Early life

Peregrym was born in Montreal to Rev. Darrell Peregrym, a minister, and Vanessa Peregrym, a housewife. She describes herself as having been a tomboy while growing up.

Career

Aged 18, Peregrym began her professional career with the Lizbell Agency. It was during her early modelling career that she was encouraged by her agency to move over to commercials. Due to this shift from print to screen, she did commercials for Mercedes-Benz, Sprint Canada, and the Olympics.

In 2000, Peregrym made her acting debut in an episode of Dark Angel, which shot in Vancouver. Building upon her debut role, she performed in guest star roles on The Chris Isaak Show, Black Sash, Jake 2.0, Smallville, Tru Calling, Life as We Know It, Andromeda, Heroes, and in the made-for-television film Call Me: the Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss.

After an uncredited cameo in 2004's superhero film Catwoman, Peregrym made her film debut in 2006, playing the lead role in Stick It, a film revolving around a rebellious teenager who is forced to return to her former life in gymnastics.

Peregrym then played the role of an illusion-generating Candice Wilmer on the television series Heroes. Billed by production staff, in promotional materials as "a female temptress". She was due to appear in the episode titled Parasite, but she made her debut appearance in a non-speaking role in episode Company Man the week before.

Peregrym had her first lead television role on The CW's series Reaper from 2007 to 2009. Nikki Reed initially played the role in the unaired pilot. Reaper was about a young man named Sam who became a bounty hunter for the devil.

Peregrym in 2010 then played a lead role in Canadian television series Rookie Blue in the role of police Officer Andy McNally. The series airs simultaneously in North America on the Global Television Network in Canada and on ABC in the United States. The show ran for six seasons, and was cancelled in 2015.

In 2012, Peregrym was cast in the leading role of Chloe Jocelyn in Yahoo.com's web-based series "Cybergeddon". Nine chapters were filmed and are available for viewing as of September 27, 2012. The project was supported and funded in part by Norton. In 2014, Peregrym co-starred with Jeff Roop and Eric Balfour in the survival bear attack film Backcountry.

In 2016, Peregrym was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her role in Rookie Blue, but ultimately lost to Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany.

Personal life

Peregrym married American actor Zachary Levi in June 2014. The marriage was short-lived and they filed for divorce in April 2015, with the separation date listed in court documents as December 3, 2014.

Charity work

In 2006, Peregrym joined forces with TOMS, a non-political movement dedicated to provide safe footwear for communities in South America. Peregrym has spoken about her experiences in Argentina and of its impact on the communities she visited.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Catwoman	Beau-line Graphics Model	Uncredited
2006	Stick It	Haley Graham
2007	Wide Awake	Casey Wade
2011	Something Red	Amy	Short
2012	Cybergeddon	Chloe
2013	The Proposal	Sara	Short
2014	Backcountry	Jenn

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Dark Angel	Hottie Blood	Episode: "Love in Vein"
2002	The Chris Isaak Show	Julia	Episode: "Gimme Shelter"
2003	Black Sash	Tory Stratton	8 episodes
2003	Jake 2.0	Girl in Bar	Episode: "Jerry 2.0"
2003	Tru Calling	Gina	Episode: "Putting Out Fires"
2004	Smallville	Molly Griggs	Episode: "Delete"
2004	Andromeda	Lissett	Episode: "Time Out of Mind"
2004	Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss	Tina	Movie
2004-05	Life As We Know It	Jackie Bradford	13 episodes
2006	Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles	Molly Griggs	3 episodes
2007	Heroes	Candice Wilmer	6 episodes
2007	Wide Awake	Cassie Wade	Movie
2007-09	Reaper	Andi Prendergast	31 episodes
2012	Cybergeddon	Chloe Jocelyn	9 episodes
2012	Cybergeddon Zips	Chloe Jocelyn	Episode: "Chloe"
2010-15	Rookie Blue	Andy McNally	74 episodes

[ Source: Wikipedia ]