| Niamh Wilson | |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
Niamh Wilson (; born March 9, 1997)[1] is a Canadian film and television actress from Oakville, Ontario, known for her role as Corbett in Saw III, reprised in Saw V; the Canadian horror film The Marsh (2006); and the title role in the Family Channel[2] series Debra![3] She also played Lydia in .
She was a regular on during seasons 13 and 14 as Jacqueline "Jack" Jones.
Wilson began her career with a role in the Warner Brother's pilot Chasing Alice[4] at the age of five. Although the TV Movie/pilot 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"[5] about their road trip to Hollywood. Wilson was cast in Ice Planet as Commander Trager's (Michael Ironside) daughter.[6] [7] 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[8] 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; Family Channel picked up the series in summer 2010.[9] [10] [11] and the first season was filmed in January - February 2011. The first episode premiered on Family Channel Saturday, June 4, 2011.[12] 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.[13] They were also in as a character named Lydia.
Like her character on Degrassi, Jack Jones, Wilson is a dancer, practicing mainly in ballet, modern contemporary, and pointe.[14] [15] Wilson graduated from high school in June 2015[16] and attended George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario. She was accepted into their dance program for Technical and Performance Training in Ballet.[17] As of 2018, Wilson was pursuing an anthropology major at the University of Toronto.[18] [19]
In 2023, she published a first-person piece in the Toronto Star about her journey as a queer person.[20]
Niamh Wilson uses all pronouns.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Aurora Borealis | Isabelle | |
| 2006 | Little Claire / Rose | ||
| Saw III | Corbett Denlon | ||
| 2007 | Saw IV | ||
| 2008 | Saw V | ||
| 2009 | Saw VI | Uncredited cameo in director's cut; post-credits scene | |
| 2013 | The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet | Gracie | |
| Skating to New York | Page | ||
| 2014 | Maps to the Stars | Sam | |
| 2018 | Giant Little Ones | Mouse | |
| 2019 | All About Who You Know | Haley | |
| Random Acts of Violence | Aurora |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Chasing Alice | Young Alice | TV film | |
| 2005 | Lindsay | TV film | ||
| Haunting Sarah | Sarah Lewis | TV film | ||
| 2006 | Belinda Greene | TV film | ||
| 2006–08 | Runaway | Susie | Recurring role; 7 episodes | |
| 2007 | They Come Back | Marley Charles | TV film | |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Petra | Episode: "Haunting the Barn" | |
| Heartland | Taylor Kennedy | Episode: "Little Secrets" | ||
| 2011 | Falling Skies | Megan | Episodes: "Sanctuary: Part 1", "Eight Hours" | |
| Haven | Hadley Chambers | Episode: "Silent Night" | ||
| 2011–12 | Debra! | Debra | Lead role; 13 episodes | |
| 2012 | Frenemies | Brittany | TV film | |
| My Babysitter's a Vampire | Val Mudrap | Episode: "Village of the Darned" | ||
| Warehouse 13 | Alice | Episode: "Fractures" | ||
| Rookie Blue | Alice | Episodes: "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life", "I Never" | ||
| 2013 | Hemlock Grove | Pretty Shelley | Episodes: "Birth", "Catabasis", "What Peter Can Live Without" | |
| 2014–15 | Jacqueline "Jack" Jones | Main role (Seasons 13–14); 23 Episodes | ||
| 2015 | Good Witch | Amber | Episodes: "Starting Over...Again", "Do The Right Thing" | |
| Between | Lana | 3 Episodes | ||
| 2017 | Early Release | Bianca Reynolds | TV film | |
| 2021 | I Was Lorena Bobbitt | Teri | TV film | |
| 2023 | Lydia | Recurring Role |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a MOW - Supporting Young Actress | Haunting Sarah | [21] | |
| 2007 | Best Performance in a MOW - Supporting Young Actress | The House Next Door | [22] | ||
| 2008 | Best Performance in a MOW - Leading Young Actress | They Come Back | [23] | ||
| 2012 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress | Debra! | [24] | ||
| Outstanding Young Ensemble In a TV Series | |||||
| 2016 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | [25] |