Anwen O'Driscoll

Anwen O'Driscoll is a Canadian actress. Her roles include Jaime in the romantic film You Can Live Forever and Taylor in the CBC Television/The CW series Burden of Truth.

Early life O'Driscoll was born in Lindsay, Ontario, and immersed in theatre from a young age. Her father is an actor and her mother is the director and writer Altaire Gural. As a child, she began performing at the Lindsay Little Theatre alongside her three siblings. When O'Driscoll was fifteen the family moved to a horse farm near Dunsford, where they kept upwards of 30 horses and her mother was a riding coach. The actress Star Slade lived with the family when she was a teen.

Career O'Driscoll began her career in 2012, at the age of eleven, with an appearance on the teen sitcom Life With Boys. She also had a leading role in the children's series Emerald Code, before her breakout role in the 2018 CBC series Burden of Truth. O'Driscoll plays Taylor Matheson, a high school student who falls ill after a mysterious illness plagues a small town. While appearing in Burden of Truth, O'Driscoll had a recurring role in October Faction, a supernatural television series from Netflix , and performed in the Starz series American Gods and the short film Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story.

O'Driscoll starred in the 2022 film You Can Live Forever, alongside June Laporte. O'Driscoll portrays Jaime, a queer teen sent to live with a devout Jehovah's Witness community in rural Quebec, where she forms a romantic relationship with the daughter of the congregation's leader. Critically well received, the film was a selection at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement - Feature Film, at the 2022 Directors Guild of Canada awards.

O'Driscoll continued to act in the independent films No Safe Haven (2023), To Hold the Night (2024), The Bearded Girl (2025), and This Time (2025). Since 2025 she has portrayed Riri Timurov, a main cast member in the Netflix series Bet, based on the Japanese manga Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler.

Personal life O'Driscoll is based in Toronto, Canada. She identifies as queer.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Flint Kaylie Walters 2018 Honey Bee Lindsay 2021 Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story Ashley Reeves Short 2021 The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story Alexis 2022 You Can Live Forever Jaime 2023 No Safe Haven Harper Tomkins 2024 To Hold the Night Nadine Short 2025 The Bearded Girl Cleo 2025 This Time Grace Mitchum

Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 Life with Boys Fiona Episode: "Fashion Faux Pas with Boys" 2017-2019 Emerald Code Lana 40 episodes 2018-2021 Burden of Truth Taylor Matheson 30 episodes 2020 Nurses Gabi Gonzalez 2 episodes 2020 October Faction Cathy 6 episodes 2021 American Gods Sophie Episode: "A Winter's Tale" 2021 Hudson & Rex Katie Davidow Episode: "Endless Summer" 2025 Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Alice Temple Episode: "Tango Romeo" 2025 Bet Riri 10 episodes