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Liv Hewson
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Hewson in 2018
Born (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 (age 29)
Occupation Actor, playwright
Years active 2013–present

Liv Hewson (born 29 November 1995) is an Australian actor and playwright. Their written work includes "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales and mythology with a queer and dark slant." They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet from 2017 to 2019. Since 2021 they have been portraying Van Palmer in the Showtime series Yellowjackets.

Career

In 2014, Hewson traveled to Los Angeles to attend an acting workshop. In 2016, they played the lead role of Claire Duncan in the fantasy web series Dramaworld. In 2017, they starred in the film Before I Fall and had recurring roles in the second series of Top of the Lake and in the miniseries Inhumans.

Personal life

Hewson was born in Canberra, grew up in the suburb of Hughes and attended Alfred Deakin High School and Canberra College. Hewson has three brothers; their mother, Angela, is a public servant and their father, Tony, is a psychologist. Hewson began acting as part of the Canberra Youth Theatre. Growing up, the family watched a lot of American television shows, such as The Simpsons and Futurama, which Hewson said made it easy to act with an American accent.

Hewson came out as non-binary at age 16. They are gay and use they/them pronouns. In 2020, Hewson received the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for their LGBT+ advocacy.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Alfonso Frisk Fenny Frisk (older) Short film
2015 Survey Says Hillary Short film
So Romantic Gurt Short film
2016 Lets See How Fast This Baby Will Go Gloria Short film
2017 Before I Fall Anna Cartullo
2018 Puzzle Nicki
2019 Let It Snow Dorrie
... Lily
2020 Under My Skin Denny

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 I've Got No Legs Liv Unknown episodes
2014–2015 Do You Mind? Gurt, Matilda, Lana 3 episodes
2016 Dramaworld Claire Duncan Season 1 of Dramaworld, 10 episodes
Lead role
The Code Elle Episode: “Episode 6” (series finale)
2017 Top of the Lake Michaela 3 episodes, recurring role (series 2)
2017–2019 Santa Clarita Diet Abby Hammond Series regular
2017 Inhumans Audrey 3 episodes, recurring role
2018 Back In Very Small Business Ashley Piper 8 episodes
2021 Dramaworld 2 Claire Duncan Season 2 of Dramaworld, 10 episodes
Lead role
2021–present Yellowjackets Teenage Vanessa Palmer Recurring Season 1; Main Season 2
2023 Party Down Escapade 1 episode

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Homecoming Queens Chloë Reeson

See also

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