# Galadriel Stineman

Galadriel Stineman is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Gwen Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm and as Cassidy Finch in The Middle. In 2015, Stineman was cast as one of eight playable characters, Ashley Brown, in an interactive drama horror game, Until Dawn, developed by Supermassive Games.

## Early life

Stineman was born in Cincinnati and named after the character Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings, which her mother read while pregnant. She completed her high-school education at Newport Central Catholic High School, in Newport, Kentucky. She was a cheerleader, dancer and horseback rider, and also participated in drama club while at school.
She grew up in Northern Kentucky, where her father was a tennis player as well as a teacher and her mother, a nurse. She then attended Northern Kentucky University. As a very involved undergrad, she was president of Delta Zeta sorority, vice president of student government and named "Outstanding Senior of the Year". It was during her time at NKU that she became involved in student films and eventually signed with a couple local talent agencies to pick up extra money. She graduated magna cum laude in 2007 from the College of Informatics.

## Career

Stineman moved to Los Angeles after graduation and made her debut in Fame (2009) as a dancer. Her breakthrough came when she portrayed Gwen Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009), a science fiction action film by Alex Winter based on the Cartoon Network animated series Ben 10: Alien Force. She was the second actress to play the part of Gwen. Stineman had been involved in major projects since 2009. She played Audra in Junkyard Dog (2010) and Cassidy in The Middle (2012–14) She also provided the voice and motion capture for Ashley Brown in the Sony Interactive Entertainment video game Until Dawn (2015).

## Personal life

Stineman is married to actor Kevin Joy and they have two sons, Atticus and Sawyer.

## Filmography

Filmography :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Fame | Dancer | |
| 2009 | Ben 10: Alien Swarm | Gwen Tennyson | |
| 2010 | Junkyard Dog | Audra | |
| 2011 | True Blood | Joyce Watney | Television show |
| 2011–2014, 2017 | The Middle | Cassidy Finch/Lucy Howard | Recurring role (season 4), guest (seasons 5 and 8); 13 episodes |
| 2011 | Betrayed at 17 | Brooke Brandeis | Television film |
| 2012 | Walking the Halls | Emma | |
| 2012 | Community | Woman with Baby | Television show |
| 2012 | Operation Cupcake | Kim Carson | |
| 2012 | The 4 to 9ers | Beth | Television film |
| 2012 | Good Luck Charlie | Molly | Television show |
| 2012 | Bones | Brooke Guminski | Television show |
| 2013 | Shameless | Wendy | Television show |
| 2013 | Austin & Ally | Didi | Television show |
| 2014 | Glee | Vanessa | Television show |
| 2014 | Knock Knock | Hanna | Short |
| 2015 | Man Up | Madison | |
| 2015 | The Party Is Over | Sarah | |
| 2015 | Major Crimes | Lisa Sloan | Television show |
| 2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | Krista | Television show |
| 2016 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Jessica Moore | Television show |
| 2017 | A Moving Romance | Lily | Television film |
| 2017 | Law & Order True Crime | Annie | Television show |
| 2018 | Runaway Romance | Sarah Miller | Television film |
| 2018 | The Art of Murder | Casey | Television film |
| 2019 | The Kids Are Alright | Fiona | Television show |
| 2019 | Blowing Up Right Now | Beth | |
| 2019 | The Teleios Act | Sarah / Mrs. Teleios | Short |
| 2019 | This Is Us | Donna | Television show |
| 2019 | 9-1-1 | Nina Sutton | Television show |
| 2020 | Follow Your Heart | Kathy Yoder | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2022 | NCIS | Sierra Kruger | Television show |
| 2022 | Plus One at an Amish Wedding | Dr. April Monroe | Television film |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015, 2024 | Until Dawn | Ashley "Ash" Brown | Voice and motion capture |