# Amy Forsyth

Amy Forsyth (born 6 August 1995) is a Canadian actress. On television, she appeared as a series regular on the Hulu drama The Path (2016–17), the second season of SyFy horror anthology Channel Zero (2017), and the NBC musical drama Rise (2018), along with recurring roles on the science fiction Western Defiance (2014–15) and the historical drama The Gilded Age (2022). She appeared in the horror films A Christmas Horror Story (2015), Hell Fest (2018), and We Summon the Darkness (2020) and the drama films Beautiful Boy (2018), CODA (2021), and The Novice (2021).

## Career

She started her career in episodic roles in the television shows Cracked, Reign, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, and Coyote. She also appeared in the films Beautiful Boy and CODA.
Forsyth made her feature film debut in the 2013 horror film Torment directed by Jordan Barker, in which she played the role of Mary Bronson / Little Monkey, which premiered October 11, 2013.
In 2015, Forsyth played the role of Alice Kelly in the television film The Music in Me. In the same year, she played Caprice Bauer in A Christmas Horror Story starring William Shatner, which was released on October 2, 2015, along with a VOD release. Also the same year, Forsyth worked in two television films: Lead with Your Heart as Lacey Walker and Kingmakers as Julia Hennessey.
In 2016, Forsyth appeared on the first season of the drama series The Path, in which she played the recurring role of Ashley Fields.
In 2017, Forsyth appeared in the second season of the horror anthology series Channel Zero alongside Aisha Dee and Jeff Ward, in which she played the lead role of Margot Sleator.
In 2018, Forsyth was cast to play the lead role of Gwen Strickland in the musical drama series Rise starring Josh Radnor. In the same year, Forsyth played the lead role of Natalie in the slasher film Hell Fest alongside Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, and Tony Todd, which was released on September 28, 2018, by CBS Films and Lionsgate.
In 2019, Forsyth played the role of Beverly in the horror thriller film We Summon the Darkness directed by Marc Meyers and written by Alan Trezza, which was premiered at Mammoth Film Festival on February 28, 2019 and released on April 10, 2020, by Saban Films.
Forsyth co-starred Isabelle Fuhrman in the 2021 psychological sports drama film The Novice directed by Lauren Hadaway, where she played the role of Jamie Brill.
Forsyth played the recurring role of Carrie Astor in the historical drama series The Gilded Age.
In 2023, Forsyth was cast to play the main role of Linda in the drama series Dear Edward, based on Ann Napolitano's 2020 novel of the same name.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Torment | Mary Bronson / Little Monkey | |
| 2015 | A Christmas Horror Story | Caprice Bauer | |
| 2018 | Beautiful Boy | Diane | |
| 2018 | Hell Fest | Natalie | |
| 2019 | We Summon the Darkness | Beverly | |
| 2021 | CODA | Gertie | |
| 2021 | The Novice | Jamie Brill | |
| 2024 | Shook | Claire | |
| 2024 | Inedia | Cora | |
| TBA | Plainclothes | Emily | In production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Cracked | Julia Grieveson | Episode: "Faces" |
| 2014 | Reign | Isobel Derant | Episode: "Sacrifice" |
| 2014 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Eden | Episode: "Everything is Everything" |
| 2014–2015 | Defiance | Andina | Recurring |
| 2015 | The Music in Me | Alice Kelly | Television film |
| 2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Penelope Trotwood | Episode: "Capsize" |
| 2015 | Lead with Your Heart | Lacey Walker | Television film |
| 2015 | Kingmakers | Julia Hennessey | Unaired television pilot |
| 2016–2017 | The Path | Ashley Fields | Main role (season 1); guest role (season 2) |
| 2017 | Channel Zero: The No-End House | Margot Sleator | Main role |
| 2018 | Robot Chicken | Dorothy Ann / Romaine | Voice role; episode: "We Don't See Much of That in 1940s America" |
| 2018 | Rise | Gwen Strickland | Main role |
| 2022 | Coyote | Kate Clemens | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age | Carrie Astor | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2023 | Dear Edward | Linda | Main role |