Tracy Spiridakos

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title: "Tracy Spiridakos" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["21st-century-canadian-actresses", "canadian-expatriate-actresses-in-the-united-states", "canadian-film-actresses", "canadian-people-of-greek-descent", "canadian-television-actresses", "living-people", "year-of-birth-missing-(living-people)", "actresses-from-winnipeg", "people-from-laconia"] description: "Canadian actress" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Spiridakos" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Canadian actress ::

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Field	Value
name	Tracy Spiridakos
image	Tracy Spiridakos at PaleyFest 2013.jpg
caption	Spiridakos at PaleyFest 2013
birth_name	Panagiota Spiridakos
birth_date
birth_place	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
other_names	Patricia Spiridakos
occupation	Actress
years_active	2007–present
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| name = Tracy Spiridakos | image = Tracy Spiridakos at PaleyFest 2013.jpg | caption = Spiridakos at PaleyFest 2013 | birth_name = Panagiota Spiridakos | birth_date = | birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | other_names = Patricia Spiridakos | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2007–present

Panagiota Spiridakos (),), is a Canadian actress. She starred as Becky Richards on the Teletoon children's comedy series Majority Rules! from 2009 to 2010. She then starred as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson on the NBC post-apocalyptic science fiction series Revolution from 2012 to 2014, for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. She played Annika Johnson on the A&E television drama Bates Motel. From 2017 to 2024, Spiridakos starred on the NBC police drama Chicago P.D. playing the role of Detective Hailey Upton.

Early life

Spiridakos was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Greek-born parents, restaurant owners George and Anastasia Spiridakos. She has two brothers. The family moved to her father's hometown, Skala, south of Sparta, a few years after she was born, and returned to Canada in 1992. She strongly identifies with her Greek heritage and speaks fluent Greek. Spiridakos began acting in junior high school, and studied at the Actors Training Centre of Manitoba. She graduated from Oak Park High School in Winnipeg in 2000.

Career

Spiridakos moved to Vancouver in 2007 to pursue acting, and within weeks landed her first television role, a small part on Supernatural. She continued working in television, with walk-on roles on Bionic Woman, The L Word, Hellcats, and Psych. Spiridakos appeared in the TV movie Goblin, and the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. She also had a recurring role on Being Human as werewolf Brynn McLean.

In 2009, she won her first starring role in the Canadian Teletoon series Majority Rules!, playing 15-year-old Becky Richards. She made her feature film debut in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and filmed the low-budget Michael Greenspan-helmed thriller, Kill for Me, starring across from Donal Logue and Katie Cassidy. Spiridakos appeared as Sammi in the 2012 Nickelodeon original movie, Rags. She then landed a lead role on the NBC television series Revolution as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson, a survivalist in a dystopian future civilization. She auditioned for the role while attending her first pilot season in Los Angeles. Spiridakos shot the pilot in Atlanta, and filmed the first season in Wilmington, North Carolina. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her performance in the first season, losing out to Fringe's Anna Torv. Production moved to Austin, Texas for the series' second season.

Spiridakos guest-starred on season 3 of the Showtime sitcom, Episodes, as Dawn, a daughter of character Morning Randolph (Mircea Monroe). In August 2014, Spiridakos helped to raise awareness of the disease ALS by participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge. Spiridakos began a recurring role on the A&E television drama, Bates Motel in 2015, playing Annika Johnson, a prostitute who arrives at the hotel at the start of the third season. She will also star opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the romantic comedy Byrd & the Bees, directed by Finola Hughes. Spiridakos filmed an untitled television pilot for CBS in 2015, directed by Pamela Fryman. She stars as Holly opposite Adam Brody, playing childhood friends who reconnect later in life.

In 2017, Spiridakos appeared in the three final episodes of the fourth season of the NBC police drama series Chicago P.D., as Detective Hailey Upton, a former Robbery-Homicide detective who joins the Intelligence Unit, before being promoted to a series regular for the series' fifth season and remaining until the end of the eleventh season.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Party Girl #2
2013	Kill for Me	Hayley Jones
	**	Rebecca Byrd	Unreleased
	**	TBA
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Supernatural	Nurse	Episode: "Bedtime Stories"
Bionic Woman	Annie	Episode: "The List"
Aliens in America	Liz	Episode: "Church"
2008	Every Second Counts	Girl #1	Television film
**	Meredith	Television film
2009	**	Pretty Young Woman	Episode: "LMFAO"
Web of Desire	Megan	Television film
2009–2010	Majority Rules!	Becky Richards	Main role
2010	Psych	Saralyn	Episode: "Viagra Falls"
Hellcats	Ella	Episode: "Beale St. After Dark"
Tower Prep	Penny Stosic	Episode: "Book Report"
**	Cami Winters	Television film
Goblin	Nikki Perkins	Television film
2011	Soldiers of the Apocalypse	Forty	Unsold television pilot
Mortal Kombat: Legacy	Blue	Web series; episode: "Raiden"
2012	Being Human	Brynn McLean	4 episodes
Rags	Sammi	Television film
2012–2014	Revolution	Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson	Main role
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television
2014	Episodes	Dawn Randolph	Episode Six
2015	Bates Motel	Annika Johnson	Episodes: "A Death in the Family", "Persuasion", "Unbreak-Able"
Untitled O’Shannon/Warren Project	Holly	Unsold television pilot
2016	Recon	Alexa	Unsold television pilot
MacGyver	Nikki Carpenter	Episodes: "The Rising", "Corkscrew", "Screwdriver"
2017–2024	Chicago P.D.	Detective Hailey Upton	Recurring role (season 4); main role (seasons 5–11)
2018–2024	Chicago Med	3 episodes
Chicago Fire	6 episodes
2020	FBI	Episode: "Emotional Rescue"
2026	**	Anna Pigeon	Main role
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Notes

References

References

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2. "Η σειρά "Επανάσταση": ηθοποιοί και ρόλοι". ERCH2014.
3. Ryan, Andrew. (September 19, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos hits bull's eye with Revolution". [[The Globe and Mail]].
4. (May 6, 2014). "REVOLUTION's Tracy Spiridakos on Fight Scenes & Canadian Accents!". Young Hollywood (YouTube Channel).
5. "GEORGE SPIRIDAKOS".
6. Oswald, Brad. (September 15, 2012). "Lights out, dread on". [[Winnipeg Free Press]].
7. Sanderson, David. (February 2, 2014). "Grecian formula — for success". Winnipeg Free Press.
8. (May 1, 2014). "Interview With Revolution's Tracy Spiridakos". AfterBuzz TV (YouTube Channel).
9. Tsolakidou, Stella. (August 27, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos Will Bring On the "Revolution" for NBC". [[Greek Reporter]].
10. Satsidis, George. (July 9, 2013). "Tracy Spiridakos - Revolution".
11. Oswald, Brad. (July 28, 2012). "Revolution-ary career step". Winnipeg Free Press.
12. (June 2012). "June 2012 Newsletter". Oak Park High School.
13. Oswald, Brad. (July 28, 2012). "Revolution-ary career step". Winnipeg Free Press.
14. Strachan, Alex. (September 11, 2012). "Vancouver-based actress Tracy Spiridakos beats the odds to land key role in post-apocalyptic drama". [[Vancouver Sun]].
15. Miller, Gerri. (October 16, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos kicks plastic bottles, kicks butt on 'Revolution'". [[Mother Nature Network]].
16. Oswald, Brad. (October 20, 2009). "No trick, all treat". Winnipeg Free Press.
17. Schaeffer, Glen. (September 14, 2012). "Tracy Spiridakos is leading the pack of BC actors on the verge of stardom". [[The Province]].
18. Ginges, Gary. (May 13, 2013). "NBC's 'Revolution' to be filmed in Austin".
19. Berkshire, Geoff. (June 20, 2013). "'Episodes' Season 3 welcomes 'Revolution' star Tracy Spiridakos". [[Zap2it]].
20. Ice Bucket Challenge. (November 4, 2014). "Tracy Spiridakos ALS Ice Bucket Challenge".
21. Abrams, Natalie. (October 21, 2014). "'Revolution' star Tracy Spiridakos checks into 'Bates Motel'". Entertainment Weekly.
22. Bahr, Lindsey. (June 10, 2014). "Casting Net: Rooney Mara and David Fincher circle 'sexpionage' thriller; Plus, 'Insurgent' finds its Uriah, more". [[Entertainment Weekly]].
23. Andreeva, Nellie. (April 3, 2015). "Tracy Spiridakos To Co-Star In CBS' Dan O'Shannon Comedy Pilot".
24. Stanhope, Kate. (July 25, 2017). "'Chicago P.D.': Tracy Spiridakos Joins as Series Regular After Sophia Bush's Exit". The Hollywood Reporter.
25. Longeretta, Emily. (2023-10-25). "‘Chicago P.D.’ Star Tracy Spiridakos to Exit After Season 11 (EXCLUSIVE)".

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