Liv Hewson


Olivia Hewson is an Australian actor and playwright. Hewson uses they/them pronouns. Their written work includes "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales and mythology with a queer and dark slant." They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet from 2017 to 2019.

Personal life

Hewson was born in Canberra, grew up in the suburb of Hughes and attended Alfred Deakin High School and Canberra College. Hewson has three brothers; their mother, Angela, is a public servant and their father, Tony, is a psychologist. Hewson began acting as part of the Canberra Youth Theatre. Growing up, the family watched a lot of American television shows, such as The Simpsons and Futurama, which Hewson said made it easy to act with an American accent.
Hewson's Twitter account describes them as a "gay Australian"; Hewson came out at age 16 as gay and is also non-binary. In 2020, Hewson received the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for their LGBT+ advocacy.

Career

In 2014, Hewson traveled to Los Angeles to attend an acting workshop. In 2016, they played the lead role of Claire Duncan in the fantasy web series Dramaworld. In 2017, they starred in the film Before I Fall and had recurring roles in the second series of Top of the Lake and in the miniseries Marvel's Inhumans.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series