20]); 15 episodes
2016 Bates Motel Athena Episode: "Lights of Winter"
2017 iZombie Yvonne Episode: "Some Like It Hot Mess"
2017 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Mona Wilder 3 episodes[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alexia Fast's bio Archived 1 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine at www.northernstars.ca
  2. ^ a b "Acting out the headlines: Alexia Fast of Blackbird" by Jonathan Forani at nationalpost.com
  3. ^ "Biography". Alexia Fast. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Former Doncaster student returns to Victoria to shoot movie" Archived 31 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine by Michael D. Reid at www.timescolonist.com
  5. ^ "Canada First! Hungry Hills" Archived 7 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine by Darryl Wiggers at playbackonline.ca
  6. ^ Polischuk, Heather (12 August 2009). "Saskatchewan film 'Hungry Hills' to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival". Vancouver Sun via web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  7. ^ Sciretta, Peter (31 August 2010). "TIFF Movie Trailer: Repeaters". SlashFilm. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Alexia Fast Joins Tom Cruise’s ‘One Shot’ (Exclusive)" Archived 17 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine by Daniel Miller at www.hollywoodreporter.com
  9. ^ "Canada’s Rising Stars: 15 Breakouts Making an Impact in Hollywood" by Etan Vlessing at www.hollywoodreporter.com
  10. ^ Leo Awards, 2007 Winners Archived 9 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine at www.leoawards.com
  11. ^ Leo Awards, 2011 Winners Archived 22 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine at www.leoawards.com
  12. ^ "Long shoot for complex Helen" Archived 7 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine by Denis Seguin at playbackonline.ca
  13. ^ "Blackbird: An uneven but well-acted slice of teen alienation" Archived 4 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine by Michael Posner at www.theglobeandmail.com
  14. ^ "Teen fantasies turn violent in Blackbird and I Declare War: movie reviews" Archived 6 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine by Peter Howell at www.thestar.com
  15. ^ Grace: The Possession details Archived 5 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine at www.ctv.ca
  16. ^ "Comic-Con: Horror Movie ‘Grace’ Picked Up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions" Archived 3 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine by Borys Kit at www.hollywoodreporter.com
  17. ^ "Big Picture: Hallmark plays lead role in Island film industry" Archived 31 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine by Michael D. Reid at www.timescolonist.com
  18. ^ "Cité-Amérique rolls with Faker" Archived 7 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine by Denis Seguin at playbackonline.ca
  19. ^ "Callum Blue Boards TNT Pilot ‘Proof’; Alexia Fast In ‘Manhattan’" Archived 1 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine at deadline.com
  20. ^ "Griffin Dunne Joins WGN America’s ‘Manhattan’" Archived 30 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine by Denise Petski at deadline.com
  21. ^ "Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 2 Episode 9 Review: Trouble Is Bad" Archived 30 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine by Michael Ahr at www.denofgeek.com

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