Athena Karkanis (born September 7, 1981) is a Canadian actress of Greek and Egyptian heritage.
She played Special Agent Lindsey Perez in Saw IV and Saw VI.
Career[]
Athena Karkanis was born in Alberta, Canada, in 1981 and raised in Toronto. She attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and 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 several 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, Saw VI, Survival of the Dead, The Barrens, and Repo! The Genetic Opera. She also appeared in direct-to-video action films The Art of War II: Betrayal in 2008 and Sacrifice in 2011.
She was a regular cast member in the first season of Canadian teen drama The Best Years in 2007, The Border from 2008 to 2010, and 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 cast 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[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Care Bears: Big Wish Movie | Harmony Bear |
| 2007 | Saw IV | Special Agent Lindsey Perez |
| 2008 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | Female Repo Victim |
| The Art of War II: Betrayal | Heather | |
| Tomboy | Alex | |
| 2009 | Survival of the Dead | Tomboy |
| Saw VI | Special Agent Lindsey Perez | |
| 2011 | Sacrifice | Rachel |
| 2012 | The Barrens | Erica |
| 2013 | Foxed! | Emily |
| Subconscious Password | The Babysitter | |
| 2015 | Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas | Aviva Corcovado |
| 2016 | Spark: A Space Tail | Koko |
| 2017 | Wild Kratts Alaska: Hero's Journey | Aviva Corcovado |
| 2019 | Break In Break Out | Tamara |
| 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | Additional Voices |
| 2024 | She Came Back | Donna |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-1998 | Stickin' Around | Various |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show | Educated Guess Announcer |
| 2005 | 1-800-Missing | Tamara Corday |
| Kojak | Gabriella Bustar | |
| 2004-2005 | Kevin Hill | Lina / Annalisa - Hot Girl |
| 2006 | Skyland | Diwan |
| 2007 | The Best Years | Dawn Vargaz |
| 2005-2007 | Delilah & Julius | Zoe Ling |
| 2006-2008 | Growing Up Creepie | Creepie / Melanie / Creepella 'Creepie' Creecher |
| 2008 | Clang Invasion | |
| 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 | Republic of Doyle | Heather Smith |
| InSecurity | Paloma | |
| XIII: The Series | Maria Cardenas | |
| Covert Affairs | Shireen | |
| Almost Heroes | Rayna | |
| MetaJets | Flygirl / Fly-Girl | |
| 2009-2011 | The Ron James Show | Nurse |
| Producing Parker | Latino Lesbian / Mimi Chiu / Sally | |
| 2011-2012 | Lost Girl | Nadia |
| RedaKai | ||
| 2012 | Total Drama Island | Anne Maria |
| The Firm | ||
| Supernatural | Andrea Kormos | |
| Transporter: The Series | Mauga | |
| 2013 | The Listener | Crown Prosecutor Krista Ellis |
| Low Winter Sun | Dani Khalil | |
| 2012-2013 | Detentionaire | Kimmie McAdams |
| 2014 | Remedy | Gwen Devoe |
| The Lottery | Vanessa Keller | |
| 2012-2015 | Murdoch Mysteries | Dr. Iris Bajjali |
| 2015 | Young Drunk Punk | Gayle |
| 2013-2015 | Julius Jr. | Sheree / Sidney / Caterpillar #2 |
| 2015-2016 | The Expanse | Octavia Muss |
| 2016 | Fugget About It | Anna |
| Looped | Claire | |
| 2017 | Ransom | Angie Rose |
| Suits | ||
| Zoo | Abigail | |
| Mysticons | LaTeensia / Quasarla Imani | |
| 2018 | House of Cards | Melody Cruz |
| 2019 | Corn & Peg | Miss Rider |
| 2019-2020 | D.N. Ace | |
| 2018-2023 | Manifest | Grace Stone |
| 2021-2023 | Dino Ranch | Jane / Tango |
| 2023 | Work It Out Wombats! | Kat / Felicia Fishman |
| 2022-2023 | My Little Pony: Make Your Mark | Opaline / Glory / Zoom Zephyrwing |
| 2011-2024 | Wild Kratts | Aviva Corcovado |
| 2022-2024 | My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale | Opaline / Glory / Fifi |
Television Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nerdland | Patty |
| U.S. Attorney | Marlene Rodriguez | |
| Too Late to Say Goodbye | Liz | |
| 2010 | Dex Hamilton: Fire and Ice | Herman / Computer Voice |
| Sundays at Tiffany's | Talk Show Host | |
| 2011 | Certain Prey | Marcy Sherrill |
| 2012 | Secrets of Eden | Heather |
| 2013 | Love Is Dead | Beatrix |
| 2016 | Poor Richard's Almanack | Penny |
Video Games[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | World of Warcraft | Gilnean NPC |
| 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 |
| Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft | Eonar the Life-Binder | |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan | Jedi Consular Female | |
| 2015 | Heroes of the Storm | Sonya |
| 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 | |
| 2018 | Assassin's Creed: Odyssey | Greek Civilian |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Old Republic - Onslaught | Jedi Consular Female |
| 2021 | Far Cry 6 | |
| 2022 | Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith | Jedi Consular Female |
| My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure | Zoom Zephyrwing | |
| World of Warcraft: Dragonflight | Farseer Aggralan | |
| My Little Pony: Mane Merge | Opaline | |
| 2023 | Return to Grace | Logic |
| Diablo IV | Additional Voices |
Gallery[]
External Links[]
Athena Karkanis on Wikipedia
Athena Karkanis at the Internet Movie Database
Athena Karkanis on Instagram