Niamh Wilson (born March 9, 1997) is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles in The Marsh, Debra!, Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Saw franchise.
She played Corbett Denlon in Saw III, Saw V and Saw VI.
Career
Niamh Wilson began her career with a role in the Warner Brother's pilot Chasing Alice at the age of five. Although the pilot film did not result in a series, she did meet Ralph Hemecker, who was to direct her in Haunting Sarah two years later. Her portrayal of Sarah Lewis garnered her a Young Artist Award in 2006. While in Los Angeles for the awards, she and her mother created a CBC Radio radio documentary for the Outfront program called "Child Star Goes to Hollywood" about their road trip to Hollywood.
Wilson was cast in Ice Planet as Commander Trager's daughter. She has appeared in numerous films as well as episodic television, generally in dramatic adult-oriented vehicles. However, a comedic role eluded her until she was cast in the title role of Debra Delong in the Family Channel series Debra! produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment. The role was cast in 2010 when Wilson was only 12 years old. The pilot was shot in spring 2010 and Family Channel picked up the series in summer of the same year.The first episode premiered on June 4, 2011. Wilson won the Young Artist Award for Leading Actress in a TV Series for Debra! in May 2012. The series also won for Best Young Ensemble in a TV Series. This was the first time a TV series that was not aired in the United States had won these awards.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Chasing Alice | Young Alice |
| 2004 | Celeste in the City | Young Celeste |
| 2005 | Aurora Borealis | Isabelle |
| Plague City: SARS in Toronto | Lindsay | |
| Haunting Sarah | Sarah Lewis | |
| 2006 | The Marsh | Little Claire / Rose |
| Saw III | Corbett Denlon | |
| The House Next Door | Belinda Greene | |
| 2007 | They Come Back | Marley Charles |
| 2008 | Saw V | Corbett Denlon |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Corbett Denlon |
| 2011 | Stay with Me | |
| 2012 | Frenemies | Brittany |
| 2013 | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | Gracie |
| Skating to New York | Page | |
| 2014 | Maps to the Stars | Sam |
| Deadline | Katherine | |
| 2015 | Bloom | Jane |
| 2017 | Early Release | Bianca Reynolds |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-2008 | Runaway | Susie |
| 2006 | Grocery Mishap | |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Petra |
| Heartland | Taylor Kennedy | |
| 2011-2012 | Debra! | Debra |
| 2011 | Falling Skies | Megan |
| Haven | Hadley Chambers | |
| 2012 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Val Mudrap |
| Warehouse 13 | Alice | |
| Rookie Blue | Alice | |
| 2013 | Hemlock Grove | Pretty Shelley |
| 2014-2015 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Jacqueline "Jack" Jones |
| 2015-2016 | Between | Lana |
| 2015 | Degrassi: Minis | Jacqueline "Jack" Jones |
| Good Witch | Amber | |
| Degrassi TV | Jacqueline "Jack" Jones | |
| 2016 | Inhuman Condition | Mira |
