Rachel Skarsten

Rachel Skarsten Biography

Rachel Skarsten (born 23 April 1985) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Dinah Lance on the television series Birds of Prey.

Rachel Skarsten was born in Toronto to a Canadian Mother and Norwegian Father. She has one younger brother. Rachel trained with the Royal Academy of Dance for 12 years and attended Claude Watson School for the Arts from grades 4-12. There she majored in visual arts and the cello.

After being discovered by an agent at a memorial for her father, she went on to be cast as a regular in shows such as Little Men before landing her "big break" as a lead in the Warner Brothers television series Birds of Prey.

After filming wrapped Skarsten left Los Angeles and returned to Canada where she completed a double degree in English Literature and Classical Studies at the prestigious Queens University in Kingston, Ontario.

Following this, she returned to acting with arcs on Flashpoint and The Listener as well as work in Canadian Independents such as Servitude and Two Hands to Mouth. Currently she has just wrapped season 3 of Lost Girl and The LA Complex.

In her spare time, Skarsten loves to participate in all things hockey. She played goalie for the Midget AA Leaside Wildcats in high school and now continues to mind the net in a local film-crew hockey league.

Filmography

Film

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Virginia's Run	Caroline Lofton
2003	Fear of the Dark	Heather Fontaine
2007	Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer	Eve
2007	American Pie Presents Beta House	Sharon	Video
2011	Servitude	Alex
2012	Two Hands to Mouth	Leah Whitefield	Completed

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	'	Mickey Twitty	Episode: "Vootle-Muck-a-Heey"
1998"1999	Little Men	Elizabeth 'Bess' Lawrence	24 episodes
1999	Justice	Actress	TV movie
2000	Angels in the Infield	Brigitte	TV movie
2000	Twice in a Lifetime	Julie Adams	Episode: "Curveball"
2001	Jewel	Raylene Hilburn (age 14)	TV movie
2001	Screech Owls	Suki Sutherland	Episode: "A Star Is Gone"
2002	POV Sports on CBC	Science of Sports Host	TV series
2002	Tracker	Jamie Swenson / Lontoria	Episode: "The Miracle"
2002"2003	Birds of Prey	Dinah Lance	14 episodes
2003	Missing	Brittney Moore	Episode: "Basic Training"
2005	Category 7: The End of the World	Lyra Duffy	TV movie
2010	Made... The Movie	Andi	TV movie
2011	Awakening	Leila	TV movie
2011	Flashpoint	Natalie Braddock	4 episodes
2011"2012	'	Elyse	3 episodes
2012	'	Roxanne	3 episodes
2012	Transporter: The Series	Delia	Episode: "The General's Daughter"
2012	Beauty & the Beast	Brooke	Episodes: "Worth" and "Bridesmaid Up!"
2013	Lost Girl	Tamsin	11 episodes

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