Liv Hewson

Actor and playwright Liv Hewson became best known in the United States for their supporting role on the horror comedy series "Santa Clarita Diet" (Netflix, 2017). Born in Australia, Hewson studied at the venerable Canberra Youth Theatre as a child, refining their acting and playwriting skills. Their debut play, "Bona Mors," dealt with "how children understand and deal with death." From there, Hewson made their onscreen debut in the short film "Alfonso Frisk" (2013). After appearing in small parts on the TV series "I've Got No Legs" (AIPA, 2014-), "Do You Mind?" (Amazon, 2014-15), and "Dramaworld" (Viki, 2016-), Hewson made their full-length film debut in Ry Russo-Young's drama "Before I Fall" (2017). Hewson's next big role came in the form of Abby Hammond, the daughter of real estate agents played by Timothy Olyphant and Drew Barrymore who must deal with Barrymore's character's transformation into a flesh-eating zombie in the horror comedy series "Santa Clarita Diet" (Netflix, 2017). Hewson has a recurring role in the thriller drama series, "Yellowjackets" (Showtime, 2021-).