Marie Avgeropoulos

**Marie Avgeropoulos** (; born 17 June 1986) is a Canadian actress and model. She is best known for her role as Octavia Blake on The CW's post-apocalyptic science fiction television series _The 100_ (2014–present).

## Early life

Avgeropoulos was born on 17 June 1986 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She grew up fishing, hunting and camping, spending most of her free time outdoors. Avgeropoulos started playing drums when she was 16. After studying broadcast journalism for two years in her hometown, Avgeropoulos moved to Europe. Several months later, she came back to Canada and settled in Vancouver.

## Career

One of her friends invited her for a casting call in Vancouver, which happened to be looking for drummers. A talent agent recognized her talent and invited her to appear in various national commercials. She caught the attention of director Chris Columbus. He hired Avgeropoulos for _I Love You, Beth Cooper_,_ _which became her first feature film role. Her appearance in the film gave her the opportunities to star in more films and television shows.

In 2010, Avgeropoulos was cast as Kim Rhodes in the film _Hunt to Kill_, which became her break-out role.

Early in 2013, Avgeropoulos made her break-out in television after being cast for a recurring role in The CW's _Cult_. However, the series failed to attract viewers and after episode 7, the show was cancelled. The remaining six episodes of the show were broadcast later in the summer.

Not long after the show ended, The CW cast her as one of the main characters in their new sci-fi, _The 100_, to portray the character Octavia Blake.

## Personal life

The 32-year-old actress and her 41-year-old boyfriend allegedly began arguing in a car on the Ventura (134) Freeway shortly after midnight 5 August 2018. Avgeropoulos was accused of striking him multiple times in the head, neck and arm, resulting in minor injuries, according to the District Attorney's Office. She was then charged with domestic violence. Avgeropoulos's boyfriend wants the charges against the actress dropped as he said she doesn't pose a threat.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2009|_I Love You, Beth Cooper_|Valli Wooley|||
|2010|_Random Walk_||Short film||
|2010|_Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief_|Aphrodite Girl|||
|2010|_Hunt to Kill_|Kim Rhodes|||
|2011|_50/50_|Allison|||
|2012|_Fugitive at 17_|Holly|||
|2015|_Tracers_|Nikki|||
|2015|_Numb_|Cheryl|||
|2015|_Isolation_|Nina|||
|2016|__|Chelsea|||
|2016|_Dead Rising: Endgame_|Sandra Lowe|||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2009|_Supernatural_|Taylor|Episode: "After School Special"||
|2009|_Harper's Island_|Stacy|Episode: "Bang"||
|2009|__|Jeanette|Episode: "Body Parts"||
|2009|_Sorority Wars_|Missy|Television film||
|2010|__|Sarah|Episode: "Speed"||
|2010|_Fringe_|Leah / Waitress|2 episodes||
|2010|_Smoke Screen_|Suzi|Television film||
|2010|_Human Target_|Jamie Hartloff|Episode: "The Other Side of the Mall"||
|2011|_Eureka_|Bonnie|Episode: "Reprise"||
|2011|_Hiccups_|Terry|Episode: "Sexual Healing"||
|2012|_Fugitive at 17_|Holly Hamilton|Television film||
|2012|_Walking the Halls_|Amber|Television film||
|2012|__|Samantha|4 episodes||
|2013|_90210_|Cassie McCoy|Episode: "The Empire State Strikes Back"||
|2013|_Cult_|Kirstie Nelson|10 episodes||
|2014–2020|__|Octavia Blake|67 episodes||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Marie Avgeropoulos
- **image**: Marie Avgeropolous (9425010176) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Avgeropoulos at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International
- **birth place**: Thunder Bay, Ontario
- **nationality**: Canadian, Greek
- **yearsactive**: 2009–present