Serinda Swan (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress best known for her work on television. In 2017, she starred in

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'' and

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's ''

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'', and also portrayed

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in the first season of ''

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'' (2017). Previously, she guest starred on the WB/CW Superman prequel series ''

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'' as

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, a DC Comics-inspired recurring character who is an actual magician. She also starred as Paige Arkin in the

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series ''

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'' (2013–2015) and as Erica Reed in the A&E series ''

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'' (2011–2012). She currently stars as Jenny Cooper in the CBC/ CW series ''

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''.

Early life

Swan was born in

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, Canada. Her father, Scott Swan, is a Canadian

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and actor who runs an acting studio.

Career

Her first acting job was in 1989, a small role in the

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and

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film ''

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'', when she was just five years old. One of her early on screen appearances as an adult was in

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's music video for their single "

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", which was released in April 2008. Her first film credit was in 2009 in the romantic comedy ''

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''. From 2009 to 2010, she appeared twice on

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television series ''

'' (in the

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episode "Hex" and

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episode "Warrior") as

. She also had the role of the Roman goddess,

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, in the season six episode of ''

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'', another The CW series, "You Can't Handle the Truth", in 2010. From 2011 to 2012, Swan starred as Erica Reed in the A&E television series, ''

''. She shared that many of the prison scenes were shot in actual prisons, while real

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s are also there behind bars. The series was canceled on May 17, 2012. Swan portrays Zera in the 2017

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film, '' The Veil''. In March 2017, it was announced that Swan would portray

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in the

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and

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series ''

''. She starred on the series for one season, until 2018, when the series was canceled. In late 2018, it was announced that Swan would star as the lead of CBC's forthcoming television series ''

'', based on the Jenny Cooper series of novels by M. R. Hall. The series premiered in January 2019Serinda Swan becomes Jenny Cooper
June 20, 2018, northernstars.ca, accessed June 21,2018 and attracted one million viewers per episode throughout the first season. In June 2020, it was announced that American network,

, Serinda's original home from when she was on ''

'', had picked up the show during

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due to the lockdowns of production sets on its other shows to fill primetime programming timeslots. The show premiered on August 5, 2020. And it attracted over 600,000 viewers approximately during each episode in the first season and grew more and more as the seasons continued for the network. As of October 2, 2022, Season 4 is currently airing.Top Programs – Total Canada (English) February 25, 2019 - March 3, 2019 - Numeris
/ref> The series has completed 4 seasons. Release date for season 5 has not been announced yet.CBC announces first round of renewals for the 2019-20 season
/ref> In June 2022, it was announced that Swan would be leaving the show, and would be potentially replacing by a new actress or actor with a new main character as the lead role. In September 2022, it was announced that she will be joining the cast for season 2 of the

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series '' Reacher''.https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/reacher-serinda-swan-ferdinand-kingsley-rory-cochrane-season-2-1235379321/

Activism

Swan works with several

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including the Somaly Mam Foundation,

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, and

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. She is a Founding Ambassador for Friends to Mankind, which describes itself as a

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that works "with individuals, corporations, and humanitarian organizations for the betterment of humanity".

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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