Nicole Lyn
| Nicole Lyn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Nicole Stephanie Danielle Lyn February 24, 1978 Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) | Dulé Hill (2004–2012) |
Nicole Lyn (born Nicole Stephanie Danielle Lyn on February 24, 1978) is a Canadian television actress. She is known for her role in Student Bodies, a Canadian teen comedy series.
Personal life
Lyn was born in Brampton, Ontario, to Cherl Gabay, a Jamaican woman of African descent, and Peter Lyn, who was born in China.[1] She grew up in the Toronto, Canada, area. As a child, Nicole danced in the National Ballet School's Junior Dance division, and was also a member of the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus. Nicole entered show business when she was offered a spot on a Jordache billboard after accompanying her aunt, a model, to her audition.
On July 10, 2004, Lyn married Dulé Hill, an actor on The West Wing and Psych. On November 28, 2012, after eight years of marriage, Hill filed for divorce from Lyn citing irreconcilable differences.[2][3]
Career
She auditioned for and was admitted to Claude Watson School for the Arts at age 10. She worked filming commercials, guest starring roles, and had co-starring role on the Canadian kid-com Eric's World (1991). She later auditioned for and attended Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto from grade 7 - 9, where she was a dance major.
She later moved to Jamaica (where her father resides) in 10th grade and attended Belair High School in Mandeville.
One of her first auditions upon returning to Canada was for a YTV Teen Comedy titled Student Bodies (1997), on which she landed a lead role alongside Jamie Elman, Katie Emme McIninch, Ross Hull, Jennifer Finnigan, and Mark Taylor.
Lyn made her acting debut in the television series Ramona. She has made television guest appearances in The Kids in the Hall, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Relic Hunter, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, My Secret Identity, The West Wing, Half & Half, and Psych. She was a series regular in the Canadian television shows Eric's World and Student Bodies.
Lyn has appeared in television films such as On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story, Dying To Dance, the Showtime miniseries Anne Rice's The Feast Of All Saints, and she appeared in the feature film Deliver Us From Eva.
Nicole Lyn Hill also DJs under the music name Ms. Nix. As "Ms. Nix", she serves as announcer on MTV2's Hip Hop Squares.
External links
References
- ↑ Biermann, Rachel; Silverman, Stephen M. (July 14, 2004). "West Wing's Dule Hill Marries Sweetheart". People magazine. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Silverman, Stephen M. "Dulé Hill and Nicole Lyn Separate'". People. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ↑ "West Wing actor Dule Hill files for divorce from actress wife Nicole Lyn after eight years of marriage". Daily Mail. London. November 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-10.