Tracy Spiridakos | |
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![]() Spiridakos at PaleyFest 2013 | |
Born | Panagiota Spiridakos |
Other names | Patricia Spiridakos[1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Panagiota Spiridakos (Greek: Παναγιώτα Σπυριδάκου),[1] known professionally as Tracy Spiridakos (Greek: Τρέισι Σπυριδάκος[2]), is a Canadian actress. She starred as Becky Richards on the Teletoon children's comedy series Majority Rules! from 2009 to 2010. She then starred as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson on the NBC post-apocalyptic science fiction series Revolution from 2012 to 2014, for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. She played Annika Johnson on the A&E television drama Bates Motel. From 2017 to 2024, Spiridakos starred on the NBC police drama Chicago P.D. playing the role of Detective Hailey Upton.
Early life
[edit]Spiridakos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba,[3] to Greek-born parents, restaurant owners George and Anastasia Spiridakos.[4][note 1] She has two brothers.[7] The family moved to her father's hometown, Skala, south of Sparta, a few years after she was born, and returned to Canada in 1992.[8][note 2] She strongly identifies with her Greek heritage and speaks fluent Greek.[10][11] Spiridakos began acting in junior high school, and studied at the Actors Training Centre of Manitoba.[12] She graduated from Oak Park High School in Winnipeg in 2000.[13][14]
Career
[edit]Spiridakos moved to Vancouver in 2007 to pursue acting, and within weeks landed her first television role, a small part on Supernatural.[15][16] She continued working in television, with walk-on roles on Bionic Woman, The L Word, Hellcats, and Psych.[3] Spiridakos appeared in the TV movie Goblin, and the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. She also had a recurring role on Being Human as werewolf Brynn McLean.[17]
In 2009, she won her first starring role in the Canadian Teletoon series Majority Rules!, playing 15-year-old Becky Richards.[12] She made her feature film debut in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and filmed the low-budget Michael Greenspan-helmed thriller, Kill for Me, starring across from Donal Logue and Katie Cassidy.[7][16] Spiridakos appeared as Sammi in the 2012 Nickelodeon original movie, Rags. She then landed a lead role on the NBC television series Revolution as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson, a survivalist in a dystopian future civilization.[4] She auditioned for the role while attending her first pilot season in Los Angeles. Spiridakos shot the pilot in Atlanta, and filmed the first season in Wilmington, North Carolina.[15] She was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her performance in the first season, losing out to Fringe's Anna Torv. Production moved to Austin, Texas for the series' second season.[18]
Spiridakos guest starred on season 3 of the Showtime sitcom, Episodes, as Dawn, a daughter of character Morning Randolph (Mircea Monroe).[19] In August 2014, Spiridakos helped to raise awareness of the disease ALS by participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge.[20] Spiridakos began a recurring role on the A&E television drama, Bates Motel in 2015, playing Annika Johnson, a prostitute who arrives at the hotel at the start of the third season.[21] She will also star opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the romantic comedy Byrd & the Bees, directed by Finola Hughes.[22] Spiridakos filmed an untitled television pilot for CBS in 2015, directed by Pamela Fryman. She stars as Holly opposite Adam Brody, playing childhood friends who reconnect later in life.[23]
In 2017, Spiridakos appeared in the three final episodes of the fourth season of the NBC police drama series Chicago P.D., as Detective Hailey Upton, a former Robbery-Homicide detective who joins the Intelligence Unit, before being promoted to a series regular for the series' fifth season.[24]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Party Girl #2 | |
2013 | Kill for Me | Hayley Jones | |
TBA | Byrd and the Bees | Rebecca Byrd | Unreleased[citation needed] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Supernatural | Nurse | Episode: "Bedtime Stories" |
Bionic Woman | Annie | Episode: "The List" | |
Aliens in America | Liz | Episode: "Church" | |
2008 | Every Second Counts | Girl #1 | Television film |
The Secret Lives of Second Wives | Meredith | Television film | |
2009 | The L Word | Pretty Young Woman | Episode: "LMFAO" |
Web of Desire | Megan | Television film | |
2009–2010 | Majority Rules! | Becky Richards | Main role |
2010 | Psych | Saralyn | Episode: "Viagra Falls" |
Hellcats | Ella | Episode: "Beale St. After Dark" | |
Tower Prep | Penny Stosic | Episode: "Book Report" | |
The Boy She Met Online | Cami Winters | Television film | |
Goblin | Nikki Perkins | Television film | |
2011 | Soldiers of the Apocalypse | Forty | Unsold television pilot |
Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Blue | Web series; episode: "Raiden" | |
2012 | Being Human | Brynn McLean | 4 episodes |
Rags | Sammi | Television film | |
2012–2014 | Revolution | Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson | Main role Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television |
2014 | Episodes | Dawn Randolph | Episode Six |
2015 | Bates Motel | Annika Johnson | Episodes: "A Death in the Family", "Persuasion", "Unbreak-Able" |
Untitled O’Shannon/Warren Project | Holly | Unsold television pilot | |
2016 | Recon | Alexa | Unsold television pilot |
MacGyver | Nikki Carpenter | Episodes: "The Rising", "Corkscrew", "Screwdriver" | |
2017–2024 | Chicago P.D. | Detective Hailey Upton | Recurring role (season 4); main role (seasons 5–11)[24] [25] |
2018–2024 | Chicago Med | 3 episodes | |
Chicago Fire | 6 episodes | ||
2020 | FBI | Episode: "Emotional Rescue" |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ilana Levine (May 26, 2019). "Little Known Facts With Ilana Levine Episode 145 Tracy Spiridakos". Little Known Facts. Event occurs at 5:06-5:26. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Η σειρά "Επανάσταση": ηθοποιοί και ρόλοι". ERCH2014 (in Greek). Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Strachan, Alex (September 11, 2012). "Vancouver-based actress Tracy Spiridakos beats the odds to land key role in post-apocalyptic drama". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Ryan, Andrew (September 19, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos hits bull's eye with Revolution". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ "REVOLUTION's Tracy Spiridakos on Fight Scenes & Canadian Accents!". Young Hollywood (YouTube Channel). May 6, 2014.
- ^ "GEORGE SPIRIDAKOS". Winnipeg Free Press Passages. August 13, 2013.
- ^ a b Oswald, Brad (September 15, 2012). "Lights out, dread on". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ Sanderson, David (February 2, 2014). "Grecian formula — for success". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Interview With Revolution's Tracy Spiridakos". AfterBuzz TV (YouTube Channel). May 1, 2014.
- ^ Tsolakidou, Stella (August 27, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos Will Bring On the "Revolution" for NBC". Greek Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ Satsidis, George (July 9, 2013). "Tracy Spiridakos - Revolution". Retrieved October 4, 2013 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Oswald, Brad (October 20, 2009). "No trick, all treat". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ Oswald, Brad (July 28, 2012). "Revolution-ary career step". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "June 2012 Newsletter" (PDF). Oak Park High School. June 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2012.
- ^ a b Oswald, Brad (July 28, 2012). "Revolution-ary career step". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Schaeffer, Glen (September 14, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos is leading the pack of BC actors on the verge of stardom". The Province. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ Miller, Gerri (October 16, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos kicks plastic bottles, kicks butt on 'Revolution'". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ Ginges, Gary (May 13, 2013). "NBC's 'Revolution' to be filmed in Austin". Austin360.com. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
- ^ Berkshire, Geoff (June 20, 2013). "'Episodes' Season 3 welcomes 'Revolution' star Tracy Spiridakos". Zap2it. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- ^ Ice Bucket Challenge (November 4, 2014). "Tracy Spiridakos ALS Ice Bucket Challenge" – via YouTube.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (October 21, 2014). "'Revolution' star Tracy Spiridakos checks into 'Bates Motel'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ Bahr, Lindsey (June 10, 2014). "Casting Net: Rooney Mara and David Fincher circle 'sexpionage' thriller; Plus, 'Insurgent' finds its Uriah, more". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 3, 2015). "Tracy Spiridakos To Co-Star In CBS' Dan O'Shannon Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b Stanhope, Kate (July 25, 2017). "'Chicago P.D.': Tracy Spiridakos Joins as Series Regular After Sophia Bush's Exit". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Longeretta, Emily (October 25, 2023). "'Chicago P.D.' Star Tracy Spiridakos to Exit After Season 11 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2024.