Acting
Vanessa Smythe
Born 1982-03-25
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Department: Acting
Biography
Vanessa Smythe is a Canadian actor and writer, best known for playing Michio in The Expanse. You can catch her on shows like Hudson & Rex and Murdoch Mysteries, and her live solo show, In Case We Disappear, has sold out houses internationally. She creates escape rooms in video stores and composes poems for arts and sports campaigns, and her latest solo show was performed when she was 8 months pregnant. You can catch her in the upcoming films Littlemouth and Trap, directed by M Night Shyamalan.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Vanessa Smythe
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The Expanse
2015
TMDB4.0
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Trap
2024
TMDB3.1
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Designated Survivor
2016
TMDB3.6
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
TMDB4.0
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Pieces of a Woman
2020
TMDB3.5
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Warehouse 13
2009
TMDB3.9
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Hudson & Rex
2019
TMDB4.2
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Sheriff Country
2025
TMDB3.6
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Mrs. America
2020
TMDB3.6
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Signal One
2026
TMDB3.1
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (21 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Signal One | Mother | Movie | 2026 |
 | Heirlooms | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | Sheriff Country | Carol Gimble | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Players | Rose | Movie | 2025 |
 | Single Woman Seeking Child | Sandy Watters | Movie | 2025 |
 | Trap | Tour Manager | Movie | 2024 |
 | Less Than Kosher | Rachel | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Amityville Curse | Debbie Klein | Movie | 2023 |
 | Christmas Plus One | Amy | Movie | 2022 |
 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Harper | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The Expanse: One Ship | Michio | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Christmas Beneath the Stars | Gretta | Movie | 2021 |
 | Pieces of a Woman | Linda | Movie | 2020 |
 | Mrs. America | Shirley MacLaine | TV Series | 2020 |
 | We Had It Coming | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hudson & Rex | Briane Peters | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Cradle to Grave | Alice (25-42) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Designated Survivor | Reporter | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Expanse | Michio | TV Series | 2015 |
| Bath Salts | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Warehouse 13 | Coat Check Girl | TV Series | 2009 |