Vanessa Smythe

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Trap (2024) — Tour Manager
2. The Expanse (2015) — Michio
3. Pieces of a Woman (2020) — Linda
4. Designated Survivor (2016) — Reporter
5. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) — Harper
6. Warehouse 13 (2009) — Coat Check Girl
7. Mrs. America (2020) — Shirley MacLaine
8. Hudson & Rex (2019) — Briane Peters
9. Sheriff Country (2025) — Carol Gimble
10. Signal One (2026) — Mother
11. Christmas Plus One (2022) — Amy
12. The Amityville Curse (2023) — Debbie Klein
13. The Expanse: One Ship (2021) — Michio
14. Christmas Beneath the Stars (2021) — Gretta
15. Cradle to Grave (2017) — Alice (25-42)
16. The Players (2025) — Rose
17. Heirlooms (2026)
18. We Had It Coming (2019)
19. Bath Salts (2012)
20. Single Woman Seeking Child (2025) — Sandy Watters
21. Less Than Kosher (2023) — Rachel