Vanessa Smythe

Actor

Born March 25, 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Vanessa Smythe is a Canadian actor and writer, best known for playing Michio in The Expanse. You can catch her on shows like Hudson & Rex and Murdoch Mysteries, and her live solo show, In Case We Disappear, has sold out houses internationally. She creates escape rooms in video stores and composes poems for arts and sports campaigns, and her latest solo show was performed when she was 8 months pregnant. You can catch her in the upcoming films Littlemouth and Trap, directed by M Night Shyamalan.

Acting

Signal One
Film, 2026
as Mother
Heirlooms
Film, 2026
Sheriff Country
TV series, 2025
as Carol Gimble
The Players
Film, 2025
as Rose
Single Woman Seeking Child
Film, 2025
as Sandy Watters
Trap
Film, 2024
as Tour Manager
Less Than Kosher
TV series, 2023
as Rachel
The Amityville Curse
Film, 2023
as Debbie Klein
Christmas Plus One
Film, 2022
as Amy
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV series, 2022
as Harper
The Expanse: One Ship
TV series, 2021
as Michio
Christmas Beneath the Stars
Film, 2021
as Gretta
Pieces of a Woman
Film, 2020
as Linda
Mrs. America
TV series, 2020
as Shirley MacLaine
We Had It Coming
Film, 2019
Hudson & Rex
TV series, 2019
as Briane Peters
Cradle to Grave
Film, 2017
as Alice (25-42)
Designated Survivor
TV series, 2016
as Reporter
The Expanse
TV series, 2015
as Michio
Bath Salts
Film, 2012
Warehouse 13
TV series, 2009
as Coat Check Girl