Overview
Melissa Peregrym (born June 16, 1982) is a Canadian actress and former fashion model. She is known for her roles as Haley Graham in the 2006 film Stick It and Officer Andy McNally on the ABC and Global Television Network series Rookie Blue (2010–2015), for which she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in 2016.
Since 2018, Peregrym has starred in FBI, a series on CBS.
Early life
Peregrym was born in Montreal to Rev. Darrell Peregrym, a Pentecostal minister and Vanessa Peregrym, a housewife. She describes herself as having been a tomboy while growing up.
Career
At age 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 Olympic Games.
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