Melissa "Missy" Peregrym (born June 16, 1982) is a
Canadian actress and former
fashion model. She made her
feature film debut in the 2006
gymnastics comedy drama
Stick It. She played a recurring role as
Candice Wilmer on the
NBC television series
Heroes, and starred in the
CW television series
Reaper.
Biography
Personal life
Peregrym, along with her two sisters, were born in
Montreal,
Quebec, to a
minister and a
homemaker. Peregrym has lived most of her life in
Surrey, British Columbia where she attended
Fleetwood Park Secondary School. She describes herself as having been a "
tomboy" while growing up,
and she babysat the neighbour kids and was heavily involved in high school athletics including
soccer,
snowboarding,
basketball and outdoor sports on the local Vancouver mountains.
Peregrym lives in Vancouver where
Reaper was shot. She is
bilingual, speaking
English and
French.
