Grace Van Dien (born October 15, 1996) is an American actress. She is most notably known for playing Chrissy Cunningham in Stranger Things (2022) and starring in Roost (AKA What Comes Around), which premiered at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival. She has also played Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series Greenhouse Academy (2017) and Katie Campbell in NBC drama series The Village (2019). She also portrayed Sharon Tate in the Mary Harron–directed film Charlie Says (2018).
Early life Grace Van Dien was born on Tuesday, 15 October 1996, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actors Casper Van Dien and Carrie Mitchum, and the great-granddaughter of Hollywood Golden Age star Robert Mitchum. She is also the great-great-niece to John Mitchum. Van Dien has one older brother, a half brother, and two half-sisters. On her father's side, Van Dien has Dutch, Swedish, French, and English ancestry.
Career In 2005, Van Dien appeared with her family in the reality series I Married a Princess, which aired on the Lifetime Television channel in the United States. On the acting side, Van Dien played several small roles in her father's films throughout her childhood. Prior to pursuing acting, Van Dien intended to become a writer. Van Dien discovered her passion for acting while filming Sleeping Beauty (2014). Between 2015 and 2017, she appeared in numerous television films, independent films and had guest starring roles in the television series Code Black and White Famous.
Van Dien's first major television role was playing Brooke Osmond in the Netflix teen drama series Greenhouse Academy; a role she played in the series' first two seasons (2017–2019). In 2018, she starred as Sharon Tate in the biographical film Charlie Says, which had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. In 2019, Van Dien was cast in the starring role of Katie Campbell in the NBC drama series The Village, which was cancelled after one season.
In May 2022, Van Dien guest starred in the fourth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things, playing Chrissy Cunningham, a popular (but troubled) cheerleader at Hawkins High School.
In September 2023, she signed with WME.
Twitch streaming In 2021, Van Dien began streaming on live streaming service Twitch, reaching over 200,000 followers within three months of starting her channel. Van Dien, who occasionally streams 'just chatting' sessions and Valorant gameplay, has said that streaming provides her with the opportunity to control her own voice. She signed with United Talent Agency for representation in August 2022. In May 2023, Van Dien joined gaming organization FaZe Clan as a content creator. She left the organization after a dispute with Nordan Shat, also known as "FaZe Rain". Since September 2023, WME represents her exclusively.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Sleeping Beauty Princess Dawn 2015 San Andreas Quake Ali Fire Twister Girlfriend 2016 Army Dog Tara Holloway Storage Locker 181 Grace Patient Seven Jessa / Patient Five 2017 Awaken the Shadowman Samantha 2018 Charlie Says Sharon Tate 2020 Riding Faith Grace Lady Driver Ellie Lansing The Binge Lena 2022 V for Vengeance Scarlett What Comes Around Anna Originally titled Roost 2024 Somnium Dakota Originally titled Alaska The FixElla McPhee Silver Star Franny 2025 Redux Redux Anna Kelly 2026 Silver Star Franny Bree Johnson Post-production Filming Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 I Married a Princess Herself Reality television series 2010 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation Randy's Daughter Television film; credited as Caroline Grace Van Dien 2015 Code Black Friend One Episode: "Pre-Existing Conditions" 2016 Max Ruby Unsold television pilot The Bad Twin Olivia / Quinn Television film 2017 Escaping Dad Amy Television film White Famous Ryann Episodes: "Woo", "Duality" 2017–2018 Greenhouse Academy Brooke Osmond Main role (seasons 1–2) 2019 The Village Katie Campbell Main role What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage Tori Episode: "Havenbrook" The Rookie Olivia Episode: "Tough Love" 2021 Immoral Compass Tally Episode: "Part 4: Parenthood" 2022 Stranger Things Chrissy Cunningham Episode: "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club"
Other projects
"Cool People in LA" (2019) music video by Bret James, directed by Bianca Poletti Monsters and Muses (2020), short film in which she plays Persephone, directed by herself "Julius Caesar Live" (2022), live performance by Acting for a Cause in which she played Calphurnia, directed and produced by Brando Crawford BlackBoxTV Presents: Scream Park (2022) video game, in which she plays Kelly Q, written and directed by Tony E. Valenzuela "QTC's Murder Mystery" (2023) live show, in which she played the Cheshire Cat, produced by QTCinderella
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