Cast & creator
Vanessa Smythe
Best known for The Expanse, Hudson & Rex, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
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.
12
film credits
9
television credits
21
2009–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (21)
Showing 21 of 21 credits
The Expanse
Michio
2015
Hudson & Rex
Briane Peters
2019
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Harper
2022
Warehouse 13
Coat Check Girl
2009
Designated Survivor
Reporter
2016
Sheriff Country
Carol Gimble
2025
Trap
Tour Manager
2024
Mrs. America
Shirley MacLaine
2020
Signal One
Mother
2026
Pieces of a Woman
Linda
2020
The Expanse: One Ship
Michio
2021
We Had It Coming
2019
The Players
Rose
2025
The Amityville Curse
Debbie Klein
2023
Heirlooms
2026
Less Than Kosher
Rachel
2023
Christmas Beneath the Stars
Gretta
2021
Christmas Plus One
Amy
2022
Cradle to Grave
Alice (25-42)
2017
Single Woman Seeking Child
Sandy Watters
2025