Serinda Swan

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Birthday:

11 July 1984, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Birth Name:

Serinda G Swan

Height:

170 cm

Serinda Swan was born on July 11, 1984 in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to an actress mother and theatre director father. She always had her eye on acting. Her mother would frequently take her on set, when she was little. When she was three years old, she starred in her first motion picture, Cousins (1989), with Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini, when director Joel Schumacher personally chose her.Since that time, she has appeared in commercials for "Milky Way", "Much Music", "Macy's" and "Absolute Poker" (where she has been named as spokesperson), among others. She has also appeared in television shows, such as Blood Ties (2007), Supernatural (2005) and Smallville (2001), and movies, such as Beyond Loch Ness (2008) and Neal 'N' Nikki (2005). Her first starring role, portraying Erica Reed on the A&E's Breakout Kings (2011), ended in 2012 after two seasons. In 2014, she had a recurring role on Chicago Fire (2012) as Brittany Baker. She also starred as Paige Arkin on USA Network's crime drama Graceland (2013) for three seasons.She is also involved in modeling. She is one of the faces of Guess? Watches, having beaten out over 75,000 competitors. She continues to balance both her acting and modeling careers, although she prefers acting. Show less «

I didn't want to find out the reality that if I wanted my dream, I had to lose weight. That's a crushing dream for anybody . . . to change y...Show more »

I didn't want to find out the reality that if I wanted my dream, I had to lose weight. That's a crushing dream for anybody . . . to change yourself to get your dream. Nobody should have to do that. Show less «

[about modeling] One of the hardest things is the weight factor issue. I've never heard of a size 0 or a negative human. That's hard. A lot ...Show more »

[about modeling] One of the hardest things is the weight factor issue. I've never heard of a size 0 or a negative human. That's hard. A lot of girls aren't naturally built that way. Also, the lack of having an opinion is the main difficulty. I was always like, "How about we try this?" or "Let's do that." I sort of got the look, "Shut up, model. We pay you for your face, not your mind." Show less «

[getting her first love letter] I got some really cute fan mail from an 11-year-old boy, who told me I'm "prettier than a rainbow," which is...Show more »

[getting her first love letter] I got some really cute fan mail from an 11-year-old boy, who told me I'm "prettier than a rainbow," which is, like, the sweetest thing any boy has ever said to me. Maybe when he grows up, he'll be able to read this story--and if he is reading this now and he is 11, then, hey, you shouldn't be reading Maxim! Show less «

[her first career epiphany] I'm pretty sure I became an actress solely because of craft services. When you're a kid and there's a lady walki...Show more »

[her first career epiphany] I'm pretty sure I became an actress solely because of craft services. When you're a kid and there's a lady walking around with a tray of chocolate and other free candy, that's the best reason to be in the industry! In modeling, though, there's the shittiest craft services you've ever seen; it looks like they're feeding rabbits. Show less «