Vanessa Smythe
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1982-03-25 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for
- Trap (2024) — Tour Manager
- The Expanse (2015) — Michio
- Pieces of a Woman (2020) — Linda
- Designated Survivor (2016) — Reporter
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) — Harper
- Warehouse 13 (2009) — Coat Check Girl
- Mrs. America (2020) — Shirley MacLaine
- Hudson & Rex (2019) — Briane Peters
- Signal One (2026) — Mother
- Sheriff Country (2025) — Carol Gimble
- Christmas Plus One (2022) — Amy
- The Expanse: One Ship (2021) — Michio
- The Amityville Curse (2023) — Debbie Klein
- Christmas Beneath the Stars (2021) — Gretta
- Cradle to Grave (2017) — Alice (25-42)
- The Players (2025) — Rose