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Shannyn Sossamon

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A suburban teen girl and her little brother must stop a terrifying internet meme brought to life by the hysteria of their parents.
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Shannyn Sossamon is an American actress and director. She is of Irish, French, Dutch, Hawaiian-Filipino, German and English ancestry. Growing up in Reno, Nevada, Sossamon spent most of her youth at a local dance studio. After graduating high school, at age 17, she decided to move to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a life in the creative arts. Sossamon began acting in films at age 21 after being approached by casting director Francine Maisler, who was casting the starring role in Brian Helgeland's A KNIGHTS TALE opposite Heath Ledger. Recently, Sossamon starred opposite Matt Dillon and Carla Gugino in the event series WAYWARD PINES, from M. Night Shyamalan, opposite Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison in Fox's SLEEPY HOLLOW, and as the lead of Blumhouse feature SINISTER 2, opposite James Ransone. Other feature credits include THE END OF LOVE starring Michael Cera and Mark Webber; OUR FAMILY WEDDING starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY starring opposite Patrick Fugit; THE RULES OF ATTRACTION starring opposite James Van Der Beek; 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS starring opposite Josh Hartnett, and Monte Hellman's ROAD TO NOWHERE. Sossamon spends her free time creating short videos for her project, THE MAUDE ROOM: A VARIETY SHOW, a short-form video project made especially for phone viewing.
BornOctober 3, 1978
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Cliff De Young and Shannyn Sossamon in Road to Nowhere (2010)
Shannyn Sossamon in The End of Love (2012)
Shannyn Sossamon in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, and Robert Daniel Sloan in Sinister 2 (2015)
Shannyn Sossamon
James Van Der Beek and Shannyn Sossamon in The Rules of Attraction (2002)
James Van Der Beek and Shannyn Sossamon in The Rules of Attraction (2002)
James Van Der Beek and Shannyn Sossamon in The Rules of Attraction (2002)
James Van Der Beek and Shannyn Sossamon in The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Shannyn Sossamon in A Knight's Tale (2001)
Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon in The Order (2003)

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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Wristcutters: A Love Story
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  • Mikal
  • 2006
Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale (2001)
A Knight's Tale
6.9
  • Jocelyn
  • 2001
Wayward Pines (2015)
Wayward Pines
7.3
TV Series
  • Theresa Burke
James Van Der Beek, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, Kip Pardue, Ian Somerhalder, and Shannyn Sossamon in The Rules of Attraction (2002)
The Rules of Attraction
6.6
  • Lauren Hynde
  • 2002

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Actress

  • Joel Ezra Hebner in Grimcutty (2022)
    Grimcutty
  • Ron Perlman, Tim Roth, Paz Vega, and José María Yazpik in There Are No Saints (2022)
    There Are No Saints
  • Sara Raftery in The Undertaker's Wife (2021)
    The Undertaker's Wife
  • High Holiday (2021)
    High Holiday
  • The Hour After Westerly (2019)
    The Hour After Westerly
  • Danielle Campbell in Ghost Light (2018)
    Ghost Light
  • Wayward Pines (2015)
    Wayward Pines
  • Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
    Sleepy Hollow
  • Robert Daniel Sloan and Dartanian Sloan in Sinister 2 (2015)
    Sinister 2
  • Over the Garden Wall (2014)
    Over the Garden Wall
    • (voice)
  • Carl Beukes in Stealing Time (2013)
    Stealing Time
  • Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, and Jes Macallan in Mistresses (2013)
    Mistresses
  • Damian Lewis in Desire (2013)
    Desire
  • Hitman: Absolution (2012)
    Hitman: Absolution
    • (voice)
  • The End of Love (2012)
    The End of Love

Director

  • The Maude Room: A Variety Show
    The Maude Room: A Variety Show

Writer

  • The Maude Room: A Variety Show
    The Maude Room: A Variety Show

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    • October 3, 1978
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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  • Other works
    2001: TV commercial for GAP Jeans.
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    • 2 Articles
    • 7 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Beat out Kate Hudson for the role of Lady Jocelyn in A Knight's Tale (2001).

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