Chelan Simmons Biography

Chelan Simmons (born October 29, 1982) is a Canadian actress and former professional model, best known for her roles in the films Good Luck Chuck, Final Destination 3 and Tucker & Dale vs Evil. Simmons is also well known for her work in television, portraying recurring character Hillary in the ABC Family show Kyle XY for three seasons, and for her series regular role during the first season of The L.A. Complex.

Personal life

Simmons was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the middle child of three (one younger brother and an older sister).

Simmons met actor Chris Harrison on the set of Monster Island in 2004, and soon began dating. Harrison proposed on July 28, 2008 and the couple married on Sept. 6, 2009. Actress Crystal Lowe was a bridesmaid at the wedding. Together they owned a CrossFit gym. They divorced at a later date. She remarried in 2015. On June 1, 2016, Simmons gave birth to a daughter. Simmons filmed the TV movie Operation Christmas portraying a pregnant woman during her real life pregnancy. Simmons resides in Vancouver and L.A. Simmons has two dogs, a yorki named Talula, and an adopted rescue puppy named Tibby. Simmons cites cooking as her other passion away from acting.

Career

Simmons wanted to become an actress at the age of three but waited until she turned five to pursue a career. She started modeling and appeared in commercials. Simmons made her official film debut in It (1990) as Laurie Anne Winterbarger. She went on to star in the award-nominated family film Bingo, her first theatrical release, and appeared in several television shows as a child star.

Simmons returned to acting seven years later, giving up her modeling career. Simmons played guest appearances on multiple shows before portraying recurring roles in the MTV show MTV'S Now What? and Crystal in Edgemont for 11 episodes. Simmons has also starred in a number of television films, including Stephen King's Carrie (2002). Due to Simmons' many roles in the horror genre, such as the television films Snakehead Terror and Chupacabra: Dark Seas, she is considered a modern-day scream queen.

In 2005, Simmons was cast in the comedy film The Long Weekend, her first theatrical release in over 10 years. The following year, Simmons starred in the 2006 horror film Final Destination 3, the third installment in the Final Destination franchise. Simmons portrayed the popular Ashley Freund, possibly her best-known role to date. The film received mixed reviews but was a success at the box office and was nominated for awards. Simmons also starred in the Direct-to-DVD sequel Dr. Dolittle 3 before appearing in small roles in the teen comedy John Tucker Must Die and the horror Wind Chill.

Simmons won the role of recurring character Hillary Shepard in the ABC Family show Kyle XY. She portrayed Hillary for three years until the show was canceled in 2009 after three seasons. Simmons also had a recurring role in the short-lived comedy series About a Girl. Simmons continued her film roles in Good Luck Chuck alongside Dane Cook and Jessica Alba. The film was critically panned. Simmons portrayed Lindsay Lohan in the television film Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story. In 2010, Simmons had a small role as a lotus eater in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. The film grossed $226,497,209 worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film Simmons has appeared in to date. Simmons also starred in the critically well received and award winning comedy-horror film Tucker & Dale vs Evil.

Simmons landed a regular role on The L.A. Complex as Alicia Lowe, "a sensitive, aspiring dancer from Regina who will do whatever it takes to make ends meet." The show premiered on the Canadian network MuchMusic on Jan. 10, 2012. and aired in the U.S. on The CW. Simmons became a guest star during the shows second season and final season.

Simmons provided the voice for the character Liz Ramsey in the children's animated television show Action Dad which is yet to premiere. At the end of 2012, Simmons had appeared in one episode on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, before guest starring on an episode of Hannibal in 2013, in which she reprised her role as Gretchen Speck whom she portrayed in the short lived series Wonderfalls. Simmons appeared as Kayla in the horror sequel See No Evil 2 released direct to DVD in October 2014.

Filmography

Film

Release	Film	Character	Notes
1990	Deep Sleep	Young Shelly McBride	Uncredited
1991	Bingo	Cindy Thompson
2005	'	Girlfriend	Short film
2005	'	Susie
2006	Final Destination 3	Ashley Freund
2006	Dr. Dolittle 3	Vivicia	Direct-to-DVD
2006	John Tucker Must Die	Crying Waitress	Cameo
2007	Wind Chill	Blonde Girl
2007	Good Luck Chuck	Carol
2008	Christmas Cottage	Miss Placerville	Direct-to-DVD
2010	Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief	Lotus Land Waitress	Cameo
2010	Tucker & Dale vs Evil	Chloe
2014	See No Evil 2	Kayla	Direct-to-DVD
TBA	Assassins Fury	Susan George	Post-Production

Television

Release date	Title	Character	Episode
1991	Scene of the Crime	Lori	Episode: "Show and Tell"
1991	Captain Zed and the Zee Zone	Additional Voices
1993	'	Additional Voices
1993	Animated Classic Showcase	Additional Voices
1993	Jack's Place	Young Girl (Uncredited)	Episode: "Faithful Henry"
2000	2gether: The Series	Hot Teenage Girl	Episode: "Dead"
2001	Special Unit 2	Naughty Girl #2	Episode: "The Eve"
2001-02	MTV'S Now What?	Cindy	Recurring role; 4 Episodes
2001-02	Edgemont	Crystal	Recurring role; 11 Episodes
2002	Smallville	Felice Chandler	Episode: "Drone"
2004	Smallville	Rhonda	Episode: "Devoted"
2004	Wonderfalls	Gretchen Speck-Horowitz	Recurring role; 2 Episodes
2005	Zixx: Level Two	Louise	2 Episodes
2005	'	The Devil / Spokesmodel	Episode: "The UFOlogist"
2005	Supernatural	Jill	Episode: "Bloody Mary"
2005	Stargate: Atlantis	Mara	Episode: "The Tower"
2006	Psych	Bianca	Episode: Pilot (Credit Only)
2006	Men in Trees	Tiffanii	2 Episodes
2007	Psych	Bianca	Episode: Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast
2006-09	Kyle XY	Hillary	Recurring role; 26 episodes
2007	About a Girl	Stacy	3 Episodes
2007	Whistler	Model	2 Episodes
2010	Always a Bridesmaid	Savannah Springs	Unaired pilot
2012	'	Alicia Lowe	Series regular (Season 1), Guest star (Season 2); 8 Episodes
2012	Action Dad	Liz Ramsey	Voice role; 22 Episodes
2012	How I Met Your Mother	Brandi	Episode: "Lobster Crawl"
2013	Mr. Young	Barbie Roboto	Episode: "Mr. and Mrs. Roboto"
2013	Hannibal	Gretchen Speck	Episode: "Amuse-bouche"
2013	Grey's Anatomy	Brenda	Episode: "Do You Believe In Magic?"
2014	Package Deal	Melissa	Episode: "How I Met Your Brother"
2015	Mistresses	Ever	Episode: "Murder She Wrote"

Television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	It	Laurie Anne Winterbarger
1992	Bitsy Bears	Whirly / Tickles (voice)
2000	Ratz	Jennifer Martin
2001	'	Faith
2002	Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story	Amber Henson
2002	Carrie	Helen Shyres
2004	Snakehead Terror	Amber James
2004	Monster Island	Jen
2005	Chupacabra: Dark Seas	Jenny Randolph
2006	Caved In	Emily Palmer
2008	Ogre	Hope Bartlett
2008	Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story	Lindsay Lohan
2009	Malibu Shark Attack	Jenny
2009	Sorority Wars	Casadee
2009	Ice Twisters	Nora Elman
2010	Seduced by Lies	Tia Colton
2012	'	Molly Townsend
2013	Christmas Bounty	Liz
2014	Wedding Planner Mystery	Nicky Perry
2014	A Christmas Tail	Tiffany Hardcastle
2015	Her Infidelity	Courtney
2015	Love Under The Stars	Amber
2016	Operation Christmas	Becky Fowler
2017	Coming Home for Christmas	Sloane