• Tracy Spiridakos is a Canadian actress popularly known for her roles in “Chicago PD”, “Mortal Kombat: Legacy”, “Being Human” and “Revolution”.
• She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and grew up in Skala, Greece.
• She started her acting career in 2007 and rose to prominence in 2011 with her role in “Mortal Kombat: Legacy”.
• She was nominated for a Saturn Award for her role in “Revolution” in 201•
• Her net worth is estimated to be around $5 million.
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Known from movies
Revolution (2012-2014)
as Charlie Matheson
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
as Party Girl #2
Majority rules! (2009-2011)
as Becky Richards
Dead to Me (2013)
as Hayley Jones
Short information
| Fact | She is the unofficial “actress” for the role of Aubree McKnight/Dixon created by Brooklynnnnn. |
Who is Tracy Spiridakos?
Tracy Spiridakos is a Canadian actress, who is probably most popular for playing the recurring character of Detective Hailey Upton on the TV drama series “Chicago PD”. Moreover, she is widely recognized for her starring role as Blue in the TV fantasy crime action series “Mortal Kombat: Legacy”, as well as in the TV series “Being Human” and “Revolution”.
Early life, childhood and education
She was born under the zodiac sign Aquarius on the 14e February 1988, one in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, one of three children born to Anastasia and George Spiridakos. Besides being of Canadian nationality and white ethnicity, she is also of Greek descent through her father’s side. Besides her two brothers Tracy spent her early years growing up in Skala, Greece before settling in Canada in 1992. She graduated from Oak Park High School before enrolling at Manitoba’s Actors Training Center.
Due to her heritage, she is fluent in Greek and takes good care of her cultural heritage.
Early career
Interested in acting from her early years, after completing her studies in 2007, Spiridakos moved to Vancouver to pursue a career in the film industry full-time. She didn’t have to wait long as her debut acting engagement took place not long after, when she appeared in a supporting role in an episode of the TV series ‘Supernatural’.
This was followed by several small screen appearances in TV series such as “Bionic Woman” and “Aliens in America” as well as TV movies including “Every Second Counts” and “The Secret Lives of Second Wives”. On the road to stardom Tracy stepped in 2009, when she was cast in the recurring role of Becky Richards in the TV comedy series “Majority Rules!”. Her big screen debut came in 2010 when she appeared in the critically booed thriller film “The Boy She Met Online”.
Acting career
Establishing herself as a promising young actress, Tracy Spiridakos rose to greater prominence in 2011 when she appeared in the TV series “Mortal Kombat: Legacy”, after which she appeared in the Oscar-nominated sci-fi drama film “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”. This was followed by her recurring role in the television supernatural horror drama series “Being Human” in 2012, starring Brynn McLean.
However, the real breakthrough in Tracy’s acting career came later that year, when she began her collaboration with two-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning producer JJ, and began appearing on NBC TV’s post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi series “Revolution,” following the world after the global power outage, put in the near future. She was cast for the main role from Charlotte “Charlie” Matheson and continued through the show’s two-season run, before its eventual cancellation in 2014.
For her amazing performance in 2013 Tracy was honored with a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, given by the American Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
2015, Spiridakos appeared in a number of episodes of the TV horror mystery drama series “Bates Motel”, as well as in the TV comedy film “The History of Us”.
Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared opposite Lucas Till who stars in the title role of the ABC TV action adventure series “MacGyverwhile in 2017 Tracy joined the protagonists of the fifth season of NBC TV’s police drama series ‘Chicago PD’, which tells the story of the cops and officers of the Chicago Police Department. Since then she has been starring starring as Detective Hailey Upton from the 21’s Unitst District, and has appeared in 70 episodes to date.
Moreover, she has been since 2018 portrayplayed the same character in two of the shows spinoff TV series productions entitled “Chicago Med” and “Chicago Fire”. 2020, Tracy appeared again as Hailey Upton, this time in an episode of the TV mystery crime drama series “FBI”.
Private life
She is slim built with a muscular figure, 1.68 m tall, has long blue hair and blue colored eyes. When it comes to her private life, it has been made public Tracy was engaged to a colleague, Canadian actor Jon Cor.
Before deciding to take their relationship to the next level in December 2012, the couple shared several on-screen mutual appearances such as in the movie “The Boy She Met Online” and in the TV series “Being Human”. However, they broke off their engagement. After’almost getting marriedSpiridakos romantically connected with musician and songwriter Justin Ruane.
Net value
Speaking of Tracy Spiridakosnet worth, as of mid-2020, sources to have estimated it against an enviable one sum of $5 million, acquired entirely through her on-screen professional acting career, which currently spans over 13 years since 2007.
General information
| First and last name | Tracy Spiridakos |
| Height | 1.68m |
| Profession | Actor |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Family
| Parents | George Spiridakos, Anastasia Spiridakos |
Performance
| Movies | Kill for Me, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Boy She Met Online, The Secret Lives of Second Wives, Every Second Counts, Goblin |
| TV shows | Revolution |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on performing in the series ‘Revolution’] I do kickboxing on my own; I spent about a year on it. I’ve grown up around boys all my life, always a little confused about everything. The action part and the stunt part really captivate me, and it’s a lot of fun. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | She is the unofficial “actress” for the role of Aubree McKnight/Dixon created by Brooklynnnnn. |
| 2 | Formerly engaged to The Boy She Met Online (2010) and Being Human co-star, Jon Cor. The two got engaged in December 2012 but broke it off (date unknown). |
| 3 | Starred in two movies with her ex-fiancée, Jon Cor: The Boy She Met Online (2010) and Being Human (2013). |
| 4 | Tracy Spiridakos is of Greek descent. Both her parents are Greek and after her birth they moved back to Greece, in Skala, the hometown of her father. Tracy lived in Greece until she was 9 years old. She speaks fluent Greek. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrd and the bees | 2017 | pre-production | Rebecca Byrd |
| Chicago PD | 2017 | TV serials | Hailey Upton |
| MacGyver | 2016-2017 | TV serials | Nikki Carpenter |
| reconnaissance | 2016 | TV movie | Alexa |
| The history of us | 2015 | TV movie | Holly |
| Bates Motel | 2015 | TV serials | Annika Johnson |
| Revolution | 2012-2014 | TV serials | Charlie Matheson |
| Episodes | 2014 | TV serials | Dawn |
| Dead to me | 2013 | Video | Hayley Jones |
| Rags | 2012 | TV movie | Sammi |
| Being human | 2012 | TV serials | Brynn McLean |
| Rise of the planet of the monkeys | 2011 | Party girl #2 | |
| Mortal Kombat: Legacy | 2011 | TV serials | Blue |
| Soldiers of the Apocalypse | 2011 | TV serials | Forty |
| Majority rules! | 2009-2011 | TV serials | Becky Richards |
| Tower Preparation | 2010 | TV serials | Cent |
| Hellcats | 2010 | TV serials | Ella |
| psych | 2010 | TV serials | Saralyn |
| The boy she met online | 2010 | Cami Winters | |
| goblin | 2010 | TV movie | Nikki Perkin |
| Web of desire | 2009 | TV movie | Megan |
| The L word | 2009 | TV serials | Pretty young woman |
| The Secret Lives of Second Wives | 2008 | TV movie | Meredith |
| Every second counts | 2008 | TV movie | Girl #1 |
| Aliens in America | 2007 | TV serials | Liz |
| Bionic woman | 2007 | TV serials | Annie |
| Supernatural | 2007 | TV serials | Nurse |
Thank you
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A ghost inside | 2013 | Short special thanks |
Yourself
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pop culture underground | 2015 | TV serials | herself |
| Last conversation with Carson Daly | 2013 | TV serials | Himself – Guest |
| Revolution: cast and creators live at Paleyfest | 2013 | TV special | Himself – panelist |
| The 39th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 2013 | TV special | herself |
| Comic Con 2012 live | 2012 | TV special | herself |
| The boys who came to play | 2007 | Documentary about TV movies | Young Lois |
Awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Price | Ceremony | Presentation | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA | Best Actress on Television | Revolution (2012) |
