Athena Karkanis is a Canadian actress of Greek and Egyptian heritage, known for her performances and voice acting in several films, and numerous video games.
She played Special Agent Lindsey Perez in Saw IV and Saw VI.
Life and Career
Athena Karkanis was born in Alberta and raised in Toronto, Canada in 1982 or 1983. She attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and also planned on attending law school, but abandoned that path to pursue her passion for acting. In 2005, she made her screen debut in an episode of 1-800-Missing and later had a number of guest-starring, recurring and regular roles on Canadian television shows. She also had regular voice acting roles in Skyland, MetaJets, Wild Kratts, and Total Drama: Revenge of the Island.
Throughout her career, Karkanis co-starred in several horror films, including Saw IV, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Saw VI, Survival of the Dead and The Barrens. She also appeared in direct-to-video action films The Art of War II: Betrayal in 2008 and Sacrifice in 2011. On television, she was a regular cast member in the first season of Canadian teen drama The Best Years in 2007, in The Border from 2008 to 2010, and in the short-lived comedy series Almost Heroes in 2011. She also had a recurring role in Lost Girl from 2011 to 2012.
In 2013, Karkanis starred in the AMC drama series Low Winter Sun. The following year, she was casted as a series regular in the Lifetime post-apocalyptic drama series The Lottery. In 2015, she began playing the role of Octavia Muss on the critically acclaimed science fiction series The Expanse.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Care Bears: Big Wish Movie | Harmony Bear |
| 2007 | Saw IV | Lindsey Perez |
| 2008 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | Female Repo Victim |
| The Art of War II: Betrayal | Heather | |
| Tomboy | Alex | |
| 2009 | Nerdland | Patty |
| Survival of the Dead | Tomboy | |
| U.S. Attorney | Marlene Rodriguez | |
| Saw VI | Lindsey Perez | |
| Too Late to Say Goodbye | Liz | |
| 2010 | Dex Hamilton: Fire and Ice | Herman / Computer Voice |
| Sundays at Tiffany's | Talk Show Host | |
| 2011 | Sacrifice | Rachel |
| Certain Prey | Marcy Sherrill | |
| 2012 | Secrets of Eden | Heather |
| The Barrens | Erica | |
| Break in Break Out | ||
| 2013 | Love Is Dead | Beatrix |
| Foxed! | Emily | |
| Subconscious Password | The Babysitter | |
| 2016 | Poor Richard's Almanack | Penny |
| Spark: A Space Tail | Koko | |
| 2017 | Break In Break Out |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-1998 | Stickin' Around | Various |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show | Educated Guess Announcer |
| 2004-2005 | Kevin Hill | Lina / Annalisa - Hot Girl |
| 2005 | 1-800-Missing | Tamara Corday |
| Kojak | Gabriella Bustar | |
| Delilah & Julius | Zoe Ling | |
| 2006-2007 | Skyland | Diwan |
| 2006-2008 | Growing Up Creepie | Creepie / Melanie / Creepella 'Creepie' Creecher |
| 2007 | The Best Years | Dawn Vargaz |
| 2009-2011 | The Ron James Show | Nurse |
| 2009 | Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist | Bream |
| Guns | Ines Mendoza | |
| The Dating Guy | Diana | |
| 2008-2010 | The Border | Agent Khalida 'Khali' Massi / Salah Karim |
| 2010 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Rachel |
| 2011-2012 | RedaKai | |
| Total Drama Island | Anne Maria | |
| Lost Girl | Nadia | |
| 2011-2017 | Wild Kratts | Aviva Corcovado |
| 2011 | Republic of Doyle | Heather Smith |
| InSecurity | Paloma | |
| XIII: The Series | Maria Cardenas | |
| Covert Affairs | Shireen | |
| Almost Heroes | Rayna | |
| MetaJets | Flygirl / Fly-Girl | |
| 2012-2015 | Murdoch Mysteries | Dr. Iris Bajjali |
| 2012 | Detentionaire | Kimmie McAdams |
| The Firm | ||
| Supernatural | Andrea Kormos | |
| Transporter: The Series | Mauga | |
| 2013-2014 | Julius Jr. | Sheree / Sidney / Caterpillar #2 |
| 2013 | The Listener | Crown Prosecutor Krista Ellis |
| Low Winter Sun | Dani Khalil | |
| 2014 | Remedy | Gwen Devoe |
| The Lottery | Vanessa Keller | |
| 2015-2016 | The Expanse | Octavia Muss |
| 2015 | Young Drunk Punk | Gayle |
| 2017 | Ransom | Angie Rose |
| Suits | ||
| Zoo | Abigail | |
| Mysticons | LaTeensia / Quasarla Imani |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rainbow Six: Vegas | Joanna Torres |
| 2010 | World of Warcraft: Cataclysm | Gilnean NPC |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Jedi Consular Female / Additional Voices |
| 2012 | Diablo III | Barbarian - Female |
| World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria | Aysa Cloudsinger / Lu'lin / Ki the Assassin | |
| 2013 | Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel | Jedi Consular Female |
| 2014 | Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Barbarian - Female |
| World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor | ||
| Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan | Jedi Consular Female | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire | Jedi Consular Female |
| 2016 | Far Cry Primal | |
| Watch Dogs 2 | ||
| Maize | The Ruby Queen | |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne | Jedi Consular Female |
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