Taylor Hickson

Taylor Delaney Hickson (born 11 December 1997) is a Canadian actress raised in Kelowna, British Columbia. After graduating high school, she was granted an acting audition with a casting agent, who signed her the same day. Following a minor part in the movie Blackway, Hickson had another minor part in the 2016 feature Deadpool. In addition to several subsequent parts in films, she later starred in the television series Aftermath. Between 2020 and 2022, she starred as Raelle Collar in the Freeform series Motherland: Fort Salem. Early life Taylor Hickson was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, the oldest of four siblings. At age 11, she began singing folk tunes alongside her father at talent shows and soon developed an affection for guitar and piano. In a 2016 interview, Hickson discussed her fondness for performing music, noting, "you go to another place and you just can't find that adrenaline anywhere else." Career In late 2014, Hickson caught the attention of a casting agent who was a friend of her aunt. Initially uninterested in acting, she was later convinced to meet the agent, who signed her the same day. Over the following weeks, Hickson drove several hours to and from her auditions for roles. In 2015, she won a silent part in the film Blackway as a troubled teenager.