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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Players
Character: Rose
MOVIE • 2025
Single Woman Seeking Child
Character: Sandy Watters
MOVIE • 2025
Trap
Character: Tour Manager
MOVIE • 2024
The Amityville Curse
Character: Debbie Klein
MOVIE • 2023
Christmas Plus One
Character: Amy
MOVIE • 2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Character: Harper
TV • 2022
The Expanse: One Ship
Character: Michio
TV • 2021
Christmas Beneath the Stars
Character: Gretta
MOVIE • 2021
Pieces of a Woman
Character: Linda
MOVIE • 2020
Mrs. America
Character: Shirley MacLaine
TV • 2020
We Had It Coming
Character:
MOVIE • 2019
Hudson & Rex
Character: Briane Peters
TV • 2019
Cradle to Grave
Character: Alice (25-42)
MOVIE • 2017
Designated Survivor
Character: Reporter
TV • 2016
The Expanse
Character: Michio
TV • 2015
Bath Salts
Character:
MOVIE • 2012
Warehouse 13
Character: Coat Check Girl
TV • 2009
Littlemouth
Character: Mother
MOVIE • TBA