Scarlett Hannah Hefner (née Byrne; born 6 October 1990) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as

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student

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in the ''

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, and as Nora Hildegard in ''

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''.

Career

Byrne began her acting career in 2005 in the short film ''CryBaby'', before portraying Chloe Daniels in an episode of the British TV drama ''

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''. In 2009, Byrne got the role of

in the sixth film in the ''

'' series, ''

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'', before reprising her role in the final two films of the series. Following the end of the ''Harry Potter'' series, she played Brittany in '' Lake Placid: The Final Chapter'', as well as appearing in several short videos written by fellow ''Harry Potter'' actor

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for her website Pindippy. During 2013, Byrne played the role of Sarah in the short film ''Lashes''. Byrne became a regular cast member for the fourth season of the sci-fi show ''

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''. She moved to

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for the filming of ''Falling Skies''. While she departs the series at the end of season 4, Byrne reprises the role in the penultimate episode of the series, "Reunion". In 2015, she joined ''

'' as witch-vampire hybrid, heretic, Nora Hildegard. Byrne was a major recurring character in the seventh season of the series and appeared in twelve episodes of the season. The character was then killed off in the sixteenth episode along with her fiancé Mary-Louise. She also had a guest appearance role in an episode of the

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comedy series, ''

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''. In 2017, Byrne played the role of Lisa in the action-thriller film ''Skybound'', alongside

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. In February 2017, Byrne posed nude for Playboy magazine. In October 2018, she joined

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and her partner

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on the trios dance in week 4 on ''

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.'' In 2019, Byrne portrayed Bronwyn, a witch in

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’s coven in

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’s ''

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.''

Personal life

In August 2015, Byrne became engaged to

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. On 4 November 2019, Byrne and Hefner announced that they had married. On 24 August 2020, Byrne gave birth to their first daughter. On 26 March 2022, she gave birth to twin daughters.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other work

References

External links

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