Vanessa Smythe

Acting

Vanessa Smythe

Born March 25, 1982 Toronto, Ontario, Canada20 credits

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

Filmography

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2026Signal One
as MotherMovie
Sheriff Country
2025Sheriff Country
as Carol GimbleTV
The Players
2025The Players
as RoseMovie
Single Woman Seeking Child
2025Single Woman Seeking Child
as Sandy WattersMovie
Trap
2024Trap
as Tour ManagerMovie
The Amityville Curse
2023The Amityville Curse
as Debbie KleinMovie
Mrs. America
2020Mrs. America
as Shirley MacLaineTV
Hudson & Rex
2019Hudson & Rex
as Briane PetersTV
Cradle to Grave
2017Cradle to Grave
as Alice (25-42)Movie
The Expanse
2015The Expanse
as MichioTV
Warehouse 13
2009Warehouse 13
as Coat Check GirlTV