Wallis Day facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wallis Day
Day in 2023
Born	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30) London, England
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	2012–present
Modeling information
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue

Wallis Day (born on September 20, 1994) is a talented British actress and model. She is famous for her roles in popular TV shows and movies. You might know her as Kate Kane in the TV series Batwoman. She also played Nyssa-Vex in Krypton and Agent Shin in the movie Infinite.

Early Life and Education

Wallis Day was born in London, England, on September 20, 1994. She grew up in a place called Ilford. Her parents both went to famous universities, but they didn't work in the entertainment world. Wallis has said her family had "very normal jobs."

When she was five years old, Wallis became very interested in acting. Her dad took her to see ballets, which inspired her. She then joined Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a school for performing arts. Growing up, Wallis and her family moved a lot. She went to 11 different schools in 12 years! Later, she studied acting at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and the Arts Educational Schools (ArtsEd).

Career Journey

Wallis Day started her career as a model when she was just 13. She was the youngest model at her agency, Models 1, for three years. She modeled for big brands like Garnier, Superdry, and Nike. Wallis has shared that she started modeling to save money for drama school.

At 16, she decided to focus more on acting. One of her first appearances was in a commercial for the Nintendo 3DS. She was seen playing the game Super Mario 3D Land. When she was 17, she got her first movie role as Lucy in Between Two Worlds. Her first TV role was playing Holly Cunningham in the British soap opera Hollyoaks from 2012 to 2013.

Acting Roles and Projects

In 2014, Wallis appeared in a funny YouTube prank video. She pretended to be the girlfriend of Caspar Lee and teased his roommate Joe Sugg. This video became very popular, getting over 23 million views! That same year, she was in music videos for songs like "On My Way" by Lea Michele and "Arabella" by Arctic Monkeys. She also appeared in an episode of the TV show Trollied.

In 2015, Wallis played Angelica in the TV movie Casanova. She also took on the role of Olalla Jekyll/Hyde in the ITV series Jekyll and Hyde. After this, she took a short break to study more at ArtsEd.

In 2016, Wallis was in an Instagram series called Shield 5 as Amy Williams. She also joined the cast of The Royals as Angie, a role she played until 2018. In 2017, she appeared as Cressida Deveraux in the TNT series Will.

From 2018 to 2019, Wallis had a main role as Nyssa-Vex in the Syfy series Krypton. Her character was Superman's grandmother! In 2021, she played Agent Shin in the science fiction movie Infinite.

In March 2021, Wallis was chosen to play Kate Kane in the second season of Batwoman. She took over the role from another actress. Her first episode was "Initiate Self-Destruct", where they explained why the character's face looked different. Wallis also played another character in the show, Circe Sionis. In August 2022, she joined the movie Red Sonja as Annisia, who is the main character's half-sister.

Personal Interests and Skills

Wallis Day has a strong preference for certain types of acting roles. She doesn't like playing simple characters like "the main character's girlfriend." Instead, she prefers roles that involve more action, like strong female characters.

Wallis is also an aspiring writer. In the mid-2010s, she wrote a psychological thriller novel. She hopes to turn it into a movie script one day.

She is very skilled in different types of fighting. Wallis is trained in Mixed martial arts, boxing, and Muay Thai. She is also a trained swimmer. She even started preparing to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics! However, she decided to stop swimming to focus on her acting career. Wallis became vegan in 2017.

Filmography

Television

Film

Music videos

See also

In Spanish: Wallis Day para niños