Born in Gander, Newfoundland, Sara Canning was raised in Alberta from age eleven and became interested in acting while in Junior High School. Her first professional role came at the age of 18, starring in a stage adaptation of George Orwell's 1984. She attended the University of Alberta for general arts, then in 2006 she moved to Vancouver to study screen acting at the Vancouver Film School. Her debut role was in 2008, playing Nicky Hilton in Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Big Sky (2020)
Guest starring as Rachel Westergaard
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Let It Be Him (Feb 16, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: The End is Near (Feb 9, 2021)
Hospital Show (2019)
Starring as Charlie aka Dr. Grace
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Not Dead Yet (Dec 19, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Kiss Her (Dec 12, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: New Zealand's for Pussies (Dec 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Butt Flies (Nov 28, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: The Wiz (Nov 21, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: The Surprise (Nov 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Lefty Lucy (Nov 7, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Not That Kind of Ball (Oct 31, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Droopy (Oct 24, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Number 1 (Oct 24, 2019)
Nancy Drew (2019)
Guest starring as Katherine Drew
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x16: The Haunting of Nancy Drew (Mar 11, 2020)
- Episode 1x13: The Whisper Box (Feb 5, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: The Hidden Staircase (Dec 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: The Haunted Ring (Oct 30, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 9, 2019)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Guest starring as Jacquelyn
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: The Carnivorous Carnival: Part One (Mar 30, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: The Vile Village: Part Two (Mar 30, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: The Ersatz Elevator: Part Two (Mar 30, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: The Ersatz Elevator: Part One (Mar 30, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: The Austere Academy: Part Two (Mar 30, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: The Austere Academy: Part One (Mar 30, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: The Miserable Mill: Part Two (Jan 13, 2017) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x04: The Reptile Room: Part Two (Jan 13, 2017) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x03: The Reptile Room: Part One (Jan 13, 2017) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x02: The Bad Beginning: Part Two (Jan 13, 2017) [Co-Star]
Van Helsing (2016)
Guest starring as Carter
- Episode 3x11: Been Away (Dec 14, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
Remedy (2014)
Starring as Melissa Conner
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Quit the Horizon (Apr 28, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: The Little Things (Apr 21, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: Shadow of Doubt (Apr 14, 2014)
- Episode 1x07: Tomorrow the Green Grass (Apr 7, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Scary Bears (Mar 31, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: The Beast Within (Mar 24, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Shift/Change (Mar 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Testing, Testing (Mar 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Bad Blood (Feb 24, 2014)
Garage Sale Mystery (2013)
Guest starring as Hannah Shannon
- Episode 1x01: Garage Sale Mystery (Sep 14, 2013)
King & Maxwell (2013)
Guest starring as Claire Culpepper
- Episode 1x07: Family Business (Jul 22, 2013)
Primeval: New World (2012)
Starring as Dylan Weir
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Sound of Thunder, Part 2 (Feb 19, 2013)
- Episode 1x12: The Sound of Thunder, Part 1 (Feb 12, 2013)
- Episode 1x11: The Inquisition (Feb 5, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: The Great Escape (Jan 29, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Breakthrough (Jan 22, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: Truth (Dec 17, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: Babes in the Woods (Dec 10, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: Clean up on Aisle Three (Dec 3, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Undone (Nov 26, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Angry Birds (Nov 19, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Fear of Flying (Nov 12, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Sisiutl (Nov 5, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: The New World (Oct 29, 2012)
Republic of Doyle (2010)
Guest starring as Jessica Dwyer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x14: If the Shoe Fits (Jan 29, 2014)
- Episode 5x09: Major Crimes (Dec 4, 2013)
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
Starring as Jenna Sommers
(34 episodes)
- Episode 4x15: Stand by Me (Feb 21, 2013)
- Episode 2x21: The Sun Also Rises (May 5, 2011)
- Episode 2x20: The Last Day (Apr 28, 2011)
- Episode 2x19: Klaus (Apr 21, 2011)
- Episode 2x17: Know Thy Enemy (Apr 7, 2011)
- Episode 2x16: The House Guest (Feb 24, 2011)
- Episode 2x15: The Dinner Party (Feb 17, 2011)
- Episode 2x14: Crying Wolf (Feb 10, 2011)
- Episode 2x13: Daddy Issues (Feb 3, 2011)
- Episode 2x11: By the Light of the Moon (Dec 9, 2010)
- Episode 2x10: The Sacrifice (Dec 2, 2010)
- Episode 2x07: Masquerade (Oct 28, 2010)
- Episode 2x06: Plan B (Oct 21, 2010)
- Episode 2x04: Memory Lane (Sep 30, 2010)
- Episode 2x03: Bad Moon Rising (Sep 23, 2010)
- Episode 2x01: The Return (Sep 9, 2010)
- Episode 1x22: Founder's Day (May 13, 2010)
- Episode 1x21: Isobel (May 6, 2010)
- Episode 1x20: Blood Brothers (Apr 29, 2010)
- Episode 1x19: Miss Mystic Falls (Apr 22, 2010)
- Episode 1x18: Under Control (Apr 15, 2010)
- Episode 1x16: There Goes the Neighborhood (Apr 1, 2010)
- Episode 1x15: A Few Good Men (Mar 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x13: Children of the Damned (Feb 4, 2010)
- Episode 1x12: Unpleasantville (Jan 28, 2010)
- Episode 1x11: Bloodlines (Jan 21, 2010)
- Episode 1x10: The Turning Point (Nov 19, 2009)
- Episode 1x09: History Repeating (Nov 12, 2009)
- Episode 1x08: 162 Candles (Nov 5, 2009)
- Episode 1x05: You're Undead to Me (Oct 8, 2009)
- Episode 1x04: Family Ties (Oct 1, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: Friday Night Bites (Sep 24, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: The Night of the Comet (Sep 17, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 10, 2009)
Guest starring as Jenna Sommers
(3 episodes)
- Episode 8x16: I Was Feeling Epic (Mar 10, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x11: 500 Years of Solitude (Jan 23, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x22: The Departed (May 10, 2012)