Devyn Nekoda (born 12 December 2000) is a Canadian actress and dancer. She has appeared in numerous television series from a young age, and appeared in the 2023 slasher film Scream VI.
Early life Nekoda was brought up near Brantford, Ontario where she went to school. She studied dance, circus arts, gymnastics, and played soccer. She started dancing at age two in Simcoe, Ontario. She is of both Welsh/English and Japanese descent.
Career A child actress and dancer, she appeared in Utopia Falls and Backstage. She previously also had a role as Arlene in Canadian spin-off Degrassi: The Next Generation. In 2014, she had a guest role in the Canadian TV show The Next Step. She had a recurring role as Riley in the first series of the Netflix show Ginny & Georgia, and in 2022, appeared in the Disney musical comedy film Sneakerella, a 21st-century update on the Cinderella story.
In 2023, Nekoda appeared in Scream VI as Anika Kayoko, a student at Blackmore University and Mindy Meeks-Martin's girlfriend, as well as Tess in the American television romantic comedy The Holiday Shift on The Roku Channel.Emlyn Travis, Teri Hatcher is a writer searching for her merry meet-cute in How to Fall in Love by the Holidays trailer. Entertainment Weekly, October 31st, 2023.
In April 2024, she joined the cast of horror film Vicious.
Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes2014An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight LuisaDirect-to-video film2022SneakerellaSamiStreaming film2023Scream VIAnika Kayoko2024Friday Night Sext ScandalBrooklyn Streaming film2025ViciousTara2027LiceTBAPost-production
+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes2014Max & ShredWendy Chong1 episode2014Degrassi: The Next GenerationArlene4 episodes2014 The Next StepTroupe Dancer2 episodes2015–2016AnnedroidsCharlieRecurring role, 7 episodes2016 The SwapMackenzie WickTV movie2016–2017BackstageVanessaMain role2016, 2019Raising ExpectationsMadison2 episodes2019Northern RescueAllison2 episodes2019GhostwriterAlice1 episode2020Utopia FallsSage VMain role2020Grand ArmySuki1 episode 2021Ginny & GeorgiaRileyRecurring role (season 1), 6 episodes2023 The Holiday ShiftTessMain role2024Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew FinlanHerself1 episode
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