Brittany Allen (born February 5, 1986) is a Canadian actress. Her first notable role was as Marissa Chandler on All My Children from 2009 to 2010, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in 2011. In later years, she worked consistently on television, and in the films of her partner, Colin Minihan, including the 2014 film Extraterrestrial, the 2016 film It Stains the Sands Red and the 2018 film What Keeps You Alive, the latter of which Allen starred in and scored. For her role as Roxie Hamler, a terminally ill cancer patient, on the second season of The Pitt, she was nominated for a 2026 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
Education She attended Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, and the Sheridan Institute for Technology and Advanced Learning in Oakville, Ontario, for their Music Theatre – Performance Program.
Career After a few minor roles in TV movies, Allen played the role of Marissa Chandler on All My Children from April 21, 2009 to December 21, 2010. For this role, she earned a Daytime Emmy Award in 2011 in the category Younger Actress in a Drama Series. She went on to appear in several TV series, with recurring roles in the Canadian drama Bomb Girls and the American science fiction western Defiance on the Syfy network.
In 2014, she played the lead role in the science fiction horror film Extraterrestrial, directed by Colin Minihan of The Vicious Brothers, with whom Allen started an ongoing personal and professional relationship.
In 2015, Allen starred in the psychological thriller Backgammon and contributed to the writing of the story for the independent comedy-drama film, Almost Anything.
In 2016, she teamed up with Minihan again for the unconventional zombie film It Stains the Sands Red, where Allen acted as executive producer and starred as a lone woman being chased by a single, relentless zombie throughout the desert.
In 2017, Allen starred in the science fiction drama Incontrol. She also had a co-starring role in the horror film Jigsaw, a sequel to the Saw film franchise.
In 2018, she appeared on the USA Network series Falling Water, replacing Brooke Bloom in the role of Sabine for the series' second season. She also played the role of Ella Riordan in the second season of NBC's "Taken". The same year she co-starred alongside her Jigsaw co-star Hannah Emily Anderson in the thriller What Keeps You Alive, which she also produced and scored. The film marks her third collaboration with Colin Minihan.
In 2019, she appeared in the horror film The Prodigy as Margaret St. James. The same year she appeared as Charlotte/Popclaw in the Amazon superhero black comedy television series, The Boys.
Personal life In 2014, she started dating Canadian director Colin Minihan, whom she met on the set of Extraterrestrial, which he directed and in which she starred.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2008 The RockerI Heart Matt Girl2012Dead Before DawnLucy Winthrop2014ExtraterrestrialApril2015BackgammonMiranda2015Farhope TowerSusan2015Look AgainTanya2016It Stains the Sands RedMollyAlso executive producer2017 The DefinitesBernie2017IncontrolNaomi2017Jigsaw Carly 2018What Keeps You Alive JulesAlso executive producer and composer2019 The Prodigy Margaret St. James2025 Coyotes JulieAlso composer2026 The Yeti Ellie Bannister
Television Year Title Role Notes1999What Katy DidCecy HallTelevision film1999Restless SpiritsStaceyTelevision film2000Virtual MomMelindaTelevision film2001Walter and HenryJuneTelevision film2002I Love MummyIzzieEpisode: "James Falls in Love"2003Street TimeConnieEpisode: "Follow the Money"2004Prom Queen: The Marc Hall StoryBritney 2Television film2008MaydaySandy PurlEpisode: "Southern Storm"2009Leslie CahillEpisode: "My Sister's Keeper"2009–2010All My ChildrenMarissa TaskerRegular role2010AbroadFriday LivingstoneTelevision film2012Bomb GirlsHazel MacDugallRecurring role2013Lost GirlDellaEpisode: "Delinquents"2013DefianceTirraRecurring role (season 1)2013SatisfactionAshleyEpisode: "Fade to Blackened"2013PlayedBethEpisode: "Money"2013Republic of DoyleAmy CohenEpisode: "Young Guns"2014Warehouse 13Laura RothEpisode: "Endless"2014Saving HopeMeganEpisode: "The Other Side of Midnight"2015Schitt's CreekBreeEpisode: "Carl's Funeral"2016Girl in the BoxBonnieTelevision film2018Separated at BirthLucy PierceTelevision film2018Falling WaterSabine BrightonRecurring role (season 2)2018TakenElla RiordanEpisodes: "Password", "Viceroy”2019 The BoysCharlotte/Popclaw3 episodes2024–2025Dexter: Original SinLaura MoserRecurring role2026The PittRoxie HamlerRecurring role (season 2)
Awards and nominations Allen won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2011 for playing Marissa Tasker on All My Children. For her guest role on The Pitt, she was nominated for a 2026 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, having submitted herself for the nomination.
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