Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova (; born 2 December 2002) is a Canadian-American actress and model. She is best known for playing Svetlana Vetrova in the Crave original television series Heated Rivalry (2025–present).
Early life Kharlamova was born in Toronto to a Russian-Ukrainian mother and a Trinidadian father. She spent the first few years of her life in Toronto before moving to Saint Petersburg, Russia, after which she describes being "ping-ponged" between the two places. She has cited Russian as her first language. Her great-uncle was the Soviet ice hockey player Valeri Kharlamov, through whom she is also of distant Basque descent. Ksenia claims E. M. Roach, the renowned Trinidadian poet, as her paternal grandfather.https://www.instagram.com/p/C0CZjA5P4fi/?igsh=MThsbTA2Y2hyMWttZQ==
She received training in dance, singing and theatre, as well as in Russian circus traditions, and began her career appearing as an extra in television series and films.
Career Kharlamova was signed to an agency at the age of 16 and began her career as an actress and model. Her first credited role was in the 2017 science fiction film Downsizing.
She made her television debut in 2020 in the Amazon Prime series The Boys. In 2022, she appeared as Yazmin in the CBC series Strays.
In 2023, Kharlamova portrayed Jasmyn in the Roku series Slip. That same year, she became a series regular as Much in the Global TV series Robyn Hood, earning a nomination for the Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Program or Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards. The following year, she appeared as Annabelle Volkov in The Boarding School Murders.
In 2025, Kharlamova appeared as Nicole in the FX series Adults and as Ashley in the Canadian medical drama SkyMed. She also played a singer in the film A Very Jonas Christmas Movie. Later that year, she was cast as Svetlana Sergeevna Vetrova in the Crave romantic drama Heated Rivalry. The series is based on the Game Changers novel series by Rachel Reid, although Kharlamova's role was expanded from the character as depicted in the novel Heated Rivalry. It earned her another nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Program or Series at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards, which she lost to her Heated Rivalry co-star Sophie Nélisse.
On 13 February 2026, Kharlamova made her runway debut, walking for Christian Cowan at New York Fashion Week.
She will appear as Stacey Mallory in the Amazon coming-of-age series, Sterling Point, premiering in August 2026. During the same month, she was announced to be starring opposite Gustaf Skarsgård in the psychological thriller film Exit to the Guillotine, directed by Zachary Cotler. The film is scheduled for release in 2027.
Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
Film
+ Year Title Role Notes 2017 Downsizing Colony Member 2024 The Boarding School Murders Annabelle Volkov 2025 A Very Jonas Christmas Movie Singer 2027 scope="row" Zara Dawson
Television
+ Year Title Role Notes 2020 The Boys Girl in Classroom Episode: "What I Know" 2022 Strays Yazmin 3 episodes 2023 Slip Jasmyn 3 episodes Robyn Hood Much 8 episodes 2025 SkyMed Ashley Episode: "The Fire" Adults Nicole Episode: "Pilot" 2025–present Heated Rivalry Svetlana Sergeevna Vetrova 4 episodes 2026 Sterling Point Stacey Mallory 2 episodes
Accolades Award Year Category Work Result Canadian Screen Awards 2024 Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Program or Series Robyn Hood 2026Heated Rivalry
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