Whitney Peak

Whitney Peak (born 28 January 2003) is a Ugandan and Canadian actress. She starred in the HBO Max revival of Gossip Girl (2021–2023). Her other work includes the Apple TV+ series Home Before Dark, the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2019–2020) and the Disney+ film Hocus Pocus 2 (2022). She is set to play Lenore Dove Baird in the upcoming film The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026).

Early life and education Born in Kampala, Uganda, in 2003, Peak is the youngest daughter of a Ugandan hairdresser and stepdaughter of a Canadian aircraft engineer. Her family is Muslim. She attended boarding school at Hillside Primary School (Naalya), and was a competitive swimmer. Her family relocated to Canada in 2012, settling in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia where Peak switched to a public school, including Terry Fox Secondary.

Career

Molly's Game and first roles After moving to Canada, Peak received the chance to audition for a project before realizing that it was a scam. She was, however, able to find an agent and land bit parts in the TV movie Campfire Kiss and the film Molly's Game. She also featured in the TV shows Legends of Tomorrow, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, iZombie, and Home Before Dark.

Gossip Girl and breakthrough In 2019, Peak submitted an audition for the role of Zoya Lott in the Gossip Girl reboot. The directors were so taken with her audition that she immediately got the role, marking her first leading role. The show ran from 2021 to 2023 and was cancelled after two seasons. In 2022, she starred as Becca in Hocus Pocus 2, a sequel to Kenny Ortega's Halloween film. After featuring on the podcast Big Envelopes and the short film Wait, Your Car?, Peak returned to the screen in 2025 as Anna Reeves in Eye For An Eye and Yvonne Reynolds in Trap House. In 2026, she starred as Dakota Edwards in Netflix's thriller Thrash, which aired to mixed reviews.

Upcoming projects In 2027, the film 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank will release in theaters. In 2025, Peak was cast in the leading role of Lenore Dove in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which will air November 20, 2026. She will also star as Grant, a musician, in the biopic Ethel and play an undisclosed role in the film Miami Vice '85.

Political views Peak has discussed her privileges as a biracial woman and spoken on the confusion of being perceived as white in Uganda and a person of color in Canada. She has also spoken for the need of greater diversity in entertainment. In an interview with Harper's Bazaar, she said "Race, ethnicity, religion, shape, size, sex—all these shouldn’t matter." and emphasized her belief that people from all backgrounds should have equal opportunity.

Endorsements In 2021, Peak was named as a brand ambassador in the United States for the house of Chanel. In 2023, Peak was appointed as the face of Chanel fragrance, making her their first Black ambassador for Coco Mademoiselle ; the TV commercial campaign uses the 1978 song Follow Me by Amanda Lear.

Filmography

Film

+ Year Title Role Notes 2017 Molly's Game Stella 2022 Hocus Pocus 2 Becca 2025 Wait, Your Car? Beth Short film Eye for an Eye Anna Reeves Trap House Yvonne Reynolds 2026 Thrash Dakota Edwards Lenore Dove Baird Post-Production 2027 Joni J

Television + Year Title Role Notes 2017 Campfire Kiss Gillian Television film 2018 Legends of Tomorrow Lenise Episode: "Wet Hot American Bummer" 2019−2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Judith Blackwood 10 episodes 2019 iZombie Student Episode: "Five, Six, Seven, Ate!" 2020 Home Before Dark Alpha Jessica 2021–2023 Gossip Girl Zoya Lott Main role

Music videos Year Song title Artist Reference 2022 "Nonsense" Sabrina Carpenter