Kirsten Prout

Kirsten Prout (born September 28, 1990) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the ABC Family television shows, portraying Amanda Bloom in Kyle XY and Char Chamberlin in The Lying Game.

Her first sizable break in film came in 2005, when she was cast as Abby Miller, a lead role opposite Jennifer Garner in Elektra.

In 2007, Prout was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series by the Young Artists Awards for Kyle XY.

In 2010, Prout portrayed the vampire "Lucy" in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

She has guest starred in notable series including NCIS, Psych, Devious Maids, Ties That Bind and Dear White People.

Prout is also known for her lead roles in the horror genre, as Alex Bell in the MTV film series My Super Psycho Sweet 16, Jewel McCaul in Joy Ride 3: Roadkill, and Sloane in the 2015 horror indie Even Lambs Have Teeth.

Early life Kirsten Prout began her acting career at the age of ten, after being cast in a commercial opposite NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky. Speaking about her desire to start acting, Prout recalled that it was the only way she thought she could turn being a Disney Princess into a career.

An avid martial artist, Kirsten received a Black Belt in Taekwondo at the age of 13. That year, she was cast in Elektra, and performed her own stunts in the film.

Prout graduated high school from Collingwood School in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

After completing high school and the final season of Kyle XY, Prout attended McGill University, where she majored in English literature. In an interview with The Province, the then 18-year-old Prout said of attending university: "I grew up on sets where I was treated like I was 25... In university you're in classes with incredibly intelligent people. You realize you're not an expert on everything." The film's Producer Gary Foster said of discovering Prout:

Prout has had lead and guest starring roles in over 40 different film and television productions.

Her most notable lead roles included Amanda Bloom in ABC Family's Kyle XY, Alex Bell in MTV's My Super Psycho Sweet 16 comedy-horror trilogy, and "Char Chamberlin" in ABC Family's The Lying Game. Her most notable guest starring roles included Stargate SG-1, NCIS, Psych, Devious Maids, and Dear White People.

Personal life On October 13, 2017, Prout announced her engagement to American television development executive Matt Zien; they married on November 6, 2017. She has since become an American citizen.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Mindstorm Young Tracy Wellman 2001 De grot Julie Uncredited 2005 Elektra Abigail "Abby" Miller 2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Lucy 2013 No Clue Reese 2014 Joy Ride 3: Roadkill Jewel McCaul Direct-to-video film 2015 Even Lambs Have Teeth Sloane 2020 Captured Nicole Direct-to-video film; filmed in 2012

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 The Linda McCartney Story Stella Television film 2000 First Wave Emily Episode: "Wednesday's Child" 2000 Once Upon a Christmas Brittany Morgan Television film 2001 Mysterious Ways Lindsay Kasper Episode: "Wonderful" 2001 Night Visions Wendy Episode: "The Doghouse / Still Life"; segment: "Still Life" 2001 The Wedding Dress Stella Carver Television film 2001 Twice Upon a Christmas Brittany Morgan Television film 2002 Jeremiah Elayna Episode: "The Touch" 2002 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Katie Episode: "The Doll" 2002 The Dead Zone Susan Reed Episode: "Here There Be Monsters" 2003 Stargate SG-1 Nesa Episode: "Birthright" 2004 The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess Amanda Guess Television film 2005 Cold Squad Ashley Episode: "The Filth" 2006–2009 Kyle XY Amanda Bloom Main role, 39 episodes 2007 Witness to Murder Samantha Cooper Television film 2010 Meteor Storm Kara Television film 2010 Locked Away Taylin Television film 2010 Seven Deadly Sins Miranda Stevens Television miniseries 2010 My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 Alex Bell Television film 2011–2012 The Lying Game Charlotte "Char" Chamberlin Main role, 12 episodes 2012 My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 Alex Bell Television film 2012 NCIS Lydia Wade Episode: "Gone" 2013 Psych Zola Episode: "Cirque du Soul" 2013 Devious Maids Allison Episode: "Taking Out the Trash" 2013 Social Nightmare Catherine Hardy Television film 2015 My Life as a Dead Girl Chelsea White Television film 2015 The Wrong Girl Michelle Foley Television film 2015 Ties That Bind Chelsea Boyd Episode: "The Whole Picture" 2017 Dear White People Emily 2 episodes 2017 Woman of the House Sara Weiss Television film 2017 The Christmas Train Julie Television film

Music videos "Starlight" (2010) by The Framework, as Juliette