Liv Hewson

Liv Hewson
Hewson in 2018
Born
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • playwright
Years active2013–present
Notable work

Liv Hewson is an Australian actor and playwright. They starred as Abby Hammond in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet from 2017 to 2019, and has portrayed Van Palmer in Yellowjackets since 2021.

Early life and education

Liv Hewson was born around 1996[1] in Canberra.[2] one of four children, with three brothers. Their mother, Angela, is a public servant and their father, Tony, is a psychologist. They grew up in the suburb of Hughes and attended Alfred Deakin High School and Canberra College.[3]

Hewson began acting as part of the Canberra Youth Theatre. Growing up, the family watched a lot of American television shows, such as The Simpsons and Futurama, which Hewson later said made it easy to act with an American accent.[3]

Career

Hewson has written plays as well as acted in several TV series.[4][5]

Hewson's play, Bona Mors, was produced by the Canberra Youth Theatre (CYT) in 2013 as part of Triptych — A Trilogy of New Works alongside Lachlan Philpott's Run! Rihanna! Run! and Jessica Bellamy's Fight or Flight. The three works were published as an anthology by Currency Press.[6][7] They had been a member of CYT for three years in the lead-up to the production.[8] Their written work includes "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales and mythology with a queer and dark slant."[9]

In 2014, Hewson traveled to Los Angeles[10] to attend an acting workshop. In 2016, they played the lead role of Claire Duncan in the fantasy web series Dramaworld.[11]

In 2017, they starred in the film Before I Fall and had recurring roles in the second series of Top of the Lake and in the miniseries Inhumans.[3] They played Abby Hammond in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet from 2017 to 2019, and has portrayed Van Palmer in Yellowjackets since 2021.

Hewson plays a lead role as detective Nell Buchanan, opposite Michael Dorman, in the Australian crime drama series Treasure & Dirt, made for ABC Television and the BBC,[12] and premiering in Australia on 19 July 2026.[13]

Personal life

Around 2012, Hewson came out as non-binary at age 16.[1] They are gay and use they/them pronouns.[1][14] In 2020, Hewson received the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for their LGBT+ advocacy.[15] In 2023, Hewson underwent gender affirming surgery, after years of considering it, after which they said they felt much happier.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Alfonso Frisk Fenny Frisk (older) Short film
2015 Survey Says Hillary Short film
So Romantic Gurt Short film
2016 Lets See How Fast This Baby Will Go Gloria Short film[17]
2017 Before I Fall Anna Cartullo [18]
2018 Puzzle Nicki
2019 Let It Snow Dorrie
Bombshell Lily
2020 Under My Skin Denny
2023 Scarygirl Bug-Eye (voice)
2025 For Worse Esther

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 I've Got No Legs Liv Unknown episodes
2014–2015 Do You Mind? Gurt, Matilda, Lana 3 episodes
2016 The Code Elle Episode: "Episode 6" (series finale)
2016–2021 Dramaworld Claire Duncan Lead role, 19 episodes[11]
2017 Top of the Lake Michaela 3 episodes, recurring role (series 2)[19]
Inhumans Audrey 3 episodes, recurring role
2017–2019 Santa Clarita Diet Abby Hammond Series regular[20]
2018 Back In Very Small Business Ashley Piper 8 episodes
2021–present Yellowjackets Teenage Vanessa Palmer Recurring (season 1); main (season 2–present)[21]
2023 Party Down Escapade Episode: "Once Upon a Time Proms Away Prom-otional Event"[22]
2025 He Had It Coming Detective Shepherd Main cast[23][24]
King of Drag Themself 1 episode, guest judge
2026 Among Us Black (voice) [25][26]
Treasure & DirtNell BuchananMain cast

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Homecoming Queens Chloë Reeson

References

  1. 1 2 3 Berlatsky, Noah (3 May 2018). "'Santa Clarita Diet's Liv Hewson has never played a non-binary character—so they're writing one". A Beautiful Perspective. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018. Hewson came out to friends about six years ago at age 16.
  2. ↑ "Who's Afraid of Liv Hewson?". Teen Vogue. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Doherty, Megan (17 March 2017). "Canberra girl Liv Hewson is living the Hollywood dream". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Cerabona, Ron (20 March 2015). "Question Time: Actress and playwright Liv Hewson". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Showcast-Liv Hewson". Showcast. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Triptych – A Trilogy of New Works". Australian Arts Review. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Musa, Helen (31 October 2013). "Arts in the city: Annie's getting her... audience". Canberra CityNews. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  8. ↑ O'Brien, Phillip (29 October 2013). "Insightful look into our youth". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  9. ↑ liv hewson [@livhewson] (16 February 2017). "lots of re-imaginings of fairytales ..." (Tweet). Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Samaras, Denholm (16 January 2020). "Liv Hewson: from Hughes to Hollywood". Canberra Weekly. p. 24. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  11. 1 2 Weintraub, Steve (12 April 2016). "Liv Hewson Calls American-Korean Mashup Series 'Dramaworld' a "Korean Narnia"". Collider. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "BBC acquires Treasure & Dirt, the latest novel by crime writer Chris Hammer to be adapted for TV". BBC. 21 November 2025. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Knox, David (18 June 2026). "Airdate: Treasure & Dirt". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Sarrubba, Stefania (21 May 2019). "Santa Clarita Diet actor Liv Hewson: 'There isn't one way to be non-binary'". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. ↑ Campaign, Human Rights. "HRC to Honor Liv Hewson at the 2020 HRC Austin Gala Dinner". Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  16. ↑ Etienne, Vanessa. "'Yellowjackets' Star Liv Hewson Feels 'More Alive' After Top Surgery: 'Never Been Happier'". People Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Lets See How Fast This Baby Will Go". IMDb.com. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  18. ↑ Lincoln, Ross A. (20 November 2015). "'Before I Fall' Adds Liv Hewson; Gabriella Wright Joins 'Security'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  19. ↑ Petski, Denise (26 March 2016). "Cas Anvar Joins FX's 'The Strain'; Liv Hewson In 'Top Of The Lake'". Deadline. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  20. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (1 June 2016). "'Santa Clarita Diet': Liv Hewson Cast As Regular, Richard T. Jones To Recur". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  21. ↑ Upadhyaya, Kayla Kumari (11 August 2022). ""Yellowjackets" Casts Lauren Ambrose as Adult Van". Autostraddle. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  22. ↑ Qualey, Erin (24 March 2023). "Party Down Recap: Pressure Makes Diamonds". Vulture. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  23. ↑ Slatter, Sean (18 February 2025). "Stan announces 14 new commissions including 'Whale Shark Jack' and series 'He Had It Coming', 'Watching You'". If.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  24. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (18 February 2025). "Stan Slate: Lydia West, Liv Hewson & Brooke Satchwell Leading Originals For Australian Streamer". Deadline. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  25. ↑ Petski, Denise (27 March 2024). "'Among Us': Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson & Kimiko Glenn Join Cast Of Animated Series Based On Game". Deadline. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  26. ↑ Otterson, Joe (27 March 2024). "'Among Us' Animated Series Adds Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson, Kimiko Glenn to Cast". Variety. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
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