Sydney Park (born October 31, 1997) is an American actress, singer and comedian.
She starred as Caitlin Park-Lewis in the Freeform series, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists.
Life and Career[]
Park was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to an African-American mother and a Korean-American father. She resides in Los Angeles, California.
Park got her start in 2003 when she was the "Youngest comedian to ever perform at the famous Hollywood Improv (now LA Improv)". In 2006, she auditioned for the first season of American reality competition America's Got Talent under the stage name, Syd the Kid, where she had advanced on to the semi-finals. Unfortunately, Sydney had to drop out due to her acting career. She later made her television debut on the teen sitcom, That's So Raven in 2006.
In 2010, Park was hired to play Ellie Danville, the adopted daughter of Detective Jo Danville. In 2010, Park also starred as "Tootsie Roll" in the independent dark-comedy Spork.
From 2013 to 2015, Park starred as Gabby in the Nickelodeon show, Instant Mom.
In 2016, she appeared as Cyndie on The Walking Dead. Her character has since been billed as a recurring character, and she has appeared a number of times on the show.
In 2018, it was announced that she would portray Caitlin Park-Lewis, the "perfect daughter of two perfect moms" on Freeform's, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists. She starred alongside Pretty Little Liars alums, Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish, as well as newcomers, Sofia Carson, Eli Brown and Kelly Rutherford.
Filmography[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | That's So Raven | Sydney | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Entourage | Girl Scout | Episode: "Gotcha!" |
| 2007 | The Hill | Unknown | Unsold ABC Pilot |
| 2008 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Stella | Episode: "Pee" |
| 2008 | Hannah Montana | Kelsey DiAria | Episode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive!" |
| 2009 | Gary Unmarried | Mikhela | Episode: "Gary Gives Sasha His Full Attention" |
| 2010 | Spork | Tootsie Roll | Lead role |
| 2010 | Sons of Tucson | Vanessa | Episode: "Dog Days of Tucson" |
| 2010–13 | CSI: New York | Ellie Danville | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Emily & Reyna | Plucks (yellow bug) | Voice |
| 2013–15 | Instant Mom | Gabby Phillips | Main role, 65 episodes |
| 2014 | The Thundermans | Cassandra | Guest star, Episode: "Shred It Go" |
| 2015 | Bella and the Bulldogs | Mia | Guest star |
| 2016 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Randee | Guest star, Episode: "Mall in the Family" |
| 2017 | One Crazy Cruise | Piper Bauer | Main role |
| 2017 | Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday | Herself | Special |
| 2016-2019 | The Walking Dead | Cyndie | |
| 2016 | The HALO Effect | Herself | Host |
| 2017–2020 | Spirit Riding Free | Pru Granger | Voice |
| 2017 | Wish Upon | Meredith McNeil | |
| 2017 | Lifeline | Nora | YouTube Original Series |
| 2019 | Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists | Caitlin Park-Lewis | Main role |
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dead Reckoning | Felicity | |
| 2021 | MOXIE | Kiera | |
| 2021 | There's Someone Inside Your House | Makani Young | Netflix original film: lead role |
| 2022 | First Love | Ann Matienzo | |
| 2023 | You, Me, & Her | Angela |
Discography[]
Other songs[]
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "S.P.O.R.K. (featuring Lady Triga)" |
Spork (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Trivia[]
- She was born on Halloween and has always loved the holiday.[1]
- Her favorite genre of movies is comedies, and she loves to make people laugh, which is why she wants to be a comedian eventually.[1]
- She auditioned for "America's Got Talent" as a singer when she was seven and was scouted by Disney executives which landed her a role on their show, "That's So Raven".
- She is the youngest person to ever perform stand-up at comedy at the Hollywood Improv.
- She was known as, "Syd the Kid", due to her comedic-role on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno".
- She has a comedic-alter-ego/character that she portrays that she calls, "Leo the Gemini". Leo is a male who is very outspoken.
- She is the second Disney alum to be cast in "The Perfectionists", following fellow-cast member, Sofia Carson.
- She loves Halloween and horror-based genre's, both for acting and watching.[2]
- Her favorite horror-movie is The Shining, although she loves Pet Cemetery, Rosemary's Baby,, Insidious, and The Craft.
- She looks up to Hollywood veterans such as Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jada Smith, Will Smith, and Zoe Saldana.[3]
- Since joining The Perfectionists, she has befriended PLL veteran Janel Parrish, and the two have been seen on each others Instagram often.
- She is best friends with Eli Brown and Sasha Pieterse, her co-stars on The Perfectionists.
- In the first official Season 1 poster for The Perfectionists, fans pointed out a message written on the blackboard that said, "Deez Nutz". Sydney admitted that she had planned this out and that she had written it on the chalkboard. *Sydney was a fan of PLL before booking the role of Caitlin Park-Lewis in the spin-off series. She also read eight of the Pretty Little Liars books.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Black Girl Nerds: BGN Interviews Actress Sydney Park
- ↑ The Hollywood News: Exclusive Interview: Sydney Park For ‘Wish Upon’
- ↑ Cine Movie TV: 'Wish Upon's' Sydney Park Talks Horror and Fitting Into Hollywood