Cassi Thomson
| Cassi Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Cassi Nicole Thomson 14 August 1993 Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website |
cassithomson |
Cassi Nicole Thomson (born 14 August 1993) is an Australian-born American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring role as Cara Lynn Walker in the television series Big Love[1] and for her role as Nikki Papagus on the series Switched at Birth. She has also guest starred in several television series, such as Without a Trace, ER, House M.D., and CSI: Miami.
Life and career
Thomson was born in Queensland, Australia. She lived on a ranch in Vanuatu[2] until she was 5 years old after which her family moved to New Haven, Missouri.[3] She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.[4]
Thomson currently works in the music industry where she is a singer-songwriter. She is currently working on her debut album with Hannah Montana and High School Musical producer Andrew Lane. She completed her first music video in 2008, featuring her hit single "Caught Up In You", which co-stars Taylor Lautner.[4]
In addition to her singing career, Thomson also does film and television work. She played recurring minor roles in the TV shows Big Love and Switched at Birth. She co-starred in the small-budget movie Cop Dog at age 15 in 2008. She starred in the 2014 reboot film Left Behind with Nicolas Cage and Chad Michael Murray, released in October. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.[5][6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Sarah Jameson | Episode: "The Road Home" |
| 2006 | House | Kama Walters | Episode: "Whac-A-Mole" |
| 2006 | ER | Lulu Davis | Episode: "Scoop and Run" |
| 2008 | Cop Dog | Deb Rogers | |
| 2008 | Our First Christmas | Tory | TV film |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Amy Johnson | Episode: "The Sense of Belonging" |
| 2009–11 | Big Love | Cara Lynn | Recurring role (20 episodes) |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Katy | Episode: "Field Mice" |
| 2011 | Margene's Blog | Cara Lynn | Episode: "Crush Story" |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Kaylee Anderson | Episode: "Mayday" |
| 2011 | Rock the House | Karen Petersen | TV film |
| 2012 | Teenage Bank Heist | Abbie | TV film |
| 2012–14 | Switched at Birth | Nikki Papagus Kennish | Recurring role |
| 2014 | 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story | Ally | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Grave Halloween | Amber | SyFy TV Film |
| 2014 | Left Behind | Chloe Steele | |
| 2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | Addison Wells | Episode: "I’ike Ke Ao" |
References
- ↑ "'Big Love's' Cassi Thomson on Cara Lynn's affair, the finale and what's next - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ↑ "Cassi Thompson talks about being on "Switched At Birth" on ABC Family". YouTube. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Actress/singer Cassi Thomson…". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Biography at official website". Cassithomson.com. 1993-08-14. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ "'Left Behind' - Christianity Today". Christianitytoday.com. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ↑ "'Left Behind' - Richard Roeper". Richardroeper.com. Retrieved 2014-11-04.