Liv Hewson
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{{Short description|Australian actor (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Liv Hewson
| image = Liv Hewson (41163729811).jpg
| caption = Hewson in 2018
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor, playwright
| years_active = 2013–present
| notable_works = {{plainlist|
- Abby Hammond on Santa Clarita Diet
- Van Palmer on Yellowjackets}}
}}
Liv Hewson (born 29 November 1995) is an Australian actor and playwright.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/question-time-actress-and-playwright-liv-hewson-20150317-14336i.html|title=Question Time: Actress and playwright Liv Hewson|last=Cerabona|first=Ron|date=20 March 2015|access-date=11 July 2016|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720183023/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/question-time-actress-and-playwright-liv-hewson-20150317-14336i.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.showcast.com.au/showcast/View/ViewActorProfile?actorId=64582&d=SHpxfzaP3YpTlCW9HA1cug|title=Showcast-Liv Hewson|publisher=Showcast|access-date=11 July 2016|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404171541/http://www.showcast.com.au/showcast/View/ViewActorProfile?actorId=64582&d=SHpxfzaP3YpTlCW9HA1cug|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/liv-hewson-dramaworld-interview/|title=Liv Hewson Calls American-Korean Mashup Series 'Dramaworld' a "Korean Narnia"|last=Weintraub|first=Steve|date=12 April 2016|access-date=11 July 2016|website=Collider|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720183022/https://collider.com/liv-hewson-dramaworld-interview/|url-status=live}} Their written work includes "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales and mythology with a queer and dark slant."{{cite tweet|author=liv hewson|user=livhewson|number=832192761851846656|title=lots of re-imaginings of fairytales ...|date=16 February 2017|access-date=19 February 2017}} They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet from 2017 to 2019. Since 2021 they have been portraying Van Palmer in the Showtime series Yellowjackets.
Career
In 2014, Hewson traveled to Los Angeles{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/canberraweekly/docs/cwm20200116_issuu|title=Liv Hewson: from Hughes to Hollywood|last=Samaras|first=Denholm|date=16 January 2020|work=Canberra Weekly|page=24|access-date=19 January 2020|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720183021/https://issuu.com/canberraweekly/docs/cwm20200116_issuu|url-status=live}} to attend an acting workshop. In 2016, they played the lead role of Claire Duncan in the fantasy web series Dramaworld. In 2017, they starred in the film Before I Fall and had recurring roles in the second series of Top of the Lake and in the miniseries Inhumans.
Personal life
Hewson was born in Canberra and was assigned female at birth.{{cite web | url =https://www.teenvogue.com/story/liv-hewson-profile-nonbinary|title=Who's Afraid of Liv Hewson?|work=Teen Vogue| date=28 June 2023| accessdate =28 February 2024}} They grew up in the suburb of Hughes and attended Alfred Deakin High School and Canberra College. Hewson has three brothers; their mother, Angela, is a public servant and their father, Tony, is a psychologist. Hewson began acting as part of the Canberra Youth Theatre. Growing up, the family watched a lot of American television shows, such as The Simpsons and Futurama, which Hewson said made it easy to act with an American accent.{{cite news|last1=Doherty|first1=Megan|title=Canberra girl Liv Hewson is living the Hollywood dream|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/canberra-girl-liv-hewson-starring-with-drew-barrymore-in-netflix-series-the-santa-clarita-diet--and-thats-only-the-start-20170302-gup73s.html|access-date=6 April 2017|work=Canberra Times|date=17 March 2017|archive-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330181857/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/canberra-girl-liv-hewson-starring-with-drew-barrymore-in-netflix-series-the-santa-clarita-diet--and-thats-only-the-start-20170302-gup73s.html|url-status=live}}
In 2011, Hewson came out as non-binary at age 16.{{cite web|first=Noah|last=Berlatsky|url=https://abeautifulperspective.com/2018/05/santa-clarita-diet-liv-hewson-nonbinary-character/|title='Santa Clarita Diet's Liv Hewson has never played a non-binary character—so they're writing one|date=May 3, 2018|work=A Beautiful Perspective|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=31 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031214903/https://abeautifulperspective.com/2018/05/santa-clarita-diet-liv-hewson-nonbinary-character/|url-status=dead}} They are gay and use they/them pronouns.{{Cite web|last=Sarrubba|first=Stefania|date=2019-05-21|title=Santa Clarita Diet actor Liv Hewson: 'There isn't one way to be non-binary'|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/santa-clarita-diet-liv-hewson-way-non-binary/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101011419/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/santa-clarita-diet-liv-hewson-way-non-binary/|archive-date=1 January 2021|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Gay Star News|language=en-GB}} In 2020, Hewson received the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for their LGBT+ advocacy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-to-honor-liv-hewson-with-the-visibility-award-at-2020-hrc-austin-gala|title=HRC to Honor Liv Hewson at the 2020 HRC Austin Gala Dinner|last=Campaign|first=Human Rights|website=Human Rights Campaign|language=en|access-date=2020-02-03|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801200545/https://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-to-honor-liv-hewson-with-the-visibility-award-at-2020-hrc-austin-gala/|url-status=live}} In 2023, Hewson underwent gender affirming surgery after years of considering it. They spoke out against people's negative reactions, stating, "I am not going to entertain anybody's disgust over my body."{{cite news |last1=Etienne |first1=Vanessa |title='Yellowjackets' Star Liv Hewson Feels 'More Alive' After Top Surgery: 'Never Been Happier' |url=https://people.com/yellowjackets-star-liv-hewson-more-alive-after-top-surgery-7554623 |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=People Magazine}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Alfonso Frisk | Fenny Frisk (older) |
| rowspan=2| 2015
| Survey Says | Hillary | Short film |
| So Romantic
| Gurt | Short film |
| 2016
| Lets See How Fast This Baby Will Go | Gloria |
| 2017
| Anna Cartullo | {{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/gabriella-wright-signs-for-security-before-i-fall-adds-liv-hewson-1201629580/|title='Before I Fall' Adds Liv Hewson; Gabriella Wright Joins 'Security'|last=Lincoln|first=Ross A.|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=20 November 2015|access-date=16 October 2016|archive-date=23 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123085541/http://deadline.com/2015/11/gabriella-wright-signs-for-security-before-i-fall-adds-liv-hewson-1201629580/|url-status=live}} |
| 2018
| Puzzle | Nicki | |
| rowspan=2| 2019
| Dorrie | |
| Bombshell
| Lily | |
| 2020
| Denny | |
| 2023
|Bug-Eye (voice) | |
| 2025
|Esther | |
=Television=
= Web series =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2018
|Homecoming Queens |Chloë Reeson | |
References
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Category:Australian stage actors
Category:Australian television actors
Category:21st-century Australian actors
Category:Non-binary dramatists and playwrights
Category:Australian LGBTQ dramatists and playwrights
Category:Australian non-binary actors