Victory Van Tuyl is an American actress. She starred in the Nickelodeon series Marvin Marvin"Internet phenomenon Lucas Cruikshank seeks an interplanetary hit on Nickelodeon; 'Marvin Marvin,' about a teen from outer space, features one of YouTube's early stars," Daily News, Saturday, January 26, 2013."EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Actress Victory Van Tuyl," fanlala.com, January 11, 2013.Brian Lowry, "Review: ‘Marvin Marvin’," Variety, October, 2012. and the independent film, Bedeviled, which had a theatrical release of August 11, 2017. In September 2024, Van Tuyl was announced as part of the cast for the television adaptation of J.R.Ward's bestselling paranormal romance series, The Black Dagger Brotherhood, in the role of Marissa.
Early life Van Tuyl was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Indian Hill, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati."Bios," nickpress-marvinmarvin.com , retrieved October 22, 2014. At age 11, she moved back to Atlanta and began acting in community theatre, starring in several productions, including A Christmas Carol, Hansel and Gretel, Ramona Quimby and Will Rogers Follies.Susan J. Yeager, "Victory Van Tuyl Plays Sister to a Space Case on Nickelodeon's 'Marvin Marvin'!" enterteenmentnews.com, retrieved October 20, 2014."Nickelodeon 'Marvin Marvin's' Victory Van Tuyl," staticmultimedia.com, January 23, 2012."Victory Van Tuyl," theaterreview.com , retrieved October 22, 2014. She signed with an agent and began traveling the Southeast, appearing in a number of independent films, such as Winter’s Tale, Magellan, and the lead role in Magic in the Forest.
Career In 2009 she appeared in the horror movie Zombieland.Kristen Kraemer, "10 Things to Know About Nickelodeon's 'Marvin, Marvin' Star Victory Van Tuyl!," teen.com, November 13, 2012. Van Tuyl and her family relocated to Los Angeles in 2011 to better pursue her acting career. Shortly after arriving she landed a recurring role as Julie on the Nickelodeon series Supah Ninjas. She also appeared in The Aquabats! Super Show!. Nickelodeon then offered her the part of Teri, one of the lead roles in the network's new series, Marvin Marvin. In it she starred alongside YouTube-sensation-turned-TV-star Lucas Cruikshank, who portrayed a space alien sent to live on Earth. Van Tuyl played his human sister who helped him navigate life as a typical American teenager.Jeff Korbelik, "Columbus teen to star in Nickelodeon TV series," Lincoln Journal Star, November 20, 2012."TWIST Exclusive: TWIST Chats with Marvin Marvin's Victory Van Tuyl!" Twist Magazine, January 12, 2013."Nickelodeon's Brand-New Comedy Series, Marvin Marvin, Makes Network Premiere on Sat., Nov. 24," Popstar!, November 10, 2012. She starred in all twenty episodes of the entire Marvin Marvin series."Marvin Marvin: Cancelled, No Season Two for Nickelodeon Series," tvseriesfinale.com, June 27, 2013. She appeared in season 6 of the ABC series Castle, playing the role of Kris Howard in the episode "Smells like Teen Spirit." In 2014 she starred in the independent film The Stable Boy. Van Tuyl starred as Marissa in the Passionflix TV series The Black Dagger Brotherhood which was released on June 5, 2025.
Awards In 2013 Van Tuyl was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category of Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress for her performance in Marvin Marvin."2013 Nominations," youngartistawards.org, retrieved October 22, 2014.
Filmography
Cinema Year Title Role2008VisitorMonster-Girl2008Winter's TaleAllison Clark2009MagellanAshley2009ZombielandBubby & Pee Paw's Granddaughter2010Magic in the ForestCaty2011Demonica's ReignLittle Girl #52011AnonymousKate2014The Stable BoySophia2016Bedeviled Haley Davis2017Honor CouncilMary Elizabeth
Television Year Title Role Notes2011–2012Supah NinjasJulie5 episodes 2012The Aquabats! Super Show!Birthday GirlEpisode: "ManAnt!"2012–2013Marvin MarvinTeri19 episodes2014CastleKris HowardEpisode: "Smells like Teen Spirit"2025–ongoingThe Black Dagger BrotherhoodMarissa
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