Bio: Serinda Swan was born on July 11, 1984 in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to an actress mother and theatre director father. She always had her eye on acting. Her mother would frequently take her on set, when she was little. When she was three years old, she starred in her first motion picture, Cousins (1989), with Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini, when director Joel Schumacher personally chose her.Since that time, she has appeared in commercials for Milky Way, Much Music, Macy's and Absolute Poker (where she has been named spokesperson), among others. She has also appeared in television shows, such as Blood Ties (2007), Supernatural (2005) and Smallville (2001), and movies, such as Beyond Loch Ness (2008) and Neal 'n' Nikki (2005). Her first starring role, portraying Erica Reed on the A&E's Breakout Kings (2011), ended in 2012 after two seasons. In 2014, she had a recurring role on Chicago Fire (2012) as Brittany Baker. She also starred as Paige Arkin on USA Network's crime drama Graceland (2013) for three seasons.She is also involved in modeling. She is one of the faces of Guess? Watches, having beaten out over 75,000 competitors. She continues to balance both her acting and modeling careers, although she prefers acting.
Tivia: She is the younger of two daughters, and was raised in both West Vancouver (where she was born) and the island of Kauai, Hawaii.She is of Spanish, Scottish, Irish and English descent.Named after a Tibetan flute.Enjoys surfing and did 10 years of gymnastics when younger.Originally auditioned for the role of Medusa but ended up getting the role of Aphrodite in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010).Her father is a director and acting coach, her mother is a retired actress and her sister is a model.Catwoman is another comic book character she would like to portray.Common question people ask her is if her eyes are real.Before getting the part of Zatanna, Serinda had previously auditioned for Tess Mercer and Maxima on Smallville (2001).She has modeled for Dorinha jeans wear, Breathe active wear, Miss Sixty, Jacqueline Conlor, Diesel, Killah Babe, Kusuiko Jeans, Aritzia, House of Nyla, Thomas Lynch, WOVC cover girl, EPM Calender, Bodog, Guess? and Venus Swimwear.Fan of Archie comics.Attended a Waldorf school during her childhood years.Serinda Swan spoke at the UN, at a panel sponsored by "women for peace", for UN Women for Peace Association. (March 8, 2018)Pet peeve is people who talk about themselves all the time.Once worked as a waitress at a restaurant.She was born on the same day, month and year as Rachael Taylor.