Actor

Vanessa Smythe

March 25, 1982 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Notable work

6.2
Trap (2024)
as Tour Manager
8.1
The Expanse (2015)
as Michio
7
Pieces of a Woman (2020)
as Linda
7.2
Designated Survivor (2016)
as Reporter
7.9
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
as Harper
7.7
Warehouse 13 (2009)
as Coat Check Girl

Often works with

Wes Chatham
3 titles together
The Expanse, Sheriff Country, The Expanse: One Ship
Steven Strait
2 titles together
The Expanse, The Expanse: One Ship
Dominique Tipper
2 titles together
The Expanse, The Expanse: One Ship
Shohreh Aghdashloo
2 titles together
The Expanse, The Expanse: One Ship
Frankie Adams
2 titles together
The Expanse, The Expanse: One Ship
Cara Gee
2 titles together
The Expanse, The Expanse: One Ship

Full filmography · 20

Signal One
as Mother
20266.6
Heirlooms
cast
2026
The Players
as Rose
2025
Single Woman Seeking Child
as Sandy Watters
2025
Trap
as Tour Manager
20246.2
The Amityville Curse
as Debbie Klein
2023
Christmas Plus One
as Amy
20226.2
Christmas Beneath the Stars
as Gretta
2021
Pieces of a Woman
as Linda
20207
We Had It Coming
cast
2019
Cradle to Grave
as Alice (25-42)
2017