| Leah Gibson | |
| Birth Name: | Leah Diane Gibson |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Years Active: | 2007–present |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Leah Diane Gibson (born January 3, 1985[1]) is a Canadian film and television actress.
Leah Gibson was born in Victoria, British Columbia.[2] She has a twin sister named Erin.[3] [4] She began dancing at the age of four, which led to training and performance in vocational interests, such as ballet and many forms of jazz.[5] [6] In early years of dancing and singing, she discovered musical theatre. She transferred to a high school that specialized in fine arts, maintaining honor-roll grades and graduating at the top of her class.[7]
Gibson studied psychology at the University of Victoria, among the select few who were asked to study under the UVic honours program.[8] She was simultaneously cast in her first professional theatre production, and withdrew from university. The touring company lost its funding within 2 months, and the show was cancelled. Gibson consequently moved to Vancouver in pursuit of a career in film acting.[8]
In 2007, Gibson began her acting career in television, appearing on Psych,[9] in the television film Second Sight, and on the miniseries Tin Man.[10] She also played Penelope in (2008).[11] Gibson's very first lead role in a feature film, namely Amy Singer in The Devil's Ground (2009),[12] [13] [14] was booked within six months of signing an agent.[2] That same year, she portrayed the supporting role of Silhouette's Girlfriend in Zack Snyder's Watchmen,[15] as well as a role in Happy to Be Here (2009).[16] She continued her television career in Stranger with My Face (2009),[17] and appeared as the character Hannah in two episodes of Riese (2009).[18] [19] [20] In 2010, Gibson played Nettie in ,[21] [22] and was also attached to the cast of A Night for Dying Tigers.[23] From 2010 to 2011, she starred in the two short films The Metal Box (2010) and The Fence (2011).[24] [25] In 2010, she also played a minor character in the TV movie called Betwixt.[26] Gibson portrayed the avatar Emmanuelle on Caprica (2010), which accredited three episodes.[27] She then made a guest appearance as Palomino on Supernatural in the episode "Two Minutes to Midnight".[28] In 2011, she was credited in Rise of the Planet of the Apes as playing Alyssa Williams.[29] [30] Subsequent television credits included He Loves Me (2011) and Soldiers of the Apocalypse (2011).[31] She played supporting characters in Kill for Me (2013) as Natalie Ross,[32] Indie Jonesing (2012) as Gina,[33] and lead role in the short film Leave Us Alone (2012).[34] In the course of five episodes, she has played Candi Lussier in a recurring role on Arctic Air (2012–2013).[35] Gibson's work for the rest of 2012 consisted of episodes on The True Heroines,[36] and the pilot episode for American Housewife.[37]
| 2008 | Penelope | |||
| 2009 | data-sort-value="Devil's Ground, The" | The Devil's Ground | Amy Singer | |
| Watchmen | Silhouette's Girlfriend | |||
| Happy to Be Here | Barbara | |||
| 2010 | data-sort-value="Metal Box, The" | The Metal Box | Anna | Short film |
| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The" | Nettie | |||
| data-sort-value="Night for Dying Tigers, A" | A Night for Dying Tigers | Carly | ||
| 2011 | data-sort-value="Fence, The" | The Fence | Autumn | Short film |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Alyssa Williams | |||
| 2012 | Indie Jonesing | Gina | ||
| 2013 | Kill for Me | Natalie Ross | ||
| Crook | Tricky | |||
| Leave Us Alone | Sam | Short film | ||
| 2014 | What an Idiot | Grace | ||
| 2016 | Lost Solace | Betty | ||
| 2023 | Mercy | Michelle | ||
| 2024 | The Painter | Lucy | ||
| TBA | Winner | Jennifer Solari | Post-production | |
| TBA | Gutshot | Kate | In production |
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| 2007 | Psych | Slut | 1 episode | |
| Second Sight | Nicole Smittz | TV movie | ||
| Tin Man | Twister Dancer | TV miniseries | ||
| 2009 | Stranger with My Face | Lia's Nurse | TV movie | |
| Riese | Hannah | 2 episodes | ||
| 2010 | Betwixt | Emily | TV movie | |
| Caprica | Emmanuelle | 3 episodes | ||
| Supernatural | Palomino | 1 episode | ||
| 2011 | He Loves Me | Sophie Hawkins | TV movie | |
| Soldiers of the Apocalypse | Ella Sticks | 1 episode | ||
| 2012–13 | Arctic Air | Candi Lussier | 5 episodes | |
| 2012 | data-sort-value="True Heroines, The" | The True Heroines | Ruby Fitzgerald | 2 episodes |
| Dark Universe | Chloe Banks | TV miniseries | ||
| American Housewife | n/a | TV Pilot | ||
| 2013 | Eve of Destruction | Chloe Banks | TV miniseries | |
| Rogue | Cathy Laszlo | 10 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | Nyx | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | data-sort-value="Returned, The" | The Returned | Lucy McCabe | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Seeds of Yesterday | Melodie | TV movie | |
| 2015 | data-sort-value="Christmas Note, The" | The Christmas Note | Melissa McCreary | TV movie |
| 2016 | data-sort-value="100, The" | The 100 | Gina Martin | 2 episodes |
| 2016–17 | Shut Eye | Sylvia Haverford | 7 episodes | |
| 2018 | Jessica Jones | Inez Green | Main role | |
| 2020 | Manifest | Tamara | 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | Batwoman | Tatiana/The Whisper[38] | recurring role |