Alycia Debnam-Carey
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Debnam-Carey at San Diego Comic Con International 2015
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Alycia Jasmin Debnam-Carey 20 July 1993 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Alycia Debnam-Carey |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable work | The 100, Fear the Walking Dead |
| Parent(s) | Leone Carey |
Alycia Jasmin Debnam-Carey (born 20 July 1993) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Commander Lexa in The CW series The 100 and her portrayal of Alicia Clark on the AMC series Fear the Walking Dead (the companion series to The Walking Dead). Debnam-Carey has also starred in the 2014 films Into the Storm and The Devil's Hand, and appeared in the television series McLeod's Daughters,Dream Life, and Next Stop Hollywood. In 2016, she starred in the German film Friend Request.
In 2011, Debnam-Carey graduated from Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, where she was a percussionist. In 2010, in partnership with the Berlin Philharmonic, she and around 40 other musicians worked together and composed a piece in a two-week program. Debnam-Carey also studied for ten years in classical percussion and has said that she almost went to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, but decided that it wasn't what she actually wanted to do. In her last year of school, Debnam-Carey took her HSC exams and managed to get top band (how the HSC results are divided, 1 being lowest, 6 being highest) in six of her courses.These included English Advanced, English Extension 1, Drama, Modern History, Music and Visual Arts. Debnam-Carey also received the Premier's award for receiving a score of 90 in 6 subjects.
Alycia Debnam-Carey started acting at the age of 8. In 2003, she co-starred in Rachel Ward's award winning short-feature film Martha’s New Coat. Later, Debnam-Carey guest-starred in Australian drama series McLeod’s Daughters. In 2008, she appeared in television film Dream Life and short film Jigsaw Girl. Debnam-Carey also showed up in the other short films At the Tattooist and The Branch. In 2010, she co-starred in the unsold pilot Resistance, and guest-starred in another Australian drama series, Dance Academy.
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